Prof. Kenji Tsuda

Prof. Kenji Tsuda
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Japan
Study of nanoscale local structural fluctuations in ferroelectrics using convergent-beam electron diffraction 

 Research Interests

  • Development of a method to refine crystal structural parameters and electrostatic potential using Convergent-Beam Electron Diffraction (CBED)
  • Nano-scale local electrostatic potential analysis of ferroelectrics and multiferroics
  • Electrostatic potential analysis of charge-/orbital-ordering materials
  • Structural study of phase transformation materials

Education / Employment

  • Apr. - Jul. 2004: Visiting researcher at Triebenberg lab, TU Dresden, Germany
  • Nov. 2001 - present: Associate professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (IMRAM), Tohoku University.
  • Apr. 2001 - Oct. 2001: Research associate, IMRAM, Tohoku University.
  • Apr. 1992 - Mar. 2001: Research associate, Research Institute for Scientific Measurements (RISM), Tohoku University.
  • Apr. 1991 - Mar. 1992: JSPS Fellowships for Japanese Junior Scientists.
  • Nov. 1991: Ph. D., Physics, Tohoku University.
  • Mar. 1989: M.C., Physics, Tohoku University.
  • Mar. 1987: B.S., Physics, Tohoku University.

Awards

  • Research Award of the Crystallographic Society of Japan (2010)
  • Award of the Society of promotion of Scientific measurements (2009)
  • Seto Award, The Japanese Society of Microscopy (2004)
  • Harada Research Award (1993)
  • Reserch Award of Inoue Foundation for Science (1992)

Publications