PROFESSOR
PROFESSOR
Prof. Takahiro NAMAZU
Vice Director of Center for Research Collaboration
Vice Director of Center for Research Collaboration
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：namazu.takahiro at kuas.ac.jp (please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: Nanomechanics, Nanotechnology, Functional Materials
Academic Career
March 2002: Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
April 2002: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology
April 2004: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo (due to university name change)
April 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo
October 2010: Researcher (concurrent), JST PRESTO Program "Nano Systems and Emergent Functions"
April 2013: Lecturer (concurrent), Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University
April 2014: Part-Time Lecturer, Heisei Rehabilitation College
April 2016: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology
October 2017: Visiting Professor (concurrent), Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, University of Hyogo
August 2019: Part-Time Visiting Professor (concurrent), Nagamori Institute of Actuators, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
April 2020 – Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Prof. Takahiro NAMAZU
Vice Director of Center for Research Collaboration,
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering /
Graduate School of Engineering
, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：namazu.takahiro at kuas.ac.jp
(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: Nanomechanics, Nanotechnology, Functional Materials
Career History
March 2002: Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
April 2002: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology
April 2004: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo (due to university name change)
April 2007: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo
October 2010: Researcher (concurrent), JST PRESTO Program "Nano Systems and Emergent Functions"
April 2013: Lecturer (concurrent), Center for the Promotion of Interdisciplinary Education and Research, Kyoto University
April 2014: Part-Time Lecturer, Heisei Rehabilitation College
April 2016: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aichi Institute of Technology
October 2017: Visiting Professor (concurrent), Research Institute for Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, University of Hyogo
August 2019: Part-Time Visiting Professor (concurrent), Nagamori Institute of Actuators, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
April 2020 – Present: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Associate Prof. Amit BANERJEE
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：amit.banerjee at kuas.ac.jp
(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: MEMS/NEMS, Nanomechanics
Education
2009: MSc in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
2014: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
Academic Career
2013 – 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
2015 – 2019 Researcher / program-specific researcher, Kyoto University
2019 – 2020 Researcher / JSPS postdoctoral fellow, JAIST
2020 – 2025 Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University
2025 – ongoing Associate Professor, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Associate Prof. Amit BANERJEE
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：amit.banerjee at kuas.ac.jp
(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: MEMS/NEMS, Nanomechanics
Education
2009: MSc in Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
2014: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
Academic Career
2013 – 2015 Postdoctoral Fellow, City University of Hong Kong
2015 – 2019 Researcher / program-specific researcher, Kyoto University
2019 – 2020 Researcher / JSPS postdoctoral fellow, JAIST
2020 – 2025 Junior Associate Professor, Kyoto University
2025 – ongoing Associate Professor, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Prof. Osamu TABATA
[
Vice President
]
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：tabata.osamu at kuas.ac.jp (please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas:
MEMS, NEMS, DNA Nanotechnology, Sensors
MEMS, NEMS, DNA Nanotechnology, Sensors
Academic Career
Apr. 1981 – Mar. 1996: Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.
Apr. 1996 – Mar. 2000: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Sep. 2000 – Dec. 2000: Visiting Professor, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Germany
Jan. 2001 – Mar. 2001: Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
Apr. 2000 – Sep. 2003: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
2003 – Mar. 2005: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Apr. 2005 – Sep. 2019: Professor, Department of Micro Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Oct. 2019 – Present: Professor & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Dec. 2022 – Present: Professor & Vice President, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Prof. Osamu TABATA [Vice President]
Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering / Graduate School of Engineering,
Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Contact：tabata.osamu at kuas.ac.jp
(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas:
MEMS, NEMS, DNA Nanotechnology, Sensors
MEMS, NEMS, DNA Nanotechnology, Sensors
Academic Career
Apr. 1981 – Mar. 1996: Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.
Apr. 1996 – Mar. 2000: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
Sep. 2000 – Dec. 2000: Visiting Professor, Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK), University of Freiburg, Germany
Jan. 2001 – Mar. 2001: Visiting Professor, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), Switzerland
Apr. 2000 – Sep. 2003: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University
2003 – Mar. 2005: Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Apr. 2005 – Sep. 2019: Professor, Department of Micro Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University
Oct. 2019 – Present: Professor & Dean, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
Dec. 2022 – Present: Professor & Vice President, Kyoto University of Advanced Science