Professor Osamu Wada

Leverhulme Visiting Professor

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Whilst on leave from Fujitsu Labs, he obtained his PhD from The University of Sheffield in 1980. He was subsequently promoted to Research Fellow at Fujitsu Labs, prior to moving to lead his own group at the Femtosecond Technology Research Association (FESTA), Tsukuba, Japan. He subsequently obtained a Professorship at The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Kobe University, Japan.

He is currently the recipient of a Leverhulme Visiting Professorship, engaged in various areas of work within the Semiconductor Materials and Devices Group.

Education

05/1980 Ph.D. in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK Thesis title: Barriers, Junctions and Traps in InP
04/1969—03/1971 M. E. in Electrical Engineering, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
04/1965—03/1969 B. E. in Electrical Engineering, Himeji Institute of Technology, Himeji, Japan

Work Experience

04/2010—present Visiting Professor, Center for Collaborative Research and Technology Development (CREATE), Kobe University, Japan
04/2004—03/2010 Director, Division of Frontier Research and Technology, CREATE, Kobe University, Japan
04/2001—03/2010 Professor, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan
04/1996—03/2001 Group Leader (Ultrafast Photonic Switching) Femtosecond Technology Research Association (FESTA), Tsukuba, Japan
08/1978—03/1996 Researcher, Senior Researcher, Section Manager, Semiconductor Research Lab.; Department Deputy Manager, and Research Fellow in Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
12/1976—08/1978 Independent Research Worker, SRC (on leave from Fujitsu Lab.), Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
04/1971—03/1996 Researcher, Semiconductor Research Lab. Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Atsugi, Japan

Awards and Honors

IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers)/Communication Society, Distinguished Lecturer Award（OEICs）（May 1994-6）
IEEE/LEOS (Lasers and Electro-Optics Society) Distinguished Lecturer Award（Femtosecond photonic semiconductor devices）（July 1998）
The Japan Society of Applied Physics Paper Award（Femtosecond Technology for photonic semiconductor devices）（Sept. 1999）
Optoelectronic Integration Technology Achievement Award (Izuo Hayashi Award), The Japan Society of Applied Physics, （Development and Practicalization of integrated optoelectronic devices）（March 2007）
The Int. Conf. on Indium Phosphide and Related Materials (IPRM) Award (Application of integrated optoelectronic circuits and devoted contribution to IPRM organization) （May 2007）
Hyogo Prefecture Science Award (Pioneering research on integration and ultrafast techniques for semiconductor photonic devices) (Scheduled: November 2010)

Society Memberships

Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Fellow, Optical Society of America (OSA)
Fellow, The Japan Society of Applied Physics (JSAP)
Fellow, Institute of Electronics, Information, Communication Engineering (IEICE)
Member, Japanese Society of Physics, Optics Society of Japan

Professional Society Activities

Conference chairs:

Program chair, Int. Conf. on Indium Phosphide & Related Materials (IPRM), May 1995, Sapporo, Japan
Conference general chair, Int. Conf. on Indium Phosphide & Related Materials (IPRM), May 1998, Tsukuba, Japan
Subcommittee chair, Photonic Devices Area Subcommittee, Int. Conf. on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM), 2004-2006
Symposium Co-chair, Int. Conf. on Material and Application Technologies (ICMAT) 2007 Symposium D: Semiconductor Photonics: Nano-Structured Materials and Devices, July 2007 , Singapore
General chairs of Workshop on Information, Nano and Photonics Technology (WINPTech) Nov. 2007, Nov. 2008, Dec. 2009, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan
Vice Chair, Kansai Section Joint Congress of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nov. 2008, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

Research Group Organization and Committee:

2004-present: Director General, Photonic Device and Application Technology Group, Optoelectronic Industrial Technology Development Association (OITDA)
2006-present: Member of board, Jpn. Soc. Appl. Pys. (JSAP)
2008-present: Member of Daniel Noble Award Committee, IEEE
2006-2008: Chair, Ultrafast Optoelectronics Research Group, IEICE

Major Teaching Experience

2001-2009 Electrical Circuit Theory (EE B 2nd year)
2001-2009 Electromagnetism (EE B 3rd year)
2001-2009 Photonics Device Technology (EE M 1st year)
2001-2009 Photonic Materials and Applications (EE Ph.D.)
2006-2009 Nano-Structure Engineering (shared by 5 academic staffs)(Eng. M)