PROF. DR. TATSURO MORITA

Kyoto Institute of Technology
Current Positions:
Full-time Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology (KIT)
Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Mongkut‘s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), Thailand
Qualifications:
Fellow, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK, 2018)
Chartered Engineer (UK, 2008)
Doctor of Engineering (Keio University, 1994)
Specialized Fields:
Engineering Materials, Fracture and Strength of Materials
Current Roles in Academic Societies, etc.:
Executive Board Member, Society of Materials Science, Japan (JSMS)
Executive Board Member, Committee on Fatigue of Materials, JSMS
Executive Board Member, Technical Society for Surface Treatment by Fine Particle Bombarding
Special Technical Advisor, Small and Medium Enterprise Center of Kyoto Prefecture
Academic Awards:
Technical Award, Japan Titanium Society (2011), Study on hybrid surface treatment for titanium alloy
Award for Promising Researchers, JSMS (2000), Analytical study on fatigue behavior based on dislocation dynamics simulation
Academic Background and Career Track:
2018: Visiting Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, KMUTT, Thailand
2017: Full-time Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, KIT. Engaged in research, education including dCEP and administration at KIT and academic societies.
2000: Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and System Engineering, KIT
1998-1999: Visiting Scholar, Department of Material Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, USA. Sponsored by Fellowship Program of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
1991: Research Associate, Department of Mechanical and System Engineering, KIT
1983-1991: Undergraduate, Mater‘s Course and Doctoral Course Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University