Kodo Kawase

Background

Kawase, Kodo was born on September 14, 1966 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Yasutaka and Ikuko Kawase.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kyoto University, 1989. Master of Science, Tohoku University, Japan, 1992. Doctor of Philosophy, Tohoku University, Japan, 1996.

Career

Technology Research and Development Corporation of Japan, Sendai, Japan, 1989—1990. Pos-doctoral researcher Research Institute of Electrical Communications, Tohoku University, 1996—1997. Research associate Tohoku-Gakuin University, 1997—1998, assistant professor, 1998—1999.

Frontier researcher Photodynamics Research Center, Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, 1999—2001. Team leader (initiative researcher) Kawase Initiative Research Unit, Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, Wako, Japan, since 2001. Professor Graduate School of Agricultural Science Tohoku University, Sendai, since 2004.

Professor Graduate School of Technology Nagoya University, since 2005. Program committee member Conference on Lasers and Electro-optics/ Pacific Rim, Chiba, Japan, 2000—2001, International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, Awaji, Hyogo, Japan, 2001—2002. General secretary The 11th Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers International Conference on Terahertz Electronics, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan, 2001—2003.

Program committee member 4. The Optical Society (Optical Society of America) Topical Meeting on Optical Terahertz Technology, Houston, 2003—2005, International Conference on Quantum Electronics and The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, Tokyo, 2004—2005. Programme committee member Asia-PacificMicrowave Photonics Conference, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan, since 2004.

Committee member 7. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Committee MTT-4“Terahertz Technology”, Florida, since 2004. Consultant Sentan Sekigai K.K., Tokyo, since 2004. Speaker in field; presenter in field.

Achievements

• Kodo Kawase has been listed as a noteworthy science professor, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Optical Society of America, Institute of Electrical, Information and Communications Engineers, Laser Society of Japan,, Japan Society of Applied Physics.

Interests

• Windsurfing, scuba diving, skiing, hockey.

Connections

Married Kinu Kawase, March 26, 1994. 1 child Tasuku.

Father:

Yasutaka Kawase

Mother:

Ikuko Kawase

Spouse:

Kinu Kawase

child:

Tasuku Kawase