is a Japanese

physicist A physicist is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics, which encompasses the interactions of matter and energy at all length and time scales in the physical universe. Physicists generally are interested in the root or ultimate cau ...

, Professor at

University of Tokyo , abbreviated as or UTokyo, is a public research university located in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1877, the university was the first Imperial University and is currently a Top Type university of the Top Global University Project b ...

and Director of Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS) at RIKEN. He is a specialist in physics of strongly correlated electron systems and known for his work in

high-temperature superconductivity High-temperature superconductors (abbreviated high-c or HTS) are defined as materials that behave as superconductors at temperatures above , the boiling point of liquid nitrogen. The adjective "high temperature" is only in respect to previou ...

Mott transition A Mott transition is a metal-nonmetal transition in condensed matter. Due to electric field screening the potential energy becomes much more sharply (exponentially) peaked around the equilibrium position of the atom and electrons become localized an ...

colossal magnetoresistance Colossal magnetoresistance (CMR) is a property of some materials, mostly manganese-based perovskite oxides, that enables them to dramatically change their electrical resistance in the presence of a magnetic field. The magnetoresistance of conventio ...

Multiferroics Multiferroics are defined as materials that exhibit more than one of the primary ferroic properties in the same phase: * ferromagnetism – a magnetisation that is switchable by an applied magnetic field * ferroelectricity – an electric polarisa ...

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magnetic skyrmion In physics, magnetic skyrmions (occasionally described as 'vortices,' or 'vortex-like' configurations) are statically stable solitons which have been predicted theoretically and observed experimentally in condensed matter systems. Skyrmions can be ...

Biography

Tokura was born in Nishiwaki, Hyōgo, Japan. He holds a: B.S. in

Applied Physics Applied physics is the application of physics to solve scientific or engineering problems. It is usually considered to be a bridge or a connection between physics and engineering. "Applied" is distinguished from "pure" by a subtle combination ...

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(1976), and a M.S. (1978) and Ph.D (1981) in that subject from the same university. His subsequent career has also been at the University of Tokyo, rising from Research Associate to Lecturer in the Dept. of Applied Physics, then Assistant Professor and Professor in the Dept. of Physics, and finally, from 1995 on, Professor in Dept. of Applied Physics. In addition has been * 1993 – 2002: Group Leader, Joint Research Center for Atom Technology (JRCAT) * 2001 – 2008: Director, Correlated Electron Research Center (CERC), AIST * 2001 – 2007: Research Director, Tokura Spin Superstructure, ERATO-JST * 2006 – 2012: Research Director, Tokura Multiferroics Project, ERATO-JST * 2007 – 2013: Group Director, Cross-Correlated Materials Research Group (CMRG), RIKEN * 2008–present: AIST Fellow,

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology The , or AIST, is a Japanese research facility headquartered in Tokyo, and most of the workforce is located in Tsukuba Science City, Ibaraki, and in several cities throughout Japan. The institute is managed to integrate scientific and engineeri ...

(AIST) * 2010 – 2013: Center Director, Quantum-Phase Electronics Center (QPEC), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo * 2010 – 2013: Director, Emergent Materials Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute * 2010 – 2013: Group Director, Correlated Electron Research Group (CERG), RIKEN Advanced Science Institute * 2013–Present: Director of Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Academy

He is a Member of the Science Council of Japan, and a Foreign Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2014 – )

Recognition

*1990:

Nishina Memorial Prize The is the oldest and most prestigious physics award in Japan. Information Since 1955, the Nishina Memorial Prize has been awarded annually by the Nishina Memorial Foundation. The Foundation was established to commemorate Yoshio Nishina, who w ...

*1990: IBM Japan Science Prize *1991: Bernd T. Matthias Prize *1998: Nissan Science Prize *1999: JPS Award for Academic Papers on Physics *2002:

Asahi Prize The , established in 1929, is an award presented by the Japanese newspaper ''Asahi Shimbun'' and Asahi Shimbun Foundation to honor individuals and groups that have made outstanding accomplishments in the fields of arts and academics and have greatl ...

*2002: ISI Citation Laureate Award （Department of Applied Physics） *2003:

Medal with Purple Ribbon are medals awarded by the Government of Japan. They are awarded to individuals who have done meritorious deeds and also to those who have achieved excellence in their field of work. The Medals of Honor were established on December 7, 1881, and we ...

*2005: James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials *2011: 52nd Fujihara Award *2012: IUPAP Magnetism Award and Néel Medal *2013:

Imperial Prize of the Japan Academy The is a prestigious honor conferred to two of the recipients of the Japan Academy Prize. Overviews It is awarded in two categories: humanities and natural sciences. The Emperor and Empress visit the awarding ceremony and present a vase to ...

*2014: Honorary Doctor at

Uppsala University Uppsala University ( sv, Uppsala universitet) is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation. The university rose to significance during ...

*2014: 55th Honda Memorial Award *2014:

Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates Clarivate Citation Laureates formerly Thomson Reuters Citation Laureates is a list of candidates considered likely to win the Nobel Prize in their respective field. The candidates are so named based on the citation impact of their published resear ...

*2020: Person of Cultural Merit *2022: Members of the

Japan Academy The Japan Academy ( Japanese: 日本学士院, ''Nihon Gakushiin'') is an honorary organisation and science academy founded in 1879 to bring together leading Japanese scholars with distinguished records of scientific achievements. The Academy is ...

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References

External links

Tokura Laboratory at University of TokyoCenter for Emergent Matter Science at RIKEN
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tokura, Yoshinori 1954 births Living people Japanese physicists People from Hyōgo Prefecture University of Tokyo alumni University of Tokyo faculty Persons of Cultural Merit Fellows of the American Physical Society Members of the Japan Academy