2000 Japan-America Frontiers of Engineering List of Participants

Nobuhiko Akaishizawa
Civil Engineer
Electric Power Engineering R&D Center, Civil Engineering Group
Tokyo Electric Power Company

Shigenori Aoki
Materials Researcher
Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd.

Adam P. Arkin
Departments of Bioengineering and Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley

Yoshinobu Baba
Professor, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Department of Medicinal Chemistry
University of Tokushima

Jean-Pierre Bardet
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Southern California

Armand Beaudoin
Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
University of Illinois

Jody Beecher
Manager
Chip Development
Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc.

Jonathan Bray
Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Berkeley

Yet-Ming Chiang*
Professor of Ceramics
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Kiyoyuki Chinzei
Senior Researcher, Biomechanics Division
Department of Material Science & Bioengineering

Gregory G. Deierlein
Associate Professor
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Stanford University

Duane B. Dimos
Manager
Ceramics Materials Department
Sandia National Laboratories

Gary K. Fedder
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

Masayuki Fujimoto
General Manager
Taiyo Yuden R&D Center
Taiyo Yuden Co. Ltd.

Hiroyuki Fuyama
Research Engineering Manager
Nuclear System Laboratory
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Takasago Research and Development Center

Toshiyuki Hagiwara
Engineer
Nishimatsu Technical Research Institute

Nesbitt W. Hagood
Director
Active Materials and Structures Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Masahiko Hara
Head, Local Spatio-Temporal Functions Laboratory, Frontier Research System
RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research)
Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Kathleen C. Hinge
Technical Manager
Xerox Corporation

Keng D. Hsueh
Manager
NA Car Business Office
Ford Motor Company

Yasutaka Iguchi
Professor and Vice Director
New Industry Creation Hatchery Center

Atsushi Iizuka
Associate Professor
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Kobe University

Anand Jagota
Senior Research Scientist
Central Research and Development
DuPont Company

Michael Judy
MEMS Design Manager
Micromachined Products Division
Analog Devices, Inc.

Masako Kato
Associate Professor, Division of Material Science, Graduate School of Human Culture
Nara Women’s University

Carl J. Kempf
Senior Development Engineer
Kensington Laboratories, Inc.

Akira Kishimoto
Assistant Professor
Institute of Industrial Sciences
University of Tokyo

Satoshi Kishimoto
Sr. Researcher, 5th Research Group, 2nd Unit
Strength and Life Evaluation Research Station
National Research Institute for Metals

Philip C. Koenig
Associate Director
Industrial Economics and Technology
Office of Naval Research, International Field Office

Hideaki Matsubara
Deputy Laboratory Director
Research and Development Laboratory
Japan Fine Ceramics Center

Paul C. McIntyre
Assistant Professor
Materials Science and Engineering Department
Stanford University

Akira Mita
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Science and Technology
Keio University

Tetsuo Miwa
Research Manager
Discovery Research Laboratories
Takeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
Pharmaceutical Discovery Research Division

Christopher Muir
Senior Engineer
Eastman Kodak Company

Simin Naaseh
Principal
Forell/Elsesser Engineers, Inc.

Youichi Nakayama
Invited Scientist
Guidance and Propulsion Technology Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)
Tsukuba Space Center

Charles C. Peck
Research Staff Member
IBM T.J. Watson Research Center

Ellen Rathje
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Texas

Noriko Saito
Researcher
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials

Kenneth H. Sandhage
Professor
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Ohio State University

Erik R. Scott
Senior Staff Scientist
Medtronic Inc.

Mrityunjay Singh
Chief Scientist
Dynacs Engineering Co.
NASA Glenn Research Center

Miroslaw J. Skibniewski
Professor
School of Civil Engineering
Purdue University

James H. Smith
Vice President
MEMS Research and Development
Transparent Optical, Inc.

Shigeori Takenaka
Associate Professor
Department of Applied Chemistry
Kyushu University

Nobuo Takeuchi
Office of Space Utilization Systems
National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA)

Yoshihiro Takiguchi
Associate Senior Researcher
Central Research Laboratory
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
Material Research Group

Yasuhiro Tanaka
Senior Specialist
Research & Development Headquarters
Open System Center
NTT Data Corporation

Kazuo Tani
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Yokohama National University

Toshihiko Tani
Senior Research Engineer
Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories, Inc.

David A. Tirrell
Professor
Div. of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology

Ikuo Towhata
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
University of Tokyo

Kathryn Uhrich
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Rutgers University
Wright-Rieman Laboratories

Robert H. Wagoner
Distinguished Professor of Engineering
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Ohio State University

Miyoko O. Watanabe
Quality Expert
Corporative Research and Development Center
Toshiba Corporation

Takeo Watanabe
Research Associate
Laboratory of Advanced Science and Technology for Industry
Himeji Institute of Technology

Zhishen Wu
Associate Professor
Department of Urban and Civil Engineering
Ibaraki University

Kazuhiko Yamada
Senior Research Engineer
Kobori Research Complex
Kajima Corporation

Makoto Yaneshita
Section Manager
Technology Division, Natural Environment Department, Bio-tech Lab.
Taisei Corporation
Bio-Tech Research Center

Jackie Y. Ying
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Shiyoshi Yokoyama
Senior Researcher
Communications Research Laboratory

Ken-ichi Yoshie
Senior Research Scientist
Yokohama Research Center
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
Non-equilibrium Lab

Hiroshi Yoshino
Sr. Engineer, Internet Business Project Group
Corporate Planning Department
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.


Dinner Speaker

Shoichiro Yoshida
President
Nikon Corporation


Guests

Chong Nam Chu
Associate Professor
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Seoul National University

Liang Fang
Professor
School of Mechanical Engineering
Xian Jiaotong University

Byung-Gee Kim
Associate Professor
School of Chemical Engineering and Institute for Molecular Biology and Genetics
Seoul National University

Do Kyung Kim
Associate Professor
Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Yan Li
Professor
Department of Molecular Immunology
Institute of Basic Medical Sciences

Jun Ma
Professor
School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering
Harbin Institute of Technology


Japan Science and Technology Corporation

Masahiro Kawasaki
President

Jiro Shibata
Executive Director

Shin Aoyama
Director, Dept. of International Affairs

Fumihiko Kikuchi
Manager, Dept. of International Affairs

Shigeo Morimoto
Deputy Manager, Dept. of International Affairs

Natsuko Takagi
Dept. of International Affairs
Kawaguchi Center Bldg.


Engineering Academy of Japan

Takeshi Nagano
President

Tomokazu Tokuda
Executive Director


National Academy of Engineering

Wm. A. Wulf
President

Harold K. Forsen
Foreign Secretary

Lance A. Davis
Executive Officer

Janet Hunziker
Program Officer