Social activity

Scientific Societies` affiliations

  • Japanese Applied Physical Society (JSAP)

  • Material Research Society (MRS)

  • Italian Association of Thermoelectricity (AIT)

  • International Thermoelectric Society (ITS)

  • Thermoelectric Society of Japan (TSJ)


Scientific Society boards` membership

  • Japanese Applied Physics Society (JSAP) Representative board, 2022-2024

  • Cryogenic Society of Japan (CJS) – Hokkaido/Tohoku branch regular board member - 2016 - 2018


Editorial Board membership

  • Journal “Coatings” (MDPI publisher): editorial board member from April 2019

  • Journal “Springer Nature Applied Sciences (SNAS)” - Physics/Materials section, editorial board member from March 2019

  • Journal “Engineered Science – Materials and Manufacturing”: associate editor from July 2018

  • ISI journal “Composites: part B” edited by Elsevier (I.F. = 2.143) editorial board member from November 2013 to January 2018


Activity as referee for international journals

Related to applied physics and materials science: Superconductors Science and Technology (IoP); Nature Materials (Nature Publishers); Journal of Applied Physics (AIP); Material Research Bulletin (MRS); IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity (IEEE); Physica C (Elsevier); Physica Status Solidi (Wiley) ; International Journal of Modern Physics B (World Scientific); Composites B (Elsevier); Applied Physics Express (JSAP) and many more


Organization of international symposia, workshops, and conferences

  • MRM/IUMRS-ICA 2023, Kyoto, Japan December 2023 - Head organizer of Thermoelectric Symposium

  • “Muroran IT rare earths Workshop 2022” Muroran, 25, 26 November 2022 – organizing committee member

  • International Materials Research Conference (IMRC) 2022, Cancun, Mexico, 14-19 August 2022 – head organizer of the symposium on Thermoelectrics

  • VCT 2022 “Virtual conference on Thermoelectrics 2022” – Member of organizing committee and Chair of the Asia program

  • International Thermoelectricity Conference (ICT) 2022 (Sendai, Japan, June 2022) local committee member- co-organizer of proceedings (postponed to 2025)

  • MRS spring 2022 – Honolulu, Hawaii, US– head-organizer of symposium QM11 “Superconducting Materials and Applications”

  • “Muroran IT rare earths Workshop 2021” (virtual) – organizing committee member

  • VCT 2021 “Virtual conference on Thermoelectrics 2021” – Member of organizing committee and Chair of the Asia program

  • "Next frontier of international collaborations in science and technology" Virtual workshop, 25 February 2021, co-head organizer

  • MRS spring 2021 – Seattle WA, US (became virtual)– co-organizer of symposium NM02 “Superconducting Materials and Applications”

  • VCT 2020 “Virtual conference on Thermoelectrics 2020” – Member of organizing committee and Chair of the Asia program

  • ASC 2020 “Applied Superconductivity conference”, Tampa, FL (became virtual)– Member of Materials Program committee

  • “Muroran IT rare earths Workshop 2020” (virtual) – organizing committee member

  • Italy-Japan Virtual Workshop on materials for Highly-Efficient Renewable Energy Systems – 23 June 2020 – co-head organizer

  • IUMRS-ICA 2019, Perth, Australia, Symposium A7 “Thermoelectric materials” –head organizer

  • IUMRS-ICA 2019, Perth, Australia, Symposium D8 “oxide materials” –member of organizers committee

  • IUMRS-ICA 2019, Perth, Australia, Symposium D7 “Carbon-based materials” –member of organizers committee

  • IUMRS-ICEM 2018, Daejeon, Korea, Symposium C-S2 “ “S4-C "Thermoelectrics Related Theory, Materials and Applications" member of organizing committee

  • ASC 2018 “Applied Superconductivity conference”, Seattle – Member of Materials Program committee

  • MRS spring 2018 – Phoenix, AZ, USA - Head organizer of symposium EN03 “Superconducting Materials”

  • “GiTe 2017” “Giornate sulla termoelettricita`” (annual meeting of AIT- Italian Thermoelectric Association) – Member of Scientific committee

  • “Muroran IT rare earths Workshop 2017”, Tokyo, Japan 18-19 October 2017 – secretary of the workshop

  • “Superconducting Materials and Applications” – symposium A-3 at IUMRS-ICAM 2017, Kyoto, Japan,27 August- 1 sept. 2017 - Symposium head organizer

  • “Thermoelectric Materials for Sustainable Development” – symposium A-5 at IUMRS-ICAM 2017, Kyoto, Japan,27 August- 1 sept. 2017 - Symposium head organizer

  • ICCE-25 “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures”, “Sustainable Materials” and “Biophysics” Symposia head organizer and Conference technical co-chair - ICCE-25 conference 2017 (Roma, Italy 16-22 July 2017)

  • ICTAM-AMF 2016 “International Conference on Technologically Advanced Materials and Asian Meeting on Ferroelectricity”, New Delhi 6-11 Nov. 2016. Member of International Advisory Board

  • ICCE“Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures”, “Materials Chemistry”,, “Sustainable Materials” and “Biophysics” Symposia head organizer and Conference technical co-chair - ICCE-24 conference 2016 (Haikou, China 17-22 July 2016)

  • “Muroran IT rare earths Workshop 2016”, Rusutsu, Hokkaido, Japan 11-12 June 2016 – general manager of the workshop

  • “Superconducting and Thermoelectric Materials for Sustainable Development” – symposium III-6 at IUMRS-ICAM 2015, Jeju, Korea, 25-29 October 2015 - Symposium head organizer

  • “Materials Chemistry and Catalysis” symposium IV-6 at IUMRS-ICAM 2015, Jeju, Korea, 25-29 October 2015 - Symposium co-organizer

  • “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures”, “Materials Chemistry” and “Sustainable Materials” Symposia head organizer and Conference technical co-chair - ICCE-23 conference 2015 (Chengdu, China 12-17 July 2015)

  • “2nd Hiroshima International Symposium On Sustainability Science” – co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, Hiroshima University, Faculty Club, 6 November 2014

  • “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures”, “Materials Chemistry” and “Novel Magnetism and Superconductivity” Symposia head organizer and Conference technical co-chair - ICCE-22 conference 2014 (St. Julian, Malta 13-19 July 2014)

  • “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures”, “Materials Chemistry” and “Novel Magnetism and Superconductivity” Symposia head organizer and Conference technical co-chair - ICCE-21 conference (Tenerife, Spain 21-27 July 2013)

  • “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures” Symposium head organizer - ICCE-20 conference (Beijing – China, 22-28 July 2012)

  • “1st Hiroshima University International Symposium on sustainability science”, co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, Hiroshima University, Faculty club, 8 March 2019

  • “Oxide Nanocomposites and Heterostructures” Symposium co-organizer - ICCE-19 conference (Shanghai – China, 24-30 July 2011)

  • Oxide Nanocomposite Session of 20th MRS-J conference 2010/12/20-22 (Yokohama, Japan) – member of organizing committee

  • Oxide Nanocomposite Symposium of ICCE-18 conference 2010/7/4-10 (Anchorage – Alaska) member of Japanese steering committee


Organization of domestic symposia, workshops, and conferences

  • International Symposium C “Function Harmonized materials – Focused on Interfaces and grain boundaries of thin films and nanocomposites”“ at MRS-J 2020, 8-11 December 2020 (virtual) – corresponding organizer

  • Shibaura IT Virtual workshop on Materials for Energy, 16 July 2020 – head organizer

  • 東北・北海道支部/第２回材料研究会/第２回超電導応用研究会合同シンポジウム

  • テーマ：持続可能なエネルギー社会のための高性能超電導材料の開発動向」”Cryogenics and superconducting society of Japan- Tohoku and Hokkaido branch, 2nd material research and applied superconducting society symposium. Theme: Development trend of high-performance superconducting materials for a sustainable energy society” co-organized with prof. Awaji and prof. Miyagi of Tohoku university, Toya Kanko hotel, Toyako onsen, Hokkaido, Japan, 2-3 August 2016

  • 広島大学サステナブル科学シンポジウムー資源の持続的活用に貢献するサステナブル科学」”Hiroshima University 2nd Domestic Sustainable Science Symposium - Sustainable science to contribute to the sustainable use of resources ”, co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, Hiroshima University, AdSM, room 401N, 8 November 2013

  • “3rd ISSD workshop on Advanced materials for energy” (ISSD Seminar #14) co-organized with Dr. Miyaoka, held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 302S, 21 October 2013. Invited Speakers: Prof. Koji Miyazaki (Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan): “Enhanced figure of merit of nano-porous thermoelectric thin films”; Prof. Chaoyang Li (Kochi University of Technology, Kochi, Japan): “A promising electrical and optical material – ZnO film and nanostructures fabrication and application”

  • "ISSD Sustainable Energy Seminar: Challenges for Energy Sustainability” co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 302S, 8 April 2013.

  • Nanostructured Thin Films of Oxide Materials for Sustainable Development” at “ISSD Sustainable Energy Seminar: Challenges for Energy Sustainability” co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 302S, 8 April 2013.

  • 広島大学サステナブル科学シンポジウムサステナブル科学による次世代エネルギーシステムへの貢献－生命科学・物質科学からのアプローチ－」”Hiroshima University 1st Domestic Sustainable Science Symposium – “Contribution to the next generation energy system: approach from the life science and material science” - co-organized with TT colleagues and ISSD, Hiroshima University, Library hall, 16 November 2012


Organization of academic seminars

  • Seminar at Shibaura IT, Toyosu campus “"Design advanced magnetic nanoarchitecture"” – Prof.Davide Peddis, University of Genoa, Italy, 24 October 2022

  • Seminar at Shibaura IT, Toyosu campus "Anisometric Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles as versatile theranostic agents" - Prof. Josep Nogues, ICN2, Barcelona, Spain, 12 September 2022

  • Seminar day at Shibaura IT (virtual) – 3 lectures, 16 July 2020

A) Alok K. Jha, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan “The evolution of critical parameters in superconductors and their influence on technological applications”

B) Shrikant Saini, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan “Introduction to thermoelectricity”

C) Saurabh Singh, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya, Japan “Development of simple, low cost, and fully automated systems for Seebeck, resistivity, and thermal conductivity measurements”

  • Seminar day at Shibaura IT, Omiya campus – two lectures, 9 December 2019

A) Dario Narducci, Univ. Milano Bicocca, Italy “Photovoltaic-Thermoelectric Cogeneration: State of the Art and Challenges”

B) Qiang Li, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA “Chiral Matters: from Quark-Gluon Plasma to Quantum Computing”

  • Seminar at Shibaura IT, Toyosu campus, - Prof. Marco Fronzi, X`ian Jiaotong University and University of Technology Sydney “A machine learning investigation for novel 2-dimensional hetero-structures discovery with potential application as lubricants and super-lubricants” 12 September 2019

  • Seminar at Shibaura IT, Toyosu campus “Research activities in National Institute of Material Science” – Prof. Petre Badica, Nat. Inst. Mat. Sci, Magurele, Rumania, 6 March 2019

  • Seminar day at environmentally friendly materials center, Muroran Institute of Technology. - Prof. Ashutosh Tiwari, University of Utah, USA “Oxides for Spintronics and 2D Electronics “ 20 June 2017

  • Seminar day at environmentally friendly materials center, Muroran Institute of Technology. - Prof. Adriana Saccone, Chemistry department, University of Genova (Italy) “Constitutional and applicative properties of rare earth alloys. A research activity carried out at the Department of Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry of the University of Genova (Italy) “ 25 January 2017

  • Seminar day at environmentally friendly materials center, Muroran Institute of Technology. – Two lectures

A) Sarawut Rimdusit, Chulalongkorn Univ., Thailand “Thermal Property Enhancement in Fluorine-Containing Polybenzoxazine-Dianhydride Alloys”

B) Abdalla Darwish, Dillard University, new Orleans, USA “Polymer nano-composite films with inorganic up-conversion phosphor and electro-optic additives made by concurrent triple-beam matrix assisted and direct pulsed laser deposition”

  • Muroran Inst. Tech, building N, room N303, 25 July 2016

  • ISSD Seminar #30 “Biophysical studies on the interaction of amyloid peptides and plant extracts with model lipid membranes” Invited Speaker: Assist. Prof. Cristiano Giordani – University of Antioquia, Colombia. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 403N, 8 January 2015

  • ISSD Seminar #29 “Superconductivity: how defects allow perfect dissipation-less currents” Invited Speaker: Dr. Boris Maiorov – LANL, USA. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 28 November 2014

  • ISSD Seminar #26 “Thin Film Superconductor Tapes for Power and Magnet Applications” Invited Speaker: Prof. Venkat Selvamanickam – University of Houston, USA. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 11 November 2014

  • ISSD Seminar #25 「高温超伝導線材の進展と応用研究」 “Applied research and development of high-temperature superconducting wires” (in Japanese) – Invited speaker: Dr. Takato Machi, ISTEC-SRL, Tokyo, Japan. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 5 September 2014

  • ISSD Seminar #21 “Modulated rate – dependent strain hardening of Ag/Bi2223

  • composite wire with a low – strength AgMg alloy matrix” – Invited speaker: Dr. Malik I. Adam, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Malaysia. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 26 March 2014

  • ISSD Seminar #16 「Feバッファー層を用いた鉄系超伝導薄膜の作製」 “Fabrication of iron-based superconducting thin film using iron buffer layer” (in Japanese) – Invited speaker: Dr. Kazumasa Iida, IFW Dresden, Germany. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 14 November 2013

  • ISSD Seminar #15 “Novel layer-Engineered Functional oxide materials” – Invited speaker: Prof. Maarit Karppinen, Aalto University, Finland. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 29 October 2013

  • ISSD Seminar #6 “What is important for Superconductivity R&D in the next 10 years?” – Invited speaker: Prof. David Larbalestier, Florida State University, USA. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 14 May 2012

  • ISSD Seminar #5 “Films of Iron-chalcogenide superconductors” – Invited speaker: Dr. Qiang Li, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 404N, 7 March 2012

  • ISSD Seminar #4 “Past, present, and possible future applications of superconductivity technology” – Invited speaker: Prof. Kaname Matsumoto, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan. Held at AdSM building, Hiroshima University, room 402N, 20 January 2012


Activity related to society and open lectures

  • Open campus support, Shibaura Institute of Technology, August 2019

  • Lecture “Thermoelectric materials” for students of University of Suceava (Rumania), in the framework of Sakura international exchange program, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 15 November 2018

  • Lecture “Superconducting materials” for students of Shanghai Jiaotong University (China), in the framework of Sakura international exchange program, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 28 August 2018

  • Lecture “Sustainable energy materials” for students of Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) and National University of Mongolia, in the framework of Sakura international exchange program, Shibaura Institute of Technology, 15 June 2018

  • Open campus support - Muroran Institute of Technology, 5 August 2017

  • Science Agora Exhibition, Tokyo 5-6 November 2016- organization and support for Muroran Institute of Technology booth (theme: “なるほどナットク！レアアース へ” (“Understanding rare earths”)

  • Muroran Science Festa (Muroran Science Plaza, 12 December 2015) organization and guidance to demonstrative experiments for open public audience

  • Science Agora Exhibition, Tokyo 13-15 November 2015- organization and support for Muroran Institute of Technology booth (theme: “わくわくに希土類” (“fascinating Rare Earths”)

  • Guide to scientific visit and demonstrative experiments for High school students - Muroran Institute of Technology, 10 October 2015

  • Open campus support - Muroran Institute of Technology, 1st August 2015

  • Guide to scientific visit and demonstrative experiments for undergraduate school students - Muroran Institute of Technology, 29 July 2015