Academic Activities


Society Membership


Journals

2009 - presentJournal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Member, Editorial Board
2008 - presentThe European Physical Journal E - Soft Matter and Biological Physics , Associate Editor
2001 - 2007Nanotechnology, Regional Editor for Asia
1996 - presentMolecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals (MCLC), Editorial Advisory Board
1999 - 2001Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), Editor-in-Chief
1993 - 1998Japanese Journal of Applied Physics (JJAP), Associate Editor

Committee and Consultancy

2008 - presentKing Abdullah Institute for Nanotechnology (KAIN), King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, Member, International Advisory Board
2006 - 2008National Nanotechnology Center, NSTDA, Thailand, Member, International Advisory Board
2004 - presentAsia Nano Forum (ANF), Member, Board of Executive Directors
2004 - presentExpert Panel on Management of Intellectual Properties, Council for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), Member
2004 - presentAsia Nano Forum, Executive Committee Member
2003 - present147 Committee for Amorphous and Nano Materials, JSPS, Member
2002 - 2004Institute for Pure and Applied Physics(IPAP), Member, Executive Board
2001 - 2007Japan Society of Applied Physics, Member, Advisory Board
2001 - presentnano tech Organization Committee, Member
2000 - 2001Japan Society of Applied Physics, Member, Executive Board
2000 - 2001Physical Society of Japan, Member, Publication Committee
1999 - present142 Committee for Organic Materials for Information Processing, JSPS, Chair, Division A for Liquid Crystals
1999 - 2001Japanese Liquid Crystal Society (JLCS), Executive Director
1998 - present167 Committee for Nanoprobe Technology, Member
1997 - 1998Japanese Liquid Crystal Society, Member, Advisory Board
1996 - 1998The Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, Chair, Research Committee for Active Organic Materials
1995 - 1999Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA) Secretary, Committee for Electronics Materials
1995 - presentThe Japanese Research Association for Organic Electronics Materials(JOEM)Member of Executive Board
1995 - 1997Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP), Editorial Board Member
1994 - 1995Japan Society of Applied Physics Division for Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics Secretary in Chief
1994 - 1998International Liquid Crystal Society (ILCS) Member of Executive Board
1992 - 1995Japan Society of Applied Physics Division for Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics Secretary
1990 - 1994Japan Society of Applied Physics Division for Molecular Electronics and Bioelectronics Representative
1989 - 1999Japan Technology Transfer Association(JITTAS) Committee for Information Display Technology, Secretary
1986 - 1987Physical Society of Japan Division for Molecular Crystals, Liquid Crystals and Organic Semiconductors, Secretary

International Conferences

2001 - International Display Workshops (IDW)
2004 - 13th International Conference on Scanning Tunneling Microscopy/Spectroscopy and Related Techniques Member, International Advisory Board
2003 - 2004Member, Organization Committee, "Trend in Nanotechnology"
2000 - 2004International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC), Member of International Advisory Board
2004LASE 2004: SYNTHESIS AND PHOTONICS OF NANOSCALE MATERIALS II Member, Program Committee
1996 - 200218th International Liquid Crystal Conference, ILCC2000, Chair, Scientific Committee
1995 - 2001International Display Workshops, Chairman, Workshop on Liquid Crystal Science and Technologies
2002LASE 2002: Nanoscience using Laser-Solid InteractionsMember, Program Committee
1996Tsukuba Workshop on Scanning Probe-based Nanoelectronics, SP-Nano '96 Chair, Organizing Committee
1994 - 199616th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC), Member, Scientific Committee