Journal of Powder Metallurgy & Mining
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Ameyama K

Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Biography

Kei Ameyama studied Materials Science at the Kyoto University and after completing his PhD he joined with Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University as an Assistant Professor. He spent a year as a visiting scientist at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada. In 1996, he became a Professor at Department of Mechanical System Engineering,Ritsumeikan University, and in 1997 Chairperson of the Department. From 2007 to 2010, he was a Vice Dean of the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, and since 2010 he has been an Executive Director, Division of International Affairs, Ritsumeikan University. He has been appointed a board member of the Japan Institute of Metals, and he also has been committee member of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan, the Society of Materials Science of Japan and Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy. In 2010, he became a Project Leader of Industry-Academia Collaborative R&D Programs funded by the Japan Science and Technology Agency. He is now leading a research project by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) under Collaborative Research Based on Industrial Demand "Heterogeneous Structure Control: Towards Innovative Development of Metallic Structural Materials" 2012-2016

Research Interest

Advanced Materials Technology, Metals and Materials Science

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