Biography: 

He received his Ph.D. in 1992 from the University of Tokyo, Japan in Mechanical Engineering. From 1992 to 2000, he worked at national research institutes (AIST) and promoted national programs on composite materials, including standardization of testing methods, ultra-high temperature applications, structural health monitoring, recycling of thermoplastic composites, and life cycle assessment. Since 2000, he has been working at the University of Tokyo, where he has promoted several national projects on energy conservation and CO2 reduction in the automotive and wind power sectors and conducted research on CFRTP and its recycling.