Members

Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Washizu

Secretary: Ukiko Nomura

Research Lecturer: Dr. Le Van Sang

PD fellow: Dr. Natsuko Sugimura (@Tokyo City Univ.)

Doctor Course 3d Grade: Naoki Yashiro (NTN Corp.)

Doctor Course 1st Grade: Eiji Tomiyama (RIST)

Doctor Course 1st Grade: Takashi Noda (NSK Corp.)

Co-researcher: Yohei Shimizu (JTEKT Corp.)

Master Course 2nd Grade: Soma Usui

Master Course 2nd Grade: Taiki Kawade

Master Course 2nd Grade: Kohei Nishikawa

Master Course 1st Grade: Yuki Iike

Master Course 1st Grade: Yuko Teramae

Master Course 1st Grade: Rio Nakae

The High School of University of Hyogo 2nd Grade: Taiyo Taniuchi

2017 OB: Hirotoshi Akiyama (MS), Masakazu Konishi (MS), Ryota Ashizawa (Hitachi, Ltd.)
2016 OB: Tatsuya Maeda (MS) , Ryo Okawa (MS, Yasuda Lab.)

Curriculum Vitae

Prof. Dr. Hitoshi Washizu

Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo

2015- Professor, Graduate School of Simulation Studies, University of Hyogo
2012-2015 Senior Researcher, Leader, Washizu Research Group, Frontier Research Center, Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc.
2001-2012 Researcher, Tribology Lab., Toyota Central RD Labs., Inc.
2001 Editor, Baifukan Co., Ltd. (Publisher of Science & Technologies)

2001 Ph. D. in Polymer Physicalchemistry, Kazuo Kikuchi Laboratory, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo
1998 MS in Polymer Physicalchemistry, Kikuchi Laboratory, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo
1996 BS in Biophysics, Yoshimi Tsuchiya Laboratory, School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1989 Chigusa High School, Aichi Prefecture

2015- Research Center Professor at Element Strategy for Catalysis and Battery (ESICB), Kyoto Univ.
2012- Project Researcher of the Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB) at Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
2007-2011 Co-researcher at the Next-generation Supercomputer System Project, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
2003-2006 Co-researcher at the National Research Grid Initiative (NAREGI) Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan

2006- Part-time Lecturer of Micro-nano System Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University
2017 Part-time Lecturer of Mehanical Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University
2016 Part-time Lecturer of Mehanical Engineering at Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
2014 Special Lecture at Graduate School of Engineering, Keio University
2004-2011 Special Lecture at Graduate School of Engineering, Tokyo City University
1996 Teaching Assistant, School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo

American Chemical Society Referee of J. Am. Chem. Soc.
Royal Society of Chemistry Referee of Chem. Sci.
Materials Research Society Invited lecture at MRS 2008
MMM2018 The 9th Multiscale Materials Modeling (MMM) conference, Symposium Organizer.
The Molecular Simulation Society of Japan
2014-2017 Board member
The Society of Polymer Science, Japan
2016- Board member of Research Group on Computational Polymer Science (RGCPS)
Japanese Society of Tribologists
Technical Committee (The 3d category) Molecular Simulations for Tribology 2005- Organizer, 2016- Chair
2017- Associate editor of Tribology Online
2012-2014 Editorial Committee member, 2013 Secretary Editor
2013 Information Comittee member
2015-2016 Comittee member
2017- Education Comittee member
2017- International Comittee member
Local Organizing Comittee member of Tribology conferences 2008 Autumn, 2012 Spring, 2013 Spring
World Tribology Congress 2009, Session Organizer, Associate Solicitor
International Tribology Congress 2015, Session Organizer
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
JSME-IIP/ASME-ISPS Joint Conference on Micromechatronics for Information and Precision Equipment (MIPE 2009, 2015, 2018), Session Organizer
2013-2014, 2016- Session Organizer of Anual meetings
2012- Organizer at Micro-Nano Engineering Simposium
The Surface Science Society of Japan
Member of the branch of the Science of Friction, Lecturer at the civil lecture in Chubu
Society of Computer Chemistry, Japan

2004 Young Researcher Award, Japanese Scociety of Tribologists
2015 Paper award of TROL, Japanese Society of Tribologists
2016 Student award, Japanese Society of Tribologists (Mr. Tatsuya Maeda)
2017 The Best Poster Award, in 5th Malaysia-Japan Tribology Symposium (MJTS2017) (Mr. Masakazu Konishi)
2017 "The Best Poster Award" in 6th World Tribology Congress (WTC2017). (Mr. Hirotoshi Akiyama)
2017 "The Best Poster Award" in 6th World Tribology Congress (WTC2017). (Mr. Masakazu Konishi)

Simulation and modeling of Natural and Social Phenomena (Bachelor Course, Department of Sicences, University of Hyogo)
Micro Technology (Bachelor Course, Department of Engineering, University of Hyogo)
Special Lecture in Mechanical Engineering (Master Course, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)
Special Lecture in Mechanical Engineering (Master Course, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University)
Special Lecture in Micro-Nano System Engineering (Master Course, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University)