nano tech Executive Committee (As of May, 2023)

Chairman

Tomoji Kawai, Professor, The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University / Fellow, Technology Strategy Center, NEDO / Specially Appointed Fellow, CRDS, JST / Distinguished Professor, Tokyo City University

Vice-chairman

Yoshinobu Baba, Professor, Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering / Director, Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society / Director General, Institute of Quantum Life Science, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology

Members

Masahiko Demura, Director, Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

Masahiko Hara, Senior Fellow, RWTH Aachen University / Visiting Professor, Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University / Tokyo Tech Research Fellow, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology / Visiting Researcher, University of the Arts London

Shigeki Hara, Director, Nanomaterials Research Institute, AIST

Shigekazu Hayashi, Director General of Materials Technology and Nanotechnology Dept, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Nobuaki Ishii, Secretary General, Nanotechnology Business Creation Initiative (NBCI)

Tadashi Ito, Deputy Program Director of “Establish Process Science toward Commercialization of Materials（Materealize）” Project

Masahiro Kimura, General Manager, R&D Planning Dept., Corporate Research Planning Dept., Technology Center Planning Dept. , Toray Industries, Inc.

Akihiro Kobayashi, Director & Executive Officer, JEOL Ltd.　

Takashi Kurokawa, Professor, College of Engineering, Chubu University / Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University / Visiting Professor, Tokyo City University

Norio Nagayama, Executive Technology Expert, Management of Technology Center, Advanced Technology R&D Division, RICOH

Makio Naito, Professor Emeritus, Osaka University

Kazumi Nishijima, Inspector General, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science / Specially Appointed Professor, Tohoku University / Visiting Professor, Yokohama City University

Naoya Shibata, Director, Professor, Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Masayuki Shirane, Director, Quantum Computing Research Group, Secure System Platform Research Labs. NEC

Masahiro Takemura, SIP Director, Department of Innovaion Platform, Japan Science and Techonolgy Agnecy

Yoshiko Takenaka, Senior researcher, Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Shukichi Tanaka, Director, Kobe Frontier Research Center, Advanced ICT Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology

Mitsugu Uejima, Division Manager, CNT Division, ZEON CORPORATION

Masayoshi Watanabe, Principal, Nanocellulose School, Nanocellulose Japan

Shinichi Yorozu, Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Quantum Computing

Masaru Yoshida, Director, Research Center, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Catalytic Chemistry Department of Materials and Chemistry, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Secretary General

Takahiro Matsui, Senior Fellow, JTB Communication Design, Inc.