Prof. Masahiko HARA

 

Hara

Education

1976-1985 Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, Tokyo Institute of Technology (TITech)

1981-1982 Visiting Research Fellow, Department of Physics, University of Manchester (UK)

1988 Dr. of Engineering,TITech (Prof.Atsuo Fukuda)

Other Appointments

Lab Unit Administrator, Chemical Evolution Lab Unit, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), TITech

Project Leader, TKT CAMPUS Asia Consortium, International Office, TITech

Senior Visiting Scientist, Global Research Cluster, RIKEN

Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Fusion Technology Center (FTC), Hanyang University, Korea

Appointments

1985-1999           Senior Research Scientist, Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN

1986-1991           Research Scientist, Frontier Research Program (FRP), RIKEN

1991-1997           Lecturer, Department of Functional Materials, Chiba University

1991-1999           Deputy Head, Laboratory for Exotic Nano-Materials, FRP, RIKEN

1996-2003           Lecturer, Department of Organic and Polymeric Materials, TITech

1997-2002           Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, TITech

1999-2007           Lab Head, Local Spatio-Temporal Functions Lab, Frontier Research System (FRS), RIKEN

2001-Present    Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Fusion Technology Center (FTC), Hanyang University, Korea

2002-2003           Visiting Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, TITech

2003-Present    Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, TITech

2007-2008           Lab Head, Emergent Functions Asian Collaboration Laboratory, FRS, RIKEN 

2008-2009                       Group Director and Team Leader, Global Collaboration Research Group, Flucto-Order Functions Asian Collaboration Team, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI)

2009-2013                     Director and Team Leader, RIKEN-HYU Collaboration Research Center at Hanyang University (Seoul, Korea), RIKEN ASI

2011-2013           Director, Corporate and International Relation Division, RIKEN ASI

2012-Present    Project Leader, CAMPUS Asia Consortium, International Office, TITech

2013-Present    Senior Visiting Scientist, Global Research Cluster, RIKEN

2013-Present    Lab Unit Administrator, Chemical Evolution Lab Unit, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), TITech

Research Interests

Nanotechnology and Nanoscience, Scanning Probe Microscopy, Self-Assembled Monolayers, Bio-Interfaces, Spatio-Temporal Functions, Emergent Functions, Flucto-Order Functions, Bio-Computing, Biological Information Processing, Chemical Evolution, and Origin of Life