Welcome to Kato's Laboratory !

1) Profile:
1950: born in Kobe, Japan
1973: Bachelor of Science, Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1975: Master of Engineering, Metallurgy, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1978: Doctor of Engineering, Metallurgy, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1978-79: Post Doc., Northwestern University
1979-82: Assistant Professor, Michigan State University
1983-95: Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
1995-2016 　: Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2) Representative past and current activities:
Member of the Institute Senate: Tokyo Institute of Technology
Head: Student Guidance Room, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Chairperson: Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Director: Health Service Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Representative of the Majority at the Suzukakedai Campus

President: The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
President: The Japan Insitute of Metals
Vice President: The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Editor: Materials Science and Engineering A
Editor-in-Chief: ISIJ International
Member: The Engineering Academy of Japan
Program Officer: Japan Science and Technology Agency

3) Honors and awards:
The Teacher-Scholar Award (1982, Michigan State University)
Meritorious Award (1991, The Japan Institute of Metals)
The Best Paper Award (1991, 2003, 2007, The Japan Institute of Metals)
Nishiyama Commemorative Prize (1993, The Iron and Steel Insitute of Japan)
The Best Year's Paper Award (1996, The Iron and Steel Insitute of Japan)
ISI Highly Cited Researcher (2003-present)
Tanikawa-Harris Award (2009, The Japan Institute of Metals)
Best Micrograph Award (2010, The Japan Institute of Metals)
Materia Japan Award for Education (2011, The Japan Institute of Metals)
Honda Memorial Lecturer (2014, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials)

4) Contact details:

Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Tokyo Institute of Technology