Program Director (PD) Introduction
Program Director（PD）
Responsible for the ASPIRE project overall and advises the general management of the project, including the selection, promotion, and evaluation of research proposals.
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo MIYANO Kenjiro
B.S. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Ph.D. in Physics from Northwestern University, IBM Postdoctoral Fellow in Physics at UC Berkeley.
- 1976 to 1983:
- he research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory. In 1983, he was also the visiting scientist at the Collège de France (sabbatical).
- 1983:
- the associate professor at the Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University.
- 1988:
- the associate professor at the Department of Physical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo.
- 1991:
- promoted to professor.
- 2001 to 2012:
- the professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo. From 2007 to 2010, he served as the Director of the Center.
- 2012:
- Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo.
- 2012 to 2023:
- Fellow at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), and the Honorary Fellow of NIMS in 2013.
- Specializes in photophysical properties. Fellow at the Japan Society of Applied Physics.
Aspirations for the project researchers
I believe that ASPIRE is a unique opportunity for researchers to collaborate internationally and experience firsthand how their research counterparts build global relationships and how they incorporate these relationships into their strategies. In addition, by experiencing their counterpart’s culture and getting to know them better by sharing meals and living with them, I hope that they can build strong relationships outside of the lab that will last for years to come. It is truly wonderful to have companions from all over the world.