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2013 Doctor Honoris Causa, Universidad de Zaragoza |
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2012 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Neel Medal |
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2007 APS Fellow |
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2003 MSJ Society Award |
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2001 Humboldt Award |
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1999 Fellow of Institute of Physics (UK) |
| Awards: |
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December 2013: Honoris Cause Doctorate of University of Zaragoza, Spain October 2012: Honorary Member of the Magnetic Society of Japan July 2012: IUPAP Magnetism Award and Neel Medal April 2008: the title of Distinguished Professor November 2007: APS Fellow April 2005: the title of Honda Professor September 2003: Magnetics Society of Japan Award March 2001: Humboldt Award (Germany) April 1999: Fellow of Institute of Physics (UK) |
| Memberships: |
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Physical Society of Japan Applied Physics Society of Japan Japan Magnetics Society Japan Institute of Metals American Physical Society |
| Selected Academic Appointments: |
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2008-2011: Chairman of Magnetism Commission (C9), International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP)
(Chair of International Conference on Magnetism 2006) 2008-2011: Vice President, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) 2008-present: Associate member of the Science Council of Japan 2005-2010: Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Forum on Emerging Materials and Strong Electron Correlations 2005-2008: Editorial Board of Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials (Elsevier Science, The Netherlands) 2001-2008: Vice-Chair of the Committee of Magnetism Division (C9) in International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) (Chair of International Conference on Magnetism 2006) 1999-2004: Chairman of the Research Project of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture of Japan "Novel Quantum Phenomena in Transition Metal Oxides" 1996-1999: Divisional Associate Editor of Physical Review Letters (American Physical Society) 1988-2009: Editor of Physica C (Elsevier Science, The Netherlands) |
| Main Research Topics: |
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Solid State Theory: Theory of electronic properties in strongly correlated electron systems, Theory of transport in magnetic nanostructures |