Background
Kato, Takahiko was born on December 24, 1956 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Takeshige and Kaworu (Hara) Kato.
Kato, Takahiko was born on December 24, 1956 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Takeshige and Kaworu (Hara) Kato.
Bachelor of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1980. Master of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Hokkaido University, Japan, 1993.
Researcher Hitachi, Ltd. Research Laboratory, Japan, 1982—1992, senior researcher, 2001—2003. Engineer Hitachi, Ltd.
Nuclear Systems Division, 1992—1993, manager, 1993—2001. Unit leader & senior researcher Hitachi, Ltd. Materials Research Laboratory, 2003—2008, chief researcher, since 2008.
Councilor JAERI Research Organization of European Cooperation and Development Halden Project, Tokai-mura, 1997—2001. Committee member Japan Institute Metals, Sendai, 1995. Visiting professor Hokkaido University, 2009.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Japan Society Applied Physics, Japan Society Corrosion Engineering, Japan Institute Electronics Packaging (com.mem since 2008), Atomic Energy Society.
Married Noriko Miyauchi Kato, March 21, 1982. Children: You-ki, Saki, Miku, Taiki.