Prof. Dr. Yuichi Ikuhara

Profile

Academic positionFull Professor
Research fieldsSynthesis and Properties of Functional Materials
KeywordsCeramics, Grain Boundary, Interface, Transmission Electron Microscopy, Dislocation

Current contact address

CountryJapan
CityTokyo
InstitutionUniversity of Tokyo
InstituteInstitute of Engineering Innovation
Homepagehttp://interface.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf RiedelInstitut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim KleebeInstitut für Angewandte Geowissenschaften, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ralf RiedelInstitut für Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim KleebeInstitut für Materialwissenschaft, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Darmstadt
Start of initial sponsorship01/03/2011

Programme(s)

2010Humboldt Research Award Programme

Nominator's project description

Professor Yuichi Ikuhara is a well known internationally recognized scientist in the field of interface science and grain boundary engineering in ceramics. His studies concerning grain boundary related phenomena took a world-leading role in this field of research. His stay in Germany will initiate a close collaboration between both institutes at the Tokyo University and the Technische Universität Darmstadt (TU Darmstadt), where cutting-edge research is performed on the nano scale, in particular, on grain-boundary structures with a correlation to material performance. Prof. Dr. Yuichi Ikuhara is hosted by Professor Dr. Ralf Riedel and by Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Kleebe at the Technische Universität Darmstadt.