Setsuhisa TANABE

Professor, Dr.
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies Division of Materials Function, Kyoto University
Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, JAPAN
Phone: +81-75-753-6832
Fax: @+81-75-753-6694
Email: tanabe.setsuhisa.4v(α)kyoto-u.ac.jp
Birth: June, 1963, in Nagoya
Major Roles in Academic Societies
- International Commission on Glass(ICG), Technical committee 20, (TC20; Optoelectronics Glass),
Member: 2002`Present (Chair: 2002`2011, Steering Committee: 2013`j - Journal of Luminescence, Associate Editor (2014`)
- Section Editor of "Optics and Lasers" in Applied Science journal (2018`)
- J.Luminescence Guest Editor, Special Issue "Light, Energy and Life: 2015 International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies (IYL2015)"
- 4th International Workshop on PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IN RARE EARTHS: PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES (PRE'12 Kyoto) (Kyoto, March 28-30, 2012) Chair ( 2010 ` 2012 )
- International Workshop on Luminescent Materials(LumiMat'13) (Kyoto Nov.14-15, 2013) Chair
- 5th Workshop on PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IN RARE EARTHS: PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES (PRE'14)
(San Sebastian, May 14-16, 2014) Chair of Scientific Committee - International Symposium on Non-Oxide and New Optical Glasses (ISNOG 2014) (Jeju, August 24-28, 2014) Committee & Scientific Advisory Board
- 13th International Conferences on Modern Materials and Technologies (CIMTEC 2014) (Montecatini, June 8-13, 2014) International Advisory Board.
- The 4th International Conference on the Physics of Optical Materials and Devices(ICOM) (Budva, Montenegro, Aug. 31-Sep. 4, 2015) International Scientific advisory committee
- International Workshop on Luminescent Materials(LumiMat'15) (Kyoto Dec.12-13, 2015) Co-chair
- Rare Earths'16, Session Organizer-in-chief "Luminescence" (Sapporo, June 5-10, 2016)
- 6th International Conference on Excited States of Transitions Elements (ESTE2016) (Poland, August 21-26, 2016) International Committee
- 15th International Symposium on the Science and Technology of Lighting (LS15), (Kyoto, May 22-27, 2016) Local Organizing Committee
- 6th Workshop on PHOTOLUMINESCENCE IN RARE EARTHS: PHOTONIC MATERIALS AND DEVICES (PRE'16)
(Greenville, June 6-10, 2016) PRE Executive Committee - Int'l Sympo. on Non-Oxide Glasses and New Optical Glasses 2016 (ISNOG2016), (Nizhny Novgorod, August 21-26, 2016jInternational Board
- International Conf. on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA2016) (Montreal, June12-17, 2016)
Steering Committee - 24th International Congress on Glass (ICG2016) (Shanghai, April 7-11, 2016)
Scientific Committee - 10th International Symposium on Ceramic Materials and Components for Energy and Environmental Applications (10th CMCEE) (Dresden, May 20-23, 2012) Symposium organizing committee: Transparent Ceramics
- International Conf. Smart Materials, Structures and Systems, (Montecanti, June 10-14, 2012), Internatinal Advisory Board (2008 ` )
- International Conf. on Optical, Optoelectronic and Photonic Materials and Applications (ICOOPMA2012) (Nara, June 2012) Co-chair(2012), International Organizing & Advisory Committee (2007 ` )
- Int'l Sympo. on Non-Oxide Glasses and New Optical Glasses 2012, (St.Malo, July 2-6, 2012jAdvisory Board (2002 ` )
- 8th International Conference on f]Elements (ICFE]8) (Udine, Italy, Aug.26-31, 2012) International Advisory Board, Session Organizer (Optical Materials)
- 23rd International Congress on Glass (ICG2013) (Prague, Czech Republic, July 1-5, 2013) Internatinal Advisory Board.
- The 2nd International Workshop on Persistent and Photostimulable Phosphors, (Guangzhou, Nov.17-24, 2013) International Advisory Committee
- SPIE Photonics West 2014 OPTO OE103 Optical Components and Materials XI (San Francisco, February 1-6, 2014) Program Committee
- Core Member, The Chemical Society of Japan, Kinki Branch (2011)
- Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)Strategic Basic Research Programs PRESTO memberi2009`2014j
- 3rd International Congress on Ceramics (ICC2010), (Osaka, Nov.14-18, 2010) Optical Ceramics Session Co-organizer
- International Society of Optical Science & Engineering, Photonics West, SPIE's Int'l Symposium on Optoelectronics 2010, "Optical Components and Materials", Program committee.(San Francisco, Jan.2011, 2004 ` )
- The 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology(PACRIM 8), (Vancouver, June 2009) Symposium 25: Glasses for Optoelectronics and Optical Applications, Symposium chair
- The 8th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Pacific Rim 2009) (Shanghai, Aug.30-Sept.3, 2009) Program Sub-Committee of Lasers and Electro-Optical Materials
- 9th International Symposium on Crystallization in Glasses and Liquids, (Foz do Iguacu, Sept.10-13, 2009) International Advisory Board
- International Society of Optical Science & Engineering, Photonics West, SPIE's Int'l Symposium on Optoelectronics, "Optical Components and Materials", Program committee.(2004 ` j
- Photonics Glass Division, The Ceramics Society of Japan, Committee( 2002 ` )
Education and carrer
1982-1986 | Department of Industrial Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, |
@ | Kyoto University, Received B.S.degree. |
1986-1990 | Division of Industrial Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, |
@ | Kyoto University, 1988 M.S. degree. 1993 Ph.D. |
1990-2001 | Department of Materials Chemistry, Faculty of Integrated Studies, |
@ | Kyoto University, Assistant Professor |
1996-1997 | Visiting scientist, Rutgers University, Department of Ceramics, |
@ | Fiber Optic Materials Research Program |
2001-2008 | Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, |
@ | Kyoto University, Associate Professor |
2008-Present | Kyoto University, Professor |
2010 | Visiting Professor, University of RennesⅠ. |
Awards
1988 | Material Research Society, International Congress on Advanced Materials: Young Scientists and Engineers Awards. "Effect of mode of formation on the state of Fe3+ ions in glass". |
1990 | Treatise Award for Advanced Technology of Nihon Industrial Newspaper, from Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Japan. "Design of glass materials desired for the next photonic technology". |
1993 | The Chemical Society of Japan, Special Lecture Award for Young Scientists. "Analysis of upconversion mechanisms in rare earth containing glasses and design for highly efficient materials". |
1994 | Research Award of Inoue Foundation for Science. "Optical properties and structure of rare earth containing glasses." |
1995 | Research Award by Research Foundation for Opto-Science and Technology. "Design of rare earth containing glass materials for infrared-to-visible upconversion utilizing 4f electronic transitions" |
1996 | Young Scientists Award, The Ceramic Society of Japan. "Studies on local structure and optical properties of rare earth containing glasses" |
1998 | Young Scientists Award, The Chemical Society of Japan. "Design of optical functions and ligand field analyses of rare earth laser glasses" |
2002 | G.Adachi Award, The Rare Earth Society of Japan, "Control of 4f-electronic transition probability in optical amplifiers for WDM telecommunication and develpment of broad-band materials" |
2003 | Marubun Research Award "Design of Rare Earth Doped Glasses for Optical Amplifiers enabling Broad-band Telecommunication" |
2009 | Academic Award, The Ceramic Society of Japan "Development of Rare-Earth Doped Novel Luminescent Materials by Structural Control of Glass and Ceramics" |
2012 | 2011 JCerS Best Paper Award, The Ceramic Society of Japan |
2012 | W.E.S. Turner Award, International Commission on Glass (ICG) |
2018 | 2017 Best Paper Award of J. American Ceramic Society, The American Ceramic Society |
2018 | Varshneya Frontier of Glass Science Lecture Award, The American Ceramic Society |