Yoshikazu Ohara (Associate Professor)

　　　
　　　Department of Materials Processing, Tohoku University
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　■ Experience
　　　Mar. 2002　B.E. Degree, of Mechanical Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
　　　Mar. 2004　M.E. Degree, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
　　　　　　　　　 Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology
　　　Apr. 2005　JSPS Research Fellow DC2
　　　Mar. 2007　Ph.D Degree, Department of Material Processing,
　　　　　　　　　 Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
　　　Apr. 2007　Research Fellow for Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration,
　　　　　　　　　 New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe), Tohoku University
　　　Mar. 2008　COE Fellow, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe)
　　　　　　　　 　(Institute for Materials Research (IMR)), Tohoku University
　　　May 2008　Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Processing,
　　　　　　　　 　Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
　　　Apr. 2017-present　Associate Professor, Department of Materials Processing,
　　　　　　　　 　Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

　■ Thesis
　　　Mar. 2007　Ph.D. Thesis (Tohoku University)
　　　　　　　"Nondestructive Evaluation of Closed Cracks by Nonlinear Ultrasound"

　■ Primary Research
　　　Nonlinear Ultrasound
　　　Phased Array
　　　Nondestructive Testing of Materials
　　　Signal Processing
　　　Image Processing
　　　Transducer Fabrication
　　　Specimen Fabrication (Closed Cracks)
　　　Nonlinear Mechanics
　　　Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy(RUS)

　■ Book
　　　2020/02/18 [Springer、Amazon]
　　　Editors: K.-Y. Jhang, C. Lissenden, I. Solodov, Y. Ohara, V. Gusev
　　　Measurement of Nonlinear Ultrasonic Characteristics
　　　　（Chap. 5 [pp. 165-234]: Y. Ohara, T. Mihara, K. Yamanaka
　　　　　"Nonlinear Ultrasonic Phased Array for Measurement of Closed-Crack Depth"）
　　　

　　　2018/10/17 [Springer、Amazon]
　　　Editor: T. Kundu
　　　Nonlinear ultrasonic and vibro-acoustical techniques for nondestructive evaluation
　　　　（Chap. 10 [pp. 419-469]: Y. Ohara, T. Mihara, K. Yamanaka
　　　　　"Subharmonic phased array for crack evaluation (SPACE)"）
　　　

　■ International collaboration
　　　Dr. Sylvain Haupert (UPMC, France)
　　　Dr. Guillaume Renaud (UPMC, France)
　　　Dr. Jacques Riviere (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
　　　Dr. Parisa Shoukouhi (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
　　　Dr. Brian Anderson (Brigham Young University, USA)
　　　Dr. Marcel Remillieux (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
　　　Dr. T. J. Ulrich (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
　　　Dr. Paul Johnson (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
　　　Dr. Pierre-Yves Le Bas (Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA)
　　　Dr. Koen Van Den Abeele (KU Leuven, Belgium)
　　　Dr. Cedric Payan (Aix Marseille University, France)
　　　Dr. Lukasz Pieczonka (AGH University, Poland)

　■ Recent Honors
　　　Dec. 2020　Full member of Academia NDT International
　　　　　　　　　　　 (Academia NDT International)
　　　Sep. 2020　The 17th Murakami Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials)
　　　May 2019　The 40th Honda Memorial Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Honda Memorial Foundation)
　　　May 2018　The 17th Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (Intelligent Cosmos Academic Foundation)
　　　Mar. 2018　Special Education Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University)
　　　Dec. 2014　Best Paper Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The 34th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics)
　　　Jul. 2014　Harada Young Research Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Honda Memorial Foundation)
　　　Sep. 2013　Young Researcher Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials)
　　　Oct. 2012　The 60th Anniversary Most Excellent Paper Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society for Non-destructive Inspection)
　　　Sep. 2010　Best Paper Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society of Applied Physics)
　　　Nov. 2009　Best Paper Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The 29th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics)
　　　Mar. 2009　The 19th Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (Tokin Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology)
　　　Jan. 2009　The 14th Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (Aoba Foundaition for the Promotion of Engineering)
　　　Sep. 2008　Incentive Award for Excellent Presentation
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society of Applied Physics)
　　　May 2008　Incentive Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society for Non-destructive Inspection)
　　　Nov. 2004　Best Presentation Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The 25th Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics)
　　　Jan. 2004　Best Presentation Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society for Non-destructive Inspection)
　　　Mar. 2002　Hatakeyama Award
　　　　　　　　　　　 (The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers)

　■ Research Funds
　　　[2021-2027] JST FOREST
　　　[2019-2021] JSPS Kakenhi (Challenging Research (Exploratory))
　　　[2018] Advanced Research and Education Center for Steel (ARECS)
　　　[2015-2017] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B))
　　　[2014-2016] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
　　　[2013] Advanced Research and Education Center for Steel (ARECS)
　　　[2012-2014] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A))
　　　[2012-2013] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research)
　　　[2011] Ono Acoustic Research Grants
　　　[2009-2011] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A))
　　　[2009] Advanced Research and Education Center for Steel (ARECS)
　　　[2008-2011] Tohoku University (Grandt-in-Aid for Young Scientists)
　　　[2008] Shoei Chemical Inc.
　　　[2005-2006] JSPS Kakenhi (Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows)

　■ Affiliations
　　　Academia NDT International
　　　The Japan Society of Non-Destructive Inspection
　　　The Japan Society of Applied Physics
　　　The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
　　　The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
　　　IEEE