Sadamichi Maekawa(前川禎通 Maekawa Sadamichi'')'' is a Japanese researcher, who was born in Nara Prefecture, Japan in 1946. He obtained his B. Sc. (1969), M. Sc. (1971) degrees from Osaka University, and D. Sc. (1975) degree from Tohoku University. He was a research associate (1971–1982) and an associate professor (1982–1988) at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, and a professor (1988–1997) at Faculty of Engineering,

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, and a professor (1997–2010) at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University. After serving as a director of Advanced Science Research Center in Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2010-2018), he became a senior advisor at RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science from April 2018. His main research topics include theory of electronic properties in strongly correlated electron systems, in particular, high-temperature superconductors and orbital physics in transition metal oxides and theory of spintronics.

Professional Experience

Awards

2018 Highly Cited Researchers2018 2013 Honoris Causa Doctorate of University of Zaragoza, Spain 2012 Honorary Member of the Magnetic Society of Japan 2012 IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal 2008 the title of Distinguished Professor, Tohoku University 2008 Fellow of the American Physical Society 2005 the title of Honda Professor, Tohoku University 2003 Magnetics Society of Japan Award 2001 Humboldt Award (Germany) 1999 Fellow of Institute of Physics (UK)

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Fellows of the American Physical Society Japanese physicists Living people 1946 births Osaka University alumni {{Physicist-stub