Kengo Shimanoe

Professor, Dr. of Eng., Kyushu University

Department of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Address: 6-1 Kasuga-koen, Kasuga, Fukuoka 816-8580, Japan
Telephone: (+81)92-583-7876
e-mail:shimanoe.kengo.695[at]m.kyushu-u.ac.jp
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Nationality: Japan
The year of birth: 1960

Career

Graduated from Faculty of Engineering (Kagoshima University) in 1983.
Graduated from Master course of Engineering Sciences (Kyushu University) in 1985.
Doctor degree: April 1993 (Doctor of Engineering, Kyushu University)
Advanced Technology Laboratory, Nippon Steel Corporation
Researcher 1985-1991
Senior Researcher 1991-1995(July 31st)
Appointed as a staff of Kyushu University
Research associate 1995(Aug. 1st)-1999(Oct. 1st)
Associate Professor 1999-2005(Jan. 15th)
Professor 2005 (Jan.16th) -

Other post

Director, Center of Advanced Instrumental Analysis (2010Fy-2011Fy, 2014Fy-2019Fy)

Activities in scientific societies

1. Chemical sensors

*Sensors and Materials, Editorial Board Member
*Journal of Sensors, Editorial Board Member
*Journal of Sensor Science and Technology, Editorial Board Member
*Research adviser in “National Institute for Material Sciences (NIMS)”
*GOSPEL Workshop on Gas Sensors Based on Semiconducting Metal Oxides, Organizer
*International Workshop on Semiconductor Gas Sensors, Scientific Committee
*A member on the board in “Japan Association of Chemical Sensor”
etc.

Publication

h-index & Citation (google scholar)
Books: 13, Reviews:23, Keynote lectures:10, Invited talks:71

Patent:70

Awards

Company (Nippon Steel Corp.)

* “Create one” award for basic research
* Four Prizes for invention and developments
* Two letters of appreciation

Academia

* Distinguished Paper International Conference on Advanced Electromaterials 2011
* 2017 CerSJ Awards for academic achievements in ceramic science and technology (The Ceramic Society of Japan: Gakujutsu-sho)
* Award of the Outstanding Papers Published in the Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan in 2019

Research

His current research interests include the fields of functional inorganic materials such as gas sensors, defect perovskite-type oxides, electrochemical catalysts and oxygen-separation membrane.

Other

Article in magazine “Bungei-Shunju” (1991)