Akio NISHIMOTO, Ph.D.
Professor
Functional Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University
3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, JAPAN
E-mail: akionisi@kansai-u.ac.jp
ORCID: 0000-0003-4122-7829
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Education
| 1990-1994 | Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kansai University (BEng) |
| 1994-1996 | Department of Welding and Production Engineering, Osaka University (MEng) |
| 1996-2000 | Department of Welding and Production Engineering, Osaka University (PhD) |
PhD thesis “Metallographic investigation on friction-bonded joint of ceramics to metal with an intermediate layer of reactive metal”
Professional experience
| 2000-2004 | Research associate, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University |
| 2004-2007 | Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University |
| 2007-2008 | Honorary Research Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK |
| 2007-2014 | Associate Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University |
| 2014-present | Professor, Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University |
Research topics
- Active screen plasma nitriding (published papers)
- Spark plasma sintering, pulsed electric current sintering (published papers)
- Diamond like carbon coating (published papers)
Membership of academic societies
- The Japan Society for Heat Treatment
- The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
- The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
- The Japan Institute of Light Metals
- Japan Welding Society
- Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
- Japan New Diamond Forum
Awards
- JSHT Best Paper Award, May 22, 2001 (Japan Society for Heat Treatment)
- JSHT Best Paper Award, May 23, 2002 (Japan Society for Heat Treatment)
- Technical Award, June 14, 2012 (Japan Society for Heat Treatment)
- Industry-University Cooperation Award, May 25, 2019 (Science & Technology Promotion Society of Kansai University)
- Komou Thermal Technology Award, November 4, 2022 (TANIKAWA FUND PROMOTION OF THERMAL TECHNOLOGY)
- JSHT Academic Achievement Award, May 22, 2023 (Japan Society for Heat Treatment)
- Prof. Valentin S. Nemkov Academic Research Award, October 2, 2024 (ASM Heat Treating Society (HTS))