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 [SpringerAmazon]
   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 [SpringerAmazon]
   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