profile of Prof. Sakaki

Portrait

Name
Hiroyuki Sakaki

Present Status
Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo.

Research Area
Solid state electronics.
Especially the electron physics in quantum microstructures and their device application.

Education

BS degree in electrical engineering in 1968

MS degree in electronic engineering in 1970

Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering in 1973
all from the University of Tokyo.

Employment and Professional Experiences

1973-1987 Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
1976-77 Visiting scientist, IBM Watson Research Center
1987-Present Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo
1988-1998 Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo
1988-1993 Director, JST ERATO Project on "Quantum Wave"
1993-1998 Co-director, JST ICORP Project on "Quantum Transition"

Honors

1974 May Co-recipient (together with Prof. T. Sugano) of Outstanding Achievement Award, IECEJ (Institute of Electronic and Communication Engineers of Japan) for the fundamental research on MOS devices
1983 Oct. Applied Physics Society Award for the work on physics and device applications of ultrathin semiconductor microstructures
1989 Dec. Japan IBM Science Prize for the work on semiconductor quantum structures
1990 Sept. Applied Physics Society Award for the work on quantum wire superlattices
1990 Oct. Hattori Hokokai Prize (Seiko's Founder's Prize) for the work on quantum effects in semiconductor microstructures and their device applications
1991 May Outstanding Achievement Award, IECEJ for the pioneering work on quantum effect devices
1996 Dec. David Sarnoff Award, IEEE (Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers) for the pioneering work on quantum effects in semiconductor microstructures
2000 Jun. Fujiwara Prize
2001 Nov. Medal with Purple Ribbon (highest national honor for scientists and artists) for the study on solid state electronics
2004 Jul. Esaki Award (with Prof. Arakawa)
2005 Mar. Japan Academy Prize (with Prof. Ohno)

E-mail address sakaki+iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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Name	Hiroyuki Sakaki
Present Status	Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo.
Research Area	Solid state electronics. Especially the electron physics in quantum microstructures and their device application.
Education	BS degree in electrical engineering in 1968 MS degree in electronic engineering in 1970 Ph.D. degree in electronic engineering in 1973 all from the University of Tokyo.
Employment and Professional Experiences	1973-1987 Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo 1976-77 Visiting scientist, IBM Watson Research Center 1987-Present Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, University of Tokyo 1988-1998 Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Tokyo 1988-1993 Director, JST ERATO Project on "Quantum Wave" 1993-1998 Co-director, JST ICORP Project on "Quantum Transition"
Honors	1974 May Co-recipient (together with Prof. T. Sugano) of Outstanding Achievement Award, IECEJ (Institute of Electronic and Communication Engineers of Japan) for the fundamental research on MOS devices 1983 Oct. Applied Physics Society Award for the work on physics and device applications of ultrathin semiconductor microstructures 1989 Dec. Japan IBM Science Prize for the work on semiconductor quantum structures 1990 Sept. Applied Physics Society Award for the work on quantum wire superlattices 1990 Oct. Hattori Hokokai Prize (Seiko's Founder's Prize) for the work on quantum effects in semiconductor microstructures and their device applications 1991 May Outstanding Achievement Award, IECEJ for the pioneering work on quantum effect devices 1996 Dec. David Sarnoff Award, IEEE (Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers) for the pioneering work on quantum effects in semiconductor microstructures 2000 Jun. Fujiwara Prize 2001 Nov. Medal with Purple Ribbon (highest national honor for scientists and artists) for the study on solid state electronics 2004 Jul. Esaki Award (with Prof. Arakawa) 2005 Mar. Japan Academy Prize (with Prof. Ohno)
E-mail address	sakaki+iis.u-tokyo.ac.jp (Please restore "@" instead of "+" when actually sending e-mail.)