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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 
 
Professor, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart,
Tohoku University
 
Contact：namazu.takahiro at kuas.ac.jp　(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: Nanomechanics, Nanotechnology, Functional Materials
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 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: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
October 2025: Professor, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University
 
 
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
 
Professor, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University
Contact：namazu.takahiro at kuas.ac.jp　
(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas: Nanomechanics, Nanotechnology, Functional Materials  
researchmap  
Google Scholar
 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: Professor, Department of Mechanical and Electrical Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University of Advanced Science
October 2025: Professor, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart, Tohoku University
 
 
  
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 
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 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 
researchmap Google Scholar 
 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 
Contact：tabata.osamu at kuas.ac.jp　(please replace [at] with @)
Research Areas:
MEMS, NEMS, DNA Nanotechnology, Sensors 
researchmap 
Google Scholar 
 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 
researchmap 
Google Scholar 
 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