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Yuasa Laboratory
Kyshu University

Kyushu university / Graduate school and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering
Prof. Hiromi YUASA, Kyushu University

Hiromi Yuasa received master degree and PhD in physics from Keio University in 1998 and in 2009, respectively. She has been working for Toshiba corporation since 1998, where she has been engaged in research and development activities in the field of Spintronics for hard disk drives and authored 185 registered patents and 288 patent applications. She moved to Kyushu University as a Professor in 2015. Her current interests are the physics and devices using spin current phenomena and the dynamics of magnetization based on in torque in the artificial magnetic structures.


CARRIER
2015-current Professor, Graduate school and Faculty of Information Science and Electrical Engineering, Kyushu University
2016-current Visiting Professor, Spin-RNJ, Osaka University
1998-2015 Corporate R&D Center, Toshiba corporation

EDUCATION
2009 Keio University, PhD, Thesis: Giant magnetoresistance effect with current-in-plane and current-perpendicular-to-plane of spin valve films with a nano oxide layer
1996-1998 Keio University, Mater course, Department of Physics
1992-1996 Keio University, Bachelor course, Department of Physics

AWARD
2015 Female Researcher Research Achievement/Human Resource Development Award, Research Achievement Category, given by Japanese Applied Physics Society
2013 Editors' choice (EPL), H. Yuasa, M. Hara, Y. Fuji and H. Fukuzawa:” Fabrication of nanoscale metal paths in oxide thin layers by noble-gas ion beams” Europhysics Lett. 101 47005 (2013).
2011 Editors' Suggestions of Phys. Rev. B, A. D. Giddings, J. G. Keizer, M. Hara, G. J. Hamhuis, H. Yuasa, H. Fukuzawa, and P. M. Koenraad: “Composition profiling of InAs quantum dots and wetting layers by atom probe tomography and cross-sectional scanning tunneling microscopy” Phys. Rev. B 83, 205308 (2011).
2007 Highlights of 2007  (Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics) APPLIED MAGNETISM AND MAGNETIC MATERIALS, H. Fukuzawa, H. Yuasa and H. Iwasaki: “CPP-GMR films with a current-confined-path nano-oxide layer (CCP-NOL)”, J. Phys. D.: Appl. Phys. 40 1213 (2007).
2007 Excellent Invention Award Gold Award (Toshiba R&D CENTER), Hideaki Fukuzawa, Hiromi Yuasa, Susumu Hashimoto, Hitoshi Iwasaki, and Katsuhiko Koi, 2004-233641 (2007).
2005 Achievement Award Significant Patent Registration(Toshiba R&D CENTER), Hiromi Yuasa, Yuzo Kamiguchi, Masatohsi Yoshikawa, Katsuhiko Koi, Hitoshi Iwasaki, Tomohiko Nagata, Takeo Sakakubo, Masashi Sahashi, JP No. 4024499 (2005).
2004 Business Commendation Excellence Award(Toshiba R&D CENTER), , CCP-NOL CPP-GMR head development team(2004).

PUBLICATIONS
Paper= 54, Registered Patent=185, Citation=3738, h-index=35
Hiromi Yuasa‬ - ‪Google Scholar

KEYNOTES AND INVITED TALKS IN INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS (Since 2017)
2023 H. Yuasa, Spin Seebeck Effect and Spin Hall Magnetoresitance in YIG/Co-Ru/Pt systems, SPIN CALORITRONICS XII, 2023/5/25 (Tsukuba).
2021 H. Yuasa, Spin Current Enhancement by Inserting Ultra-thin Magnetic Layer at Interface between YIG and Pt, INTERMAG 2021, CD-01 2021/4/26-30 (online).
2020 H. Yuasa, Spin current from Y3Fe5O12 to Pt via thin magnetic layer, 2020 International Conference on Nanostructured Materials (NANO 2020), 2020/7/7 (Melbourne). Canceled
2019 A. Mitsuda, M. Kaneda, K. Matsutomo, T. Kimura, and H. Yuasa, Novel pressure effects on functional nano spintronic devices, Joint 5th International Symposium on Frontiers in Materials Science and 3rd International Symposium on Nanomaterials, Technology and Applications, 2019/11/10-12.
2018 H. Yuasa, R. Nakamura, F. Nakata and Y. Kurokawa, Inserted layer effect on Spin Mixing Conductance in Spin Seebeck Effect, The 5th International Conference of Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (ICAUMS 2018), 2018/6/3-7(Jeju, Korea).
2018 H. Yuasa, Spintronic phenomena and devices - Past, current and future-, Joint workshop btw SKKU and Kyushu University "Emerging materials and devices", 2018/1/15 (Kyushu Univ. Fukuoka).
2018 H. Yuasa, Inserted layer effect on Spin Mixing Conductance in Spin Seebeck Effect, Reimei/GP-Spin/ICC-IMR International Workshop, New Excitations in Spintronics, 2018/1/10-12 (Tohoku Univ. Sendai).
2017 H. Yuasa, Enhancement of Spin Mixing Conductance in Spin Seebeck Effect, 3rd Japan-Korea Spintronics Workshop 2017/12/18-20 (KIST, Korea).
2017 H. Yuasa, Enhancement of spin mixing conductance and utilizing large spin Hall angle in spin Seebeck effect, York-Tohoku-Kaiserslautern Research Symposium on“New-Concept Spintronics Devices”, 2017/6/21-23 (Univ. York, UK).
2017 H. Yuasa, Enhancement of spin mixing conductance and spin Hall angle in spin Seebeck effect, Program of Core-to-Core and Spintronics Workshop 2017, 2017/3/20-22, (Senri Hankyu Hotel, Osaka).

EXTERNAL APPOINTMENTS
2023-current Program Chair, ICM 2024
2023-current Adviser, JST Strategic Basic Research Promotion Project, ERATO
2021-current Adviser, JST Strategic Basic Research Promotion Project, ACT-X
2021-current Vice Chair, IEEE WIE Shikoku-Fukuoka-Hiroshima Fukuoka section
2021-2022 Program committee, SSDM, Area 9, Chair
2021-2022 Vice Chair, IEEE Fukuoka section
2021 Judging Committee, NEDO, Leading Research Program
2020-current Technology committee, NEDO, R&D of innovative technology for unused heat
2020-current General Affairs Director, Magnetic Society of Japan
2019-current Board member, IOP, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys.
2018-current Judging Committee member, Award from Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation Judging Committee, Science category
2018-2020 Program committee, SSDM, Area 9, Vice Chair
2018-current Research Grant Selection Committee, Next Generation Laboratory ATI
2018-2019 Program sub-committee, MMM 2019
2017-2018 IEEE Fukuoka Section, Secretary
2015-2016 Program sub-committee, Joint MMM/Intermag 2016
2015-current Staring Committee, Spintronics Research Network of Japan
2013-2017 Editorial Committee member, Magnetic Society of Japan
2013-current Executive secretary, Spintronics Study Group, Japanese Applied Physics Society
2007-2012 Program committee member, Japanese Applied Physics Society
2007-2011 General Affairs Committee member, Magnetic Society of Japan