Prof. Tatsuhiko Aizawa

Tatsuhiko Aizawa received his PhD from The University of Tokyo in 1980. He became a research associate at the Institute of Aerospace and Aeronautics in 1980, a lecturer in 1985, an associate professor in 1986, and a professor from 1996 to 2004 at the University of Tokyo. After being a research professor at the University of Toronto from 2005 to 2008, he has been working as a professor at SIT from 2009 till now. His research interests include micro-manufacturing, innovations in manufacturing and materials processing, and materials science and engineering. He has published over 500 papers in Japanese and International Journals and 50 patents. He has received lots of awards from academic societies including the Distinguished Achievement Award from Japan Institute of Metals in 2011, the Gold Medal in 2017, and the Achievement Award in 2019 from Japan Society of Technology of Plasticity, respectively.