Visiting Professors
Visiting Professor in FY2025

Visit. Prof. Dr. Marcel Somers (2025.8.25-2025.9.26)
Technical University of Denmark
- Research Proposal
- Reconciling Martensite Formation in the Sub-Zero Celsius Regime with the Theory of Martensite Formation in Steels
Visiting Professor in FY2024

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Oleg Tretiakov (2025.3.3-2025.5.9)
UNSW Sydney, Australia
- Research Proposal
- Synthetic Antiferromagnet Spintronics

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Qun Niu (2025.1.1-2025.12.31)
Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Research Proposal
- Thermoelectric Study of Two-Dimensional Heavy Fermions

Visit. Lecturer Dr. Jack C. Gartside (2025.2.17-2025.3.28)
Imperial College London
- Research Proposal
- Fabricating 3D Nanomagnetic Arrays for Reconfigurable Magnon Frequency Combs and Neuromorphic Computing

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jaegeun Hah (2025.1.20-2025.2.26)
Kwangwoon University
- Research Proposal
- Novel Fabrication of Self-Organized Nano-Thin Films

Visit. Prof. Dr. Zhongwen Ouyang ( 2024.10.11-2024.11.19)
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Research Proposal
- Investigation on New Quantum states in Triangular-Lattice Dimer Antiferromagnets

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Yida Xiong (2024.7.1-2025.6.30)
Nanyang Technological University
- Research Proposal
- Corrosion/Stress Corrosion Cracking Behaviors of Binder Jet Printed and Conventionally Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel.

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Arvind Maurya (2024.10.1-2024.12.28)
Mizoram University
- Research Proposal
- Search for Quantum Criticality in Low Dimensional Ferromagnet UNi₄P₂

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jean-Marc Debierre (2024.5.15-2024.6.14)
Aix-Marseille University
- Research Proposal
- Theoretical Study on Kinetics at rystal/Melt Interface
Visiting Professor in FY2023

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Soo-Hyun Joo (2024.1.30-2024.2.27)
Dankook University
- Research Proposal
- Dissimilar Bonding via 3D Interconnected Structures of Liquid Metal Dealloying
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ilya Okulov (2024.3.1-2024.3.29)
Leibniz-Institut für Werkstofforientierte Technologien - IWT
- Research Proposal
- Design of Integrated Composite Electrode Composed of Porous Metallic Current Collector and Nanoscale Active Ceramic Material
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Daniel Braithwaite (2023.11.6-2023.12.18)
CEA Grenoble and Grenoble Alpes University
- Research Proposal
- Calorimetry in Miniature Diamond Anvil Cell
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Toni Helm (2023.4.1-2024.3.31)
High Magnetic Field Laboratory at the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf
- Research Proposal
- Angle-Dependent Magnetoresistance Studies in the Spin-Triplet Superconductor UTe2
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Ilya Sheikin (2023.7.1-2023.9.30)
LNCMI, CNRS
- Research Proposal
- Electronic Structure and Fermi Surfaces of Ce-based Heavy-Fermion Compounds
- Activity report

Visit. Lecturer Dr. Mohammad Saeed Bahramy (2023.6.16-2023.8.7)
University of Manchester
- Research Proposal
- Modelling Emergent Quantum Phases in Two- Dimensional Materials
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Michael Zhitomirsky (2023.10.1-2023.11.30)
Interdisciplinary Research Institute of Grenoble (IRIG), CEA
- Research Proposal
- Phase Diagrams and Competing Interactions in Complex Triangular Antiferromagnets
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jun-Sik Lee (2023.6.21-2023.7.20)
SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, USA
- Research Proposal
- Developing Resonant Soft X-Ray Scattering Technique in Very High Magnetic Fields by Using Advanced Pulse Magnet Design
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Anna Kosogor (2023.5.10-2023.10.31)
Institute of Magnetism, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- Research Proposal
- Influence of the Chemical Composition on the Magnetocaloric Properties of Metamagnetic Shape Memory Alloys.
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2022

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wojciech Gieszczyk (2023.1.16-2023.4.14)
Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
- Research Proposal
- Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation Using Stimulated Luminescence Phenomena
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Thierry Duffar (2022.10.1-2022.11.30)
Grenoble Institute of Technology
- Research Proposal
- Growth Kinetics at Crystal/ Melt Interface
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Junichiro Kono (2022.10.1-2023.9.30)
Rice University
- Research Proposal
- Spectroscopy of Matter in High Magnetic Fields
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Matthias Militzer (2022.7.11-2022.9.9)
The University of British Columbia
- Research Proposal
- Modelling of Alloying Element Interaction with Migrating Interfaces in Metals and Alloys
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Rasmus Toft-Petersen (2022.4.1-2023.12.1)
Technical University of Denmark
- Research Proposal
- High-Field Magnetic Phase Transitions in Magnetoelectric Systems

Visit. Prof. Dr. Sanjit Konar (2022.5.9-2022.6.8)
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal
- Research Proposal
- Design Of Redox-Active Porous Molecular Materials For Guest Induced Controlling Of Electron Conduction And Magnetic Properties
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Hidekazu Kurebayashi (2022.7.1-2022.8.31)
University College London
- Research Proposal
- Fabricating Marmin Wagner Magnets by State-of-the-Art Thin-Film Growth Technique
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Farhad Rézaï-Aria (2022.6.6-2022.8.5)
Institut Mines-Télécom, École Nationale Supérieure des Mines d'Albi-Carmaux, Institut Clément Ader Site -Albi
- Research Proposal
- TA2M5: Thermomechanical Assessments of Additively Manufactured Metallic Materials & Multi-Materials
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2021

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arnaud Joel Badel (2022.3.1-2023.2.28)
CNRS
- Research Proposal
- High Temperature Superconductors For Very High Field Magnets Beyond 30 T
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Timothy Ziman (2021.12.1-2022.2.28)
Institut Laue Langevin
- Research Proposal
- Magnetic Fluctuations and the Thermoelectric Effect
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2020

Visit. Prof. Dr. Thierry Duffar (2021.1.4-2.26 Online)
Grenoble Institute of Technology, France
- Research Proposal
- Growth Kinetics at Crystal/Melt Interface
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Amar Prasad Yadav (2021.1.4-2.26 Online)
Central Department of Chemistry, Tribhuvan University, Nepal
- Research Proposal
- Corrosion Monitoring of Carbon Steel in Ozonized Aqueous Medium under Simulated Gamma Ray Irradiation Environment
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2019

Visit. Prof. Dr. Hyoung Seop Kim (2019.12.23-2020.1.31 )
Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
- Research Proposal
- Ultrafine Grained Materials, High-Entropy Alloy
- Activity report

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Ivan Soldatov (2020.2.3-2020.3.19)
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Magnetic Domain Imaging of Ferrimagnetic Thin Films
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Ilya Sheikin (2019.7.1-2019.9.30)
LNCMI, CNRS, France
- Research Proposal
- Superconductivity, Quantum Phase Transitions and Fermi Surface of Strongly Correlated f-Electron Systems
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jiang Xiao (2019.8.1-2019.8.30)
Fudan University, China
- Research Proposal
- Spin Cavitronics
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Subhankar Bedanta (2019.6.17-2019. 7.26)
National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), India
- Research Proposal
- Spin Pumping in Bi2Se3 (MoS2)/CFMS Layers
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Deng Pan (2019.6.3-2019.8.30)
MGI, Shanghai University, China
- Research Proposal
- Processing-Dependence of Mechanical Properties and Governing Deformation Mechanisms of Ti-Nb Alloys by Additive Manufacturing
- Activity report

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Ilya Okulov (2019.5.8-2019.6.7)
The University of Bremen, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Establishing a Hybrid Manufacturing Technology Combining Liquid Metal Dealloying and Aadditive Manufacturing for Production of Functional Nanoporous Materials
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Ruihua He (2019.5.23-2019.6.27)
Westlake University, China
- Research Proposal
- Search for Materials with 3D Negative Electron Compressibility
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2018

Visit. Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel-Hady Gepreel (2019.2.1-2019.3.8)
Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST), Egypt
- Research Proposal
- Advanced Characterization of New High Entropy Alloys That Show Stress-Induced Martensitic Transformation
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Kwang Yong Choi (2019.1.4-2019.2.27)
Chung-Ang University, Korea
- Research Proposal
- Searching for a Kitaev spin liquid in α-Ru1-xIrxCl3
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Zhiyong Qiu (2018.12.25-2019.3.15)
Dalian University of Technology, China
- Research Proposal
- Spin Injection and Transport of Cr2O3 Films
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mukannan Arivanandhan (2018.11.12-2019.1.30)
Centre for Nanoscience and Technology, Anna University, Chennai, India
- Research Proposal
- Defect Engineering in SiGe Alloy Semiconductor for Thermoelectric Applications
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2017

Visit. Prof. Dr. Yongmin Kim (2017.5.1~2017.7.31)
Dankook University, Korea
- Research Proposal
- Transport and Tunneling Properties of 2D Van der Waals Heterostructures
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weerapong Chewpraditkul (2017.6.5~2017.7.8)
King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thailand
- Research Proposal
- Luminescence and Scintillation Properties of (LuxGd3-x)(Al2.4Ga2.6)O12:Ce, x = 0.2,0.4,0.6,0.8 Multicomponent Garnet Crystals
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jianfeng Zhang (2017.10.2~2017.12.31)
Hohai University, China
- Research Proposal
- Precipitation of SiC on Superhard Diamond Particles and its Spark Plasma Sintering Combined with WC
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Zlatko Sitar (2018.1.9-3.31)
North Carolina State University, USA
- Research Proposal
- The Metalorganic Vapor Phase Epitaxial Growth of InGaAlN
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2016

Visit. Prof. Dr. Ilya Sheikin (2016.4.4~2016.6.3)
LNCMI, CNRS, France
- Research Proposal
- Electronic and Superconducting Properties of Ce-Based Heavy-Fermion Compounds with Quasi-Two-Dimensional Fermi Surfaces
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Yunping Li (2016.7.8~2016.8.9)
Central South University, China
- Research Proposal
- Influence of Alloying Element on Twinning Boundary Mobility of Mg and Its Alloys
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Weibin Cui (2016.7.12~2016.9.1)
Northeast University, China
- Research Proposal
- Magnetotransport Properties Caused by the Magnetic Doping in Topological Insulators
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Mathias Kläui (2016.10.6~2016.12.2)
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Investigation of Insulator Spintronics and the Spin Seebeck Effect in Ferroic Compounds
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2015

Visit. Prof. Dr. Petre Badica (2015.5.1~2015.6.4)
National Institute of Materials Physics, Romania
- Research Proposal
- Joints of Superconducting Tapes: Fabrication and Characterization
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Victor Nemykin (2015.6.23~2015.7.26)
University of Minnesota Duluth, USA
- Research Proposal
- Theoretical Investigation of the Electronic Structure and Spectroscopy of Organometallic and Transition-Metal Nanostructures
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pallavi Dhagat (2015.6.23~2015.7.22)
Oregon State University, USA
- Research Proposal
- Characterizing Magnetostriction in FeFtPd Thin Films
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jens Müller (2015.9.17~2015.12.15)
Institute of Physics, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Investigation of Low-Frequency Charge and Spin Dynamics in Correlated -Electron Systems with Multi-Degrees of Freedom
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Lech Tomasz Baczewski (2015.11.9~2015.12.8)
Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
- Research Proposal
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2014

Visit. Prof. Dr. B.J. Gunawarman (2014.7.1~2014.8.31)
Andalas University, Indonesia
- Research Proposal
- Corrosion Behavior of New Beta Type Titanium Alloys in modified Antificial Saliva
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Christian Wetzel (2014.9.8~2014.11.30)
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
- Research Proposal
- Development of GaInN Heterostructures of High InN Fraction
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Sui-Tat Chui (2014.9.11~2014.12.10)
University of Delaware, USA
- Research Proposal
- Spin Plasmonics
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Subhankar Bedanta (FY2014)
National Institute of Science Education and Research, India
- Research Proposal
- Magnetization Reversal Processes in Perpendicularly Magnetized FePt Dots and Antidot Arrays
- Activity report

Visit. Accos. Prof. Dr. Vladislav Kataev (2014.10.7~2014.11.11)
Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research IFW Dresden, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Exploring the Phase Diagram of the Frustrated Quantum Spin Magnet LiCuSbO4
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Masaki Matsuda (FY2014)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
- Research Proposal
- Neutron Scattering Study in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2013

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Carl Boehlert (2014.1.6~2014.2.6)
Michigan State University, USA
- Research Proposal
- Analysis of Deformation Behavior of β-type Titanium Alloys for Biomedical Applications
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kochurikhin (2013.11.5~2013.12.5)
General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
- Research Proposal
- Development of Growth Technology for Large Size Bulk and Shaped Growth on Scintillator, Piezo-electric and Halogen Single Crystals
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Christian Schröder (FY2013)
University of Applied Sciences Bielefeld, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Large Scale Simulation of Hybrid Nano-magnetic Systems, Molecular Based Magnets, Magnetic Multi-layers and Thier Composites
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atsufumi Hirohata (FY2013)
University of York, U.K.
- Research Proposal
- Experimental Demonstration of A Persistent Current
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Timothy Ziman (FY2013)
Institut Laue Langevin and CNRS, France
- Research Proposal
- Transport and Non-linear Correlation Functions in Frustrated Metallic Antiferromagnets
- Activity report

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Burak Dikici (2013.7.3~2013.8.14)
Yuzuncu Yil University, Turkey
- Research Proposal
- Investigation of Electrochemical Biocompatibilities of β-type Ti-Nb-Ta-Zr and Co-Cr-Mo Alloys through Microstructural Refinement
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2012

Visit. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andras Kovács (2012.11.22~2013.1.31)
Ernst Ruska-Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany
- Research Proposal
- High-resolution Chemical, Structual and Magnetic Study of Hard Magnetic Nanocrystals Using Advanced Electron Microscopy and Spectroscopy
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Georges Boulon (2012.11.15~2012.12.15)
Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, France
- Research Proposal
- Crystal Growth and Spectroscopic properties of Laser Single Crystals/ Ceramics
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Donggyu Kim (2012.6.1~2012.7.31)
Dong-A-University, Korea
- Research Proposal
- Hot Ductility Behaivior of High Mn Steel with Various Deformation Conditions
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2011

Visit. Prof. Dr. Chuang Dong (2011.10.31~2011.11.30)
Key Laboratory of Materials Modification, Dalian University of Technology, China
- Research Proposal
- Cluster-plus-glue-atom model for low-E β-Ti bio-alloys
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Czeslaw Rudowicz (2011.10.1~2011.11.30)
West Pomeranian University of Technology, Poland
- Research Proposal
- Study of the role of the higher-order field-dependent(HOFD) terms in characterization of magnetic, optoelectronic, and laser materials
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Claude Berthier (2011.10.1~2011.10.31)
Laboratoire National des Champs Magnetiques Intenses, CNRS, France
- Research Proposal
- High Field NMR on Quantum Phase Transition
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Krishman Baskar (2011.9.21~2011.10.20)
Crystal Growth Centre, Anna University, India
- Research Proposal
- Growth and Characterization of alloys of GaN, InN and AIN for optoelectronics
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Jian-Tao Wang (2011.7.22~2011.10.19)
Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Research Proposal
- Large-scale simulation on novel nanoscale materials
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Lei Wang (2011.7.1~2011.8.29)
School of Materials and Metallurgy, Northeastern University, China
- Research Proposal
- Improvement of Mechanical properties of TNTZ in simulated body fluid by controlling of grain boundary
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Mercel Sluiter (2011.6.15~2011.8.5)
Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
- Research Proposal
- Large-scale simulation on novel nanoscale materials
- Activity report

Visit. Assist. Prof. Dr. Scott P. Beckman (2011.6.1~2011.8.31)
Iowa State University, USA
- Research Proposal
- Exploration of lead-free ferroelectric/piezoelectric ceramics from first-principles
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2010

Visit. Prof. Dr. J. Vargas Garcia (2011.1.1~2011.3.31)
National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
- Research Proposal
- Ceria-based films prepared by laser CVD
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. In-Keun Yu (2010.10.1~2010.12.31)
Changwon National University, Korea
- Research Proposal
- Feasibility study of a toroid-type HTS SMES application to power quality enhancement using power-hardware-in-the-loop simulation
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Baolong Shen (2010.10.1~2010.12.31)
Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Research Proposal
- Fe-based Nanocrystalline Soft-magnetic Alloys with High Bs and High Curie Temperature
- Activity report

Visit. Accos. Prof. Dr. Arndt Remhof (2010.8.25~2010.10.16)
Empa Materials Science and Technology, Switzerland
- Research Proposal
- Lithium fast-ionic conductivity in complex hydrides
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Thierry Epicier (2010.7.10~2010.8.9)
CNRS nad INSA de Lyon, France
- Research Proposal
- Materials Science, Structural Analysis by using TEM
- Activity report

Visit. Prof. Dr. Hao Chen (2010.6.15~2010.9.14)
Fudan University, China
- Research Proposal
- Theoretical Study on Electron Transport
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2009

Visit. Prof. Dr. Yanwei Ma (2010.2.21~2010.3.30)
Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Research Proposal
- Magnetic field processing and in-field XRD study of new iron-based superconductors
- Activity report

Prof. J. Vanhellemont (2009.11.8~2009.12.12)
Ghent university and Government of Flanders, Belgium
- Research Proposal
- Development of quenching technique to study intrinsic point defects in germanium
- Activity report

Prof. A. Zuttel (2009.9.28~2009.11.25)
University of Fribourg, Switzerland
- Research Proposal
- Study on decomposition process of borohydrides

Prof. Y. Uemura (2009.8.15~2009.9.30)
Columbia University, U.S.A
- Research Proposal
- Phenomenology and /MuSR of correlated-electron superconductors, MuSR of(Ga,Mn)As

Prof. E. R. Hodgson (2009.7.1~2009.9.30)
Euratom/CIEMAT Fusion Association, Spain
- Research Proposal
- Study on dynamic irradiation effects in ceramic insulators
- Activity report

Prof. E. Tsymbal (2009.4.27~2009.6.12)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, U.S.A.
- Research Proposal
- Theoretical Studies of Magnetoelectric interfaces
- Activity report

Prof. T. Ziman (2009.4.15~2009.7.15)
Institut Laue Langevin and CNRS, France
- Research Proposal
- Theory of d-zero and low-dimensional magnetism
- Activity report
Visiting Professor in FY2008

Prof. J. A. Riera (2009.3.29~2009.6.29)
Rosario National University and Institute of Physics, National Council for Science and Technology, Argentine
- Research Proposal
- Strongly correlated electron systems: superconductivity in Fe-As compounds
- Activity report

Prof. K. Leo (2009.3.16~2009.6.15)
Technical University of Dresden, and Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems, Germany
- Research Proposal
- Optical Characterization of Organic Solar Cells
- Activity report

Assoc. Prof. LEE, Hyun-Woo(2009.2.26~2009.4.3)
POSTECH
- Research Proposal
- Spin transfer torque effects in nanostructures
- Activity report

Prof. VARGAS GARCIA, Jorge Roberto (2009.2.1~4.30)
National Polytechnic Institute
- Research Proposal
- Pt-based / TiO2 nanotube electrocatalysts : preparation and electrocatalytic properties

Prof. SHIN, Hyung-Seop (2009.1.6~2009.2.20)
Andong National University
- Research Proposal
- Electro-Mechanical Property Evaluation of HTS and Nb3Sn Multifilamentary tapes

Assoc. Prof. IAVARONE, Maria (2009.1.5~2009.2.8)
Argonne National Laboratory
- Research Proposal
- The Effect of Disorder on Superconductivity and Charge Density Wave Systems
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