(1) Awards
  1. Nobufumi Ueshima, Research Encouragement Award, Tokin Foundation for Advancement of Science and Technology, March 8, 2022

  2. Nobufumi Ueshima, JSTP Young Researchers Award, June. 3, 2021

  3. Nobufumi Ueshima, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Young Researcher Award, Sept. 11, 2019

  4. M.Sato, M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, T. Yokoi, M. Yoshiya, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, Best Poster Award, "Influences of Elastic Strain and Cnsequent Change in δ/γ Interface Energy on Nucleation-Triggered Massive-like Transformation of Carbon Steel", International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference on Electronic Materials 2014 (IUMRS-ICEM2014), Taipei, Taiwan, June 10-14, 2014

  5. Nobufumi Ueshima, Excellent Poster Award, Analysis of the effect of external field on variant selection of L10-ordered ferromagnetic alloy, 5th symposium of global COE program "Center of Excellence for Advanced Structural and Functional Materials Design" , March 2, 2012

  6. H. Yasuda, T. Nagira, M. Yoshiya, N. Nakatsuka, N. Ueshima, A. Sugiyama, K. Uesugi, K. Umetani, International Metallographic Contest, Class 6, Honorable Mention, "Synchronized Fragmentation of Dendrites in High Carbon Steel" August 7, 2011

  7. Hideyuki Yasuda, Tomoya Nagira, Masato Yoshiya, Noriaki Nakatsuka, Nobufumi Ueshima, Akira Sugiyama, Kentaro Uesugi, Keiji Umetani, The Japan Institute of Metals Micrograph Award, March 2011

(2) Publications
  1. S. P. Pendem, H. G. Li, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, Y. Tsukada, T. Koyama, "Thermodynamic and kinetic assessments in Co?Cr?Mn system using diffusion data", J. Mater. Sci., 58 (2023) 15196-15218. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-023-08927-0 ǗL

  2. K. Han, R. Sahara, T. Abe, K. Oikawa, N. Ueshima, I. Ohnuma, "Phase equilibria of the Co-Cr-Mn ternary system at 700 °C", J. Alloys Compd., 25 (2023) 171315. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2023.171315

  3. N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Void-closing Behavior and Estimation Using Finite Element Analysis via Hydrostatic Integration in Hot Rolling of S10C Steel Plates", ISIJ Int., 63 (2023) 1145. DOI: 10.2355/isijinternational.ISIJINT-2022-338

  4. J. J. Ruan, Y. Y. Chen, K. Kobayashi, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Investigations on the Phase Transformations, Equilibria and Athermal ω in Ni-Ga-Cr Ternary System", Materials, 15 (2022) 7617. DOI: 10.3390/ma15217617

  5. K. Oikawa, N. Ueshima, "N. Experimental Investigation and Thermodynamic Assessment of Ni-B and Ni-B-C Systems", J. Phase Equilib. Diffus., 43 (2022) 814-826. DOI: 10.1007/s11669-022-00995-0

  6. S. P. Pendem, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, Y. Tsukada, T. Koyama, "Thermodynamic and atomic mobility assessment of the Co-Fe-Mn system", J. Mater. Sci., 57 (2022) 15999-16015. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-022-07612-y SharedIt

  7. J.J. Ruan, N.Ueshima, H. G. Li, K. Oikawa, "Phase equilibria, martensitic transformations and deformation behaviors of the subsystem of Cantor alloy-low-cost Fe-Mn-Cr alloys", Materialia, 20 (2021) 101231. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2021.101231

  8. H. G. Li, J. J. Ruan, N.Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Investigation on the σ-phase-related equilibria in Cr-Mn-Co system", J. Alloys Compd., 867 (2021) 159024. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.159024

  9. H. G. Li, J. J. Ruan, N.Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Experimental investigations of fcc/bcc phase equilibria in the Cr-Mn-Ni ternary system", Intermetallics, 127 (2020) 106994. DOI: 10.1016/j.intermet.2020.106994

  10. N.Ueshima, C. Aoki, T. Osada, S. Horikoshi, A. Yanagida, H. Murakami, T. Ishida, Y. Yamabe-Mitarai, K. Oikawa, N. Yukawa, J. Yanagimoto, "Development of a prediction model and process-microstructure-property database on forging and heat treatment of superalloy 720Li", Superalloys 2020, (2020) 491-499. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-51834-9_48

  11. J.J. Ruan, N.Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Growth behavior of the δ-Ni3Nb phase in superalloy 718 and modified KJMA modeling for the transformation-time-temperature diagram", J. Alloys Compd., 814 (2020) 152289. DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.152289

  12. N.Ueshima, K. Kubota, K. Oikawa, "Improved elongation in high-strength low-alloy steel by non-monotonic tensile loading and dislocation-based phenomenological plasticity modeling", Materialia, 8C (2019) 100464. DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100464

  13. P. Zhou, D. Song, N. Liu, N.Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Influence of Y-Rich Compounds on High-Cycle Fatigue Performance of Y-Doped M951 Superalloy", J. Mater. Eng. Perform., 28 (2019) 6053-6062. DOI: 10.1007/s11665-019-04383-7

  14. A. Ota, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, S. Imano, "Microstructure Controlling of U720-Typed Superalloys to Improve a Hot and Cold Workability by Using Incoherent Gamma Prime", Superalloy 718 & Derivatives, (2018) 987-999. DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-89480-5_66

  15. J.J. Ruan, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Phase transformations and grain growth behaviors in superalloy 718", J. Alloys Compd., 737 (2018) 83-91. DOI:10.1016/j.jallcom.2017.11.327

  16. T. Hara, S. Kobayashi, T. Ueno, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Microstructure Prediction of TMW-4M3 during Heat Treatment", Comp. Mater. Sci., 143C (2018) 95-102. DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2017.10.042

  17. N. Ueshima, T. Maeda, K. Oikawa, "Effect of Cu addition on precipitation and growth behavior of MnS in silicon steel sheets", Metall. Mater. Trans. A, 48 (2017) 3843. DOI:10.1007/s11661-017-4145-3 SharedIt(a free, new article-sharing feature at Springer):http://rdcu.be/ywsT

  18. N. Ueshima, Xuantong Liu, Hirokazu Utsumi, Takashi Chiyokubo, Katsuhiko Horio, Katsunari Oikawa, "Influence of Cu and Mg addition on age-related deterioration in strength and creep behavior of Zn-12Al die casting alloy ", Int. J. Mater. Res. (formerly Z. Metallkd.), 108 (2017) 151-154. DOI:10.3139/146.111457

  19. N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, H. YASUDA, T. Fukuda, T. Kakeshita, "Numerically-quantified two dimensionality of microstructure evolution accompanying variant selection of FePd ", Mater. Res. Exp., 2 (2015) 076502. DOI:10.1088/2053-1591/2/7/076502

  20. M. Yoshiya, M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, K. Hashimoto, T. Nagira, H. YASUDA, "Concurrent γ-Phase Nucleation as a Possible Mechanism of δ-γ Massive-Like Phase Transformation in Carbon Steel: Numerical Analysis Based on Effective Interface Energy ", Mater. Trans, 56 [9] (2015) 1467-1474. DOI:10.2320/matertrans.MA201569

  21. M. Yoshiya, K. Nakajima, M. Watanabe, N. Ueshima, T. Nagira, H. YASUDA, "Interface Energies of Hetero- and Homo-Phase Boundaries and Their Impact on δ-γ Massive-Like Phase Transitions in Carbon Steel ", Mater. Trans., 56 [9] (2015) 1461-1466. DOI:10.2320/matertrans.MA201568

  22. M. Yoshiya, M. Sato, M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, T. Yokoi, N. Ueshima, T. Nagira, H. YASUDA, "Impacts of Interface Energies and Transformation Strain from BCC to FCC on Massive-like δ-γ Transformation in Steel ", IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater. Sci. Eng., 84 (2015) 012049. DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/84/1/012049/meta

  23. Xuantong Liu, Nobufumi Ueshima, Naoya Hirata, Katsunari Oikawa, Koichi Anzai, "Numerical prediction of shrinkage porosity in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys using CALPHAD-assessed parameters", Proceedings of Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes, (2014)

  24. M. Sato, M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, "Influences of Lattice and Bond Strain on Nucleation-Triggered Massive-like δ-γ Transformation of Carbon Steel", AMTC Lett., 4 (2014) 222-223.

  25. M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, "Effect of Mismatching Interface Energy on γ-Fe Nucleation upon δ/γ Transformation of Carbon Steel", AMTC Lett., 4 (2014) 120-121.

  26. N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, "Mechanism for variant selection in L10-type ferromagnetic alloys under three dimensionally constrained conditions", AMTC Lett., 4 (2014) 188-189.

  27. Nobufumi UESHIMA, Masato YOSHIYA, Hideyuki YASUDA, Takashi FUKUDA, Tomoyuki KAKESHITA, "Impact of interplay between magnetic field, transformation strain, and coarsening on variant selection in L10-type FePd", J. Appl. Phys., 115 (2014) 073501. DOI:10.1063/1.4865745

  28. Nobufumi UESHIMA, Toshiyuki SHIKATANI, Masato YOSHIYA, Hideyuki YASUDA, "Effect of Spatial Distribution of Local Magnetization on Microstructure Formation in L10-type Ferromagnetic Alloys under External Magnetic Field", Trans. Mater. Res. Soc. Jpn., 38 [4] (2013) 673-676. DOI:10.14723/tmrsj.38.673

  29. N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, and H. Yasuda, "Phase Field Analysis of the Mechanism of Variant Selection in FePd", AMTC Lett.: Japan Fine Ceramics Center, 3 (2012) 112-113.

  30. M. Watanabe, N. UESHIMA, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, "Effect of Fluctuation on Departure of Interface Morphology from Planar Interface during Unidirectional Solidification by Phase-Field Modeling", AMTC Lett., 3 (2012) 62-63.

  31. K. Nakajima, N. UESHIMA, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, "Effect of Mismatch of Atomic Configuration on Nucleation", AMTC Lett., 3 (2012) 60-61.

  32. Nobufumi UESHIMA, Masato YOSHIYA, Hideyuki YASUDA, " Numerical Analyses of Effectiveness of Magnetic Field on Variant Selection in FePd by Phase Field Modeling ", ISIJ Int., 50 [12] (2010) 1908-1913. DOI:10.2355/isijinternational.50.1908

  33. N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda "Phase Field Calculations of Domain Selection Following Order-Disorder Transition in FePd under External Field", AMTC Lett., 2 (2010) 182-183.


(3) Oral presentations at international conference
  1. ◎K. Oikawa, N. Ueshima, "Effects of the thermomechanical treatment on the microstructure of the Co-Al-W γ+γ′ superalloys", THERMEC2023, Vienna, Austria, July. 3-7, 2023

  2. ○S.P. Pendem, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, Y. Tsukada, T. Koyama, "Atomic Mobility and Thermodynamic Assessment of Co-Cr-Mn system", THERMEC2023, Vienna, Austria, July. 3-7, 2023

  3. ○S.P. Pendem, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Atomic mobility assessment in ternary fcc Co-Cr-Mn system", MS&T2022, Pittsburgh, USA, Oct. 9-12, 2022

  4. ○N.Ueshima, C. Aoki, T. Osada, S. Horikoshi, A. Yanagida, H. Murakami, T. Ishida, Y. Yamabe-Mitarai, K. Oikawa, N. Yukawa, J. Yanagimoto, "Development of a prediction model and process-microstructure-property database on forging and heat treatment of superalloy 720Li", The 14th International Symposium on Superalloys (Superalloys 2021), Seven Springs, USA, Sept. 12-16, 2021

  5. ◎K. Oikawa, N. Ueshima, J. J. Ruan, "Grain growth behavior and dissolution behavior of δ-phase near solvus temperature of superalloy 718", Thermecf2021, Vertual conference, June. 1-5, 2021 Invited

  6. ◎N. Ueshima, D. X. Wen, J. J. Ruan, K. Oikawa, "Microstructure evolution during dynamic recrystallization and meta-dynamic recrystallization in superalloy718", International conference on Frontiers in Materials Processing, Application, Research & Technology (FiMPART'19), Ahmadabad, India, Dec. 15-19, 2019 Invited

  7. ◎N. Ueshima, R. Mochizuki, K. Oikawa, "Observation of Strain Localization and Slip Lines in Oligocrystaline Cu-xAl alloys", International Conference on Plasticity, Damage, and Fracture 2019, Panama city, Panama, Jan. 3-9, 2019 Invited

  8. ◎N. Ueshima, "Size depenence of solid-liquid interfacial energy quantified by molecular dynamics calculations", EMN Meeting on Alloys and Compounds, Berlin, Germany, July 16-20, 2018 Invited

  9. ○K. Oikawa, J.J. Ruan, D. X. Wen, N. Ueshima,"Dynamic recrystallization behavior of superalloy 718", THERMEC'2018, Paris, French Republic, July 8-13, 2018

  10. ◎N. Ueshima, R. Mochizuki, N. Gorai, K. Oikawa, "Relationship between Grain Distribution and Strain Localization in Cu-Al alloys", 19th World Congress on Materials Science and Engineering, Barcelona, Spain, June 11-13, 2018 invited

  11. ○A. Ota, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, S. Imano, "New microstructure controlling of U720-typed superalloys to improve a hot and cold workability by using incoherent gamma prime", 9th International Symposium on Superalloy 718 and Derivatives, Pittsburgh, The United States of America, June 3-6, 2018

  12. ○T. Hara, S. Kobayashi, T. Ueno, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Microstructure Prediction for TMW-4M3 During Heat Treatment", 2018 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Phoenix, The United States of America, March 11-15, 2018

  13. ◎N. Ueshima, J.J. Ruan, D. X. Wen, Y. Tatsumi, T. Machida, K. Sakurai, K. Oikawa, "Microstructure after Forging and Heat Treatment in Superalloy 718", NU/NIMS Materials Genome Workshop, Evanston, The United States of America, March 28, 2018 invited

  14. ◎N. Ueshima, T. Maeda, K. Oikawa, "Influence of Cu addition on Precipitation and Growth Behavior of MnS in Silicon Steel: Experimental Observation and KWN Modeling", International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science 2017, Greifswald, Federal Republic of Germany, Sept. 4-6, 2017 Invited

  15. ◎N. Ueshima, J.J. Ruan, Y. Tatsumi, T. Machida, K. Sakurai, K. Oikawa, "Microstructure after forging and heat treatment in Superalloy 718", International Conference on Materials Engineering 2017 at IIT Kanpur, Kanpur, Republic of India, June. 2-4, 2017 Invited photo

  16. ◎Nobufumi Ueshima, Ryoga Mochizuki, Naoki Gorai, Katsunari Oikawa, "Relationship between Deformation Behavior of Individual Grains and Their Crystal Orientations in Tensile Deformation of Coarse-grained Polycrystalline Cu Plate", EMN Meeting on texture and microstructure, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, Dec. 18-22, 2016 Invited

  17. ○Nobufumi Ueshima, Shaohua Li, Demei Xu, Katsunari Oikawa, "Effect of Gamma Prime on the Behavior of Dynamic Recrystallization of Nickel Base Superalloy AD730TM", 2016 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston, The United States of America, Nov. 27-Dec. 02, 2016

  18. ○Masato Yoshiya, Naoto Kimura, Hiroki Fujiwara, Manabu Watanabe, Kenta Nakajima, Nobufumi Ueshima, Tomoya Nagira, Hideyuki Yasuda, "Concurrent gamma-phase Nucleation as a Possible Origin of Massive-like delta-gamma Phase Transformation in Carbon Steel", 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM9), Kyoto, Japan, Aug 01-05, 2016

  19. ○Nobufumi Ueshima, Takuya Maeda, Katsunari Oikawa, "Influence of Cu addition on MnS precipitation and growth in silicon-steel", 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM9), Kyoto, Japan, Aug 01-05, 2016

  20. ◎Nobufumi Ueshima, Masato Yoshiya, Hideyuki Yasuda, "Significance of Nucleation Stage on Selective Variant Growth in FePd under External Magnetic Field: Phase-Field Modeling", 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science(ISFMS2015), Tokyo, Japan, Nov/11-21/2015 Invited

  21. ○Xuantong Liu, Nobufumi Ueshima, Naoya Hirata, Katsunari Oikawa, Koichi Anzai, "Numerical prediction of shrinkage porosity in hypoeutectic Al-Si alloys using CALPHAD-assessed parameters", 9th Pacific Rim International Conference on Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes(MCSP2014), Suita, Japan, Nov/24-26/2014

  22. ○N. Ueshima, M. YOSHIYA, and H. YASUDA,"Interplay among Interface, Magnetic and Elastic energies upon Variant Selection in L10-type Ferromagnetic Alloys", 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Hotel Del Coronado, San diego, The United States of America, June/02-07/2013

  23. ○M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, T. Nagira, "Dynamics of Interfaces in Massive-like Phase Transition of Carbon-Steel", 10th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology, Hotel Del Coronado, San diego, The United States of America, June/02-07/2013

  24. ○N. Ueshima, M. YOSHIYA, and H. YASUDA, "Analysis of the effect of magnetic field on variant selection in L10 type ferromagnetic alloys by Phase Field Modeling" 2013 MRS Spring Meeting, Moscone center, San Francisco, The United States of America, Apr./01-05/2013

  25. ○N. Ueshima, M. YOSHIYA, and H. YASUDA, "Role and effectiveness of external magnetic field on variant selection of L10-type ferromagnetic materials: A numerical study by Phase-Field Modeling" International Union of Materials Research Societies - International Conference on Electronic Materials 2012 (IUMRS-ICEM2012), Pacifico Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan, Sep/23-28/2012

(4) Poster presentations at international conference
  1. ○S.P. Pendem, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Phase equilibria and Diffusion kinetics in Fe-Co-Mn ternary system", MRM2021, Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 13-17, 2021

  2. ○H.G. Li, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Phase equilibria of the subsystem of Cantor alloy-Cr-Co-Mn alloys", MRM2021, Yokohama, Japan, Dec. 13-17, 2021

  3. ○K. Sakurai, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Effect of hot forging condition for dynamic recrystallization microstructure in Alloy 720Li", NIMS Week2017, Tsukuba, Japan, Oct. 3, 2017

  4. ○J. J. Ruan, N. Ueshima, K. Oikawa, "Investigation on the dynamic recrystallization of superalloy 718", NIMS Week2017, Tsukuba, Japan, Oct. 3, 2017

  5. Yuto Hosaka, ○Nobufumi Ueshima, Katsunari Oikawa, "Liquidus and Solidus Phase Boundaries of Fe-Cr-Ni-Mo system", CALPHAD XLV The forty-fifth International Conference on CALPHAD (Computer Coupling of Phase Diagrams and Thermochemistry), Awaji, Japan, May 29 - June 03, 2016

  6. ○Takahiro Machida, Nobufumi Ueshima, Katsunari Oikawa, "Effects of V on recrystallization and precipitation behavior in Co-Al-W-based alloys", 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science(ISFMS2015), Tokyo, Japan, Nov/11-21/2015

  7. ○Shaohua Li, Demei Xu, Nobufumi Ueshima, Katsunari Oikawa, Atsuo Ota, Shinya Imano, "Coherent-incoherent-transition of γ-γ' Interface during Dynamic Recrystallization in Ni-based Alloy 730", 2nd International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science(ISFMS2015), Tokyo, Japan, Nov/11-21/2015

  8. ○M. Sato, M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, "Influences of Lattice and Bond Strain on Nucleation-Triggered Massive-like δ-γ Transformation of Carbon Steel", The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations (AMTC4), Hamamatsu, Japan, May/08-10/2014

  9. ○M. Watanabe, K. Nakajima, N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, T. Nagira, H. Yasuda, "Effect of Mismatching Interface Energy on γ-Fe Nucleation upon δ/γ Transformation of Carbon Steel", The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations (AMTC4), Hamamatsu, Japan, May/08-10/2014

  10. N. Ueshima, ○N. M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, "Mechanism for variant selection in L10-type ferromagnetic alloys under three dimensionally constrained conditions", The 4th International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations (AMTC4), Hamamatsu, Japan, May/08-10/2014

  11. ○N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, and H. Yasuda, "Phase Field Analysis of the Mechanism of Variant Selection in FePd", The 3rd International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations (AMTC3), Gifu, Japan, May/9-11/2012.

  12. ○N. Ueshima, M. Yoshiya, H. Yasuda, "Phase Field Calculations of Domain Selection Following Order-Disorder Transition in FePd under External Field", The 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations(AMTC2), Nagoya Congress Center, June 24-26, 2010

  13. ○N.Ueshima, M.Yoshiya, H.Yasuda "Analysis of Variant Selection under Magnetic Field Following Order-Disorder Transition in FePd by Phase Field Modeling" The 2nd International Symposium on Cutting Edge of Computer Simulation of Solidification and Casting(CSSC2010), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, February 3-5, 2010


(5) Academic dissertations
  1. Nobufumi Ueshima "Numerical Analyses of Mechanism behind Variant Selection in L10-type Ferromagnetic Alloys under External Field" Doctral Dissertation, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2014.

  2. Nobufumi Ueshima "Analysis of the driving force of variant selection by phase field modeling" master thesis, 2011, Best Thesis Award offered by Department of Adaptive Machine Systems, Osaka University, Japan.

  3. Nobufumi Ueshima "Analysis of the effect of magnetic field on order-disorder transition in L10 type ferromagnetic alloy by phase field modeling" bachelor thesis, 2009