Tetsuji Oda (born 1948) is a retired Japanese electrical engineer whose research involves

electrostatic discharge Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two electrically charged objects caused by contact, an short circuit, electrical short or dielectric breakdown. A buildup of static electricity can be caused ...

. He is a

professor emeritus ''Emeritus'' (; female: ''emerita'') is an adjective used to designate a retired chair, professor, pastor, bishop, pope, director, president, prime minister, rabbi, emperor, or other person who has been "permitted to retain as an honorary title ...

at the University of Tokyo. Oda is originally from Tokyo, and studied electrical and electronic engineering at the University of Tokyo, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1971, a master's degree in 1973, and a PhD in 1976. He spent his entire academic career at the University of Tokyo, retiring as professor emeritus in 2013. Oda was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 "for contributions to electrostatics and high-pressure plasmas for environmental protection".

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