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Akihisa Inoue

Japanese physicist (born 1947)

Akihisa Inoue (井上明久; born September 13, 1947) is a Japanese physicist. He is a former president of Tohoku University.²

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Born Sep 13, 1947.¹

About

His research interests lie in the field of materials science, particularly in the area of metallic glass. The first amorphous steels were discovered by Inoue at Tohoku University in Japan and reached thicknesses of one to two millimeters.

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Companies

Tohoku UniversityChair 2006 to Mar 31, 2012¹⁵

Early life and education

Date not recordedTohoku University³

Career

Occupation: physicist.⁷

2006 to 2012President, Tohoku University⁵
2006 to 2012Chair, Tohoku University⁶
Date not recordedWorked at Tohoku University⁴
Date not recordedWorked at Tianjin University⁴

Inoue studied materials science at Tohoku University and graduated in 1972 with a master's degree. In 1975, he received his doctorate in material science and engineering. After graduation, he remained as a research assistant at the Institute for Materials Research. He became an associate professor in 1985 and a full professor at the same institute in 1990. Since April 2000, he has also been director of the Institute for Materials Research.

He was the 20th president of Tohoku University from 2006 to 2012. During his tenure, he was under investigation for retractions of his papers.

Inoue has been a scientific advisor to the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology since April 2001.

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Personal life

BornSep 13, 1947, Himeji⁸
CitizenshipJapan⁹

Awards

2024Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure¹⁰
2011honorary doctor of the Shanghai Jiao Tong University^{10 14}
2009James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials^{10 13}
2005honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology^{10 12}
2002Japan Academy Prize^{10 11}

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Wikimedia CommonsAkihisa Inoue photo by 日本学士院, CC BY 4.0