SONOBE Taro

Message for researchers

Selamat petang, Chom reap suo, Selamat siang, Sabaidee, Mingalarbar,
Magandang hapon po, Hello, Sawadee, and Xin Chao!

Specialized field/skill

Nanotechnology, Applied Physics, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Process/Chemical Engineering

What made you decide to become a URA?

There was no stereotype of URA as a profession in Japanese university when we started to prepare the establishment of KURA office in 2010. However, a kind of typical framework for URA has been gradually formulated and recognized among URA society in Japan over the past 10 years. Current my motivation is not to forget my original intention and mind to create the URA and Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinator (STI Coordinator) as a new profession in Asian region.

History

B.S., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University

M.S., Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University

Ph.D., The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi

Researcher, Kyoto University 21st Century COE Program

Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University

Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University

Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Global COE Program, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University

Researcher (Part-Time), Department of Environmental System, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University

Expat, Bangkok Liaison Office, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University

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