Yoshinori Tokura ( Japanese 十 倉 好 紀 Tokura Yoshinori , born March 1, 1954 ) is a Japanese physicist , professor at the Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo , director of Center for Emergent Matter Science RIKEN . Specialist in high-temperature superconductivity and highly correlated electron systems. The last 30 years is one of the ten most cited physicists [1] . In 2014, he was among the potential Nobel laureates according to Thomson Reuters [2] .
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| jap. 十 倉 好 紀 | |
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| Scientific field | physics |
| Place of work | University of Tokyo |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) |
| Awards and prizes |  Asahi Prize |
Biography
In 1976 he graduated from the Faculty of Applied Physics of the University of Tokyo with a bachelor's degree. In 1981, there he received a doctorate. Since 1984, he taught at the native faculty, then from 1986 he took the position of associate professor at the faculty of physics, and then in 1994 - the position of professor. In 1995 he returned to the Faculty of Applied Physics, where he currently holds a professorship [3] .
From 1993 to 2002, he headed the research group at the Joint Research Center for Atom Technology . In 2001, he became director of the Center for the Study of Correlated Electron Systems. In the same year, he became Director of Research at the Tokura Spin Superstructure and Tokura Multiferroics Project. In 2007, RIKEN received the position of Director of Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group. Since 2013, he heads the Center for Emergent Matter Science RIKEN [3] .
Tokura is a member of the Japanese Physical Society, the American Physical Society , and the Japanese Society of Applied Physics. He is also a member of the Scientific Council of Japan [4] . In 2013, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences [5] .
Key achievements
On the account of Tokura, discoveries in the field of light-induced phase transition, electron-doped high-temperature superconductors, the mechanism of colossal magnetoresistance in oxides, the giant nonlinear optical properties of Mott dielectrics, the creation of organic molecular ferroelectrics, and many other achievements. He published 19 articles in the journal Nature , 21 articles in Science , more than 170 articles in Physical Review Letters [3] .
In 2015, Thomson Reuters named Tokura among potential applicants for the Nobel Prize in physics [2] for work in the field of increasing the efficiency of storage devices [6] .
Rewards
According to the University of Tokyo, Yoshinori Tokura has been awarded the following prizes [3] :
- 1990 -
- 1990 - IBM Japan Science Prize
- 1991 - Bernd Matthias Prize
- 1998 - Nissan science Prize
- 1999 - JPS Award for Academic Papers on Physics
- 2001 - Asahi Prize [7]
- 2002 - ISI Citation Laureate Award
- 2003 -
- 2005 - James McGrude Prize for Research in New Materials
- 2011 - 52th
- 2012 - IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal
- 2013 - Imperial Prize of the Japanese Academy of Sciences
- 2014 - Honorary Doctor of Uppsala University
- 2014 - 55th Honda Memorial Award
Notes
- ↑ Dr. Yoshinori Tokura has been selected to receive a new honorary doctorate at the Uppsala University Faculty of Science and Technology. | Awards | News | Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) | RIKEN . www.cems.riken.jp. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 Potential Nobel Laureates in 2014: Thomson Reuters forecast - Education and Science News - News - National University Ranking . univer-rating.ru. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Members | Tokura Lab. . www.cmr.tu-tokyo.ac.jp. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Yoshinori TOKURA - CMRG . www.riken.jp. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Kungliga Vetenskapsakademien - Three new members elected to the Academy . www.kva.se. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ Light for all . rusplt.ru. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
- ↑ The Asahi Shimbun Company | The Asahi Prize - English Information . www.asahi.com. Date of treatment November 1, 2015.
Links
- Yoshinori Tokura at Tokura & Fujioka Laboratory (University of Tokyo)
- Yoshinori Tokura on RIKEN website