Eiichi Inami
Position : Professor, Kochi University of Technology
Affiliation : School of Systems Engineering
Graduate School of Engineering
Center for Nanotechnology, Research Institute
Degree : Doctor of Engineering
Contact : 185 Miyanokuchi, Tosayamada, Kami, Kochi 782-8502, JAPAN
E-mail : inami.eiichi[at]kochi-tech.ac.jp (replace [at] to @)
TEL : +81-887-57-2307


My research interests are based on surface science, optical properties of materials, and nano-functional-materials/devices. In particular, I am mainly concentrating on "surface modification at the single-atom/molecule level", "atomic-scale materials design", and development of a novel scanning probe microscopy".

yKey Wordz
Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), Atomic force microscopy (AFM), Ultra-short pulse laser, Atom/molecule manipulation, Semiconductor-surface, Carbon-condensed material, Nanocluster, Solar Cell, Organic thin-film.

Education:

Apr. 1993 - Mar. 1996 @Nishiyamato Gakuen High School
Apr. 1996 - Mar. 2000 @Department of Physics, School of Science, Kwansei Gakuin University
Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2002 @Materials Research Course (Master's Program),
@Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2005 @Nuclear engineering course (Doctoral Program),
@Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University

Academic Degree:

Jul. 21 2009 @Doctor of Engineering, Osaka University
Mar. 25 2002 @Master of Science, Nagoya University
Mar. 24 2000 @Bachelor of science, Kwansei Gakuin University

Work Experience:

Jul. 01 2024 - Today @Professor,
@Center for Nanotechnology, Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology
Jul. 01 2024 - Today @Professor,
@School of Systems Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology
Apr. 01 2020 - Jun. 30 2024 @Associate Professor,
@Center for Nanotechnology, Research Institute, Kochi University of Technology
Jul. 01 2018 - Jun. 30 2024 @Guest Associate Professor,
@Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University
Apr. 01 2018 - Today @Associate Professor,
@School of Systems Engineering/Graduate School of Engineering, Kochi University of Technology
Apr. 01 2017 - Mar. 31 2018 @Specially Appointed Lecturer,
@Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University
Apr. 01 2016 - Mar. 31 2017 @Specially Appointed Lecturer,
@Graduate School of Advanced Integration Science, Chiba University
Apr. 01 2015 - Mar. 31 2016 @Postdoctoral Researcher,
@Research Center for Micro-Nano Technology, Hosei university
Apr. 01 2013 - Mar. 31 2015 @Specially Appointed Lecturer,
@Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Mar. 01 2012 - Mar. 31 2013 @Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,
@Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Nov. 01 2007 - Feb. 29 2012 @Assistant Professor,
@Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University
Apr. 01 2005 - Oct. 31 2007 @Specially Appointed Assistant Professor,
@Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University

Academic Societies:

Jul. 20 2021 - Today @The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Jun. 19 2020 - Today @The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials
Dec. 01 2015 - Today @The Chemical Society of Japan
Jul. 05 2014 - Today @Research and Development of Excitation-controlled Nano-processes
Apr. 20 2013 - Today @The Japan Society of Applied Physics
Nov. 08 2010 - Today @The Japan Society of Vacuum and Surface Science
@(former The Surface Science Society of Japan)
Aug. 01 2001 - Today @The Physical Society of Japan

Awards/Honors

Sep. 10 2019  Selected as a Key Scientific Article in Advances in Engineering
  Title :  Sol-gel processed niobium oxide thin-film for a scaffold layer in perovskite solar cells
  Type :  Award from publisher, newspaper, foundation, etc.
  Journal :  Thin Solid Films, vol.674 (2019) pp.7-11
  Org.(C/R) :  Advances in Engineering(Canada)
Dec. 24 2017 APSMR Contribution Award
  Title :  Fabrication and control of atom switch by atom manipulation
  Type :  Award from international society, conference, symposium, etc.
  Conference :  2017 Global Research Efforts on Energy and Nanomaterials (GREEN 2017)
  Org.(C/R) :  Asia Pacific Society for Materials Research (Asia-Pacific region)
May 20 2017 Best Presentation Award (Young Researcher Category)
  Title :  Fabrication of a room-temperature switch made of a nanocluster
  Type :  Award from Japanese society, conference, symposium, etc.
  Conference :  The 36th Annual Meeting of the Surface Science Society of Japan
  Org.(C/R) :  Surface Science Society of Japan (Japan)
Mar. 09 2009  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology vol.19, Issue 10 (2009)
  Title :  Formation of sp3-bonded carbon nanostructures by femtosecond laser excitation of graphite
  Type :  Honored in official journal of a scientific society, scientific journal
  Journal :  Physical Review Letters, vol.102 (2009) pp.087402:1-4
  Org.(C/R) :  American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society (United States)
Jul. 23 2007  Selected for Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science and Technology vol.16, Issue 4 (2007)
  Title :  Electronic bond rupture of Si atoms on Si(111)-(2~1) induced by valence excitation
  Type :  Honored in official journal of a scientific society, scientific journal
  Journal :  Physical Review B, vol.76 (2007) pp.035311:1-11
  Org.(C/R) :  American Institute of Physics and the American Physical Society (United States)