Board Members
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| Prof. Shojiro Kawakami
Founder Representative Director |
Mar. 1965 | Awarded Dr. Eng. by Tokyo University Graduate School of Mathematics and Physics |
| Jun. 1979 | Professor of the Tohoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) | |
| Apr. 2000 | Professor of the Tohoku University New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe) | |
| Jul. 2002 | Founded and assumed position of Representative Director of Photonic Lattice, Inc. | |
| 1965-Present | Basic research in the field of optics, and fibre optics. Holder of a number of basic patents such as GI fiber (USP), GRIN fiber (USP), W fiber (Jpn and US) and Autocloning (Jpn and US). | |
| Dr. Tsutomu Aoyama
Representative Director |
Mar. 1975 | Awarded MSc Physics by Tohoku University Graduate School of Science |
| Apr. 1975 | Joined NEC | |
| Mar. 2000 | Joined Santec
as Executive Director, responsibilities included General Manager of R&D, General Manager of Sales Awarded Dr. Eng. by Tohoku University 2001 |
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| Mar. 2003 | Joined Photonic Lattice, Inc. as Executive Director | |
| Jul. 2003 | Appointed Representative Director | |
| Mr. Wataru Ishikawa Director |
Mar. 1979 | Awarded a BSc in Metallurgy by Tohoku University School of Engineering |
| Apr. 1979 | Joined Sony | |
| Nov. 2000 | Researcher with a pre-venture photonic crystal project funded by the Japan Science and Technology Foundation | |
| Jul. 2002 | Participated in the foundation of Photonic Lattice, Inc. | |
| Dr. Takashi Sato Director |
Mar. 1994 | Awarded Dr. Eng. by Tohoku University Graduate |
| Apr. 1994 | Research Assistant at Tohoku University Research Institute of Electrical Communication | |
| Jun. 2001 | Science and Technology Promotion Researcher, Tohoku University New Industry Creation Hatchery Center | |
| Jul. 2002 | Participated in the foundation of Photonic Lattice, Inc. | |
| Dr. Takayuki Kawashima Director |
Mar. 2000 | Awarded Dr. Eng. Tohoku University Graduate |
| Jun. 2001 | Science and Technology Promotion Researcher, Tohoku University New Industry Creation Hatchery Center | |
| Jul. 2002 | Participated in the foundation of Photonic Lattice, Inc. | |
| Dr. Tsuneo Nakahara External Director |
Apr. 1953 | Joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. as General Manager of R&D and subsequently Vice President |
| Jun. 1991 | Appointed Vice Chairman (from Jun. 1996), Executive Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer (until Oct. 2005) | |
| current public positions | National Institute of Science and Technology Policy Advisor, Chairman of the Japan Association for New Technology, Advisor to The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Chairman of the Japan Fine Ceramics Technology Research Association, Member of The Japan Science Foundation Committee for the Promotion of Science, President of The Engineering Academy of Japan, etc. | |
| Prof. Yasutaka Iguchi External Director |
Mar. 1970 | Awarded Dr. Metallurgy by Tohoku University Graduate School of Engineering |
| Dec. 1986 | Professor of Metallurgy, Tohoku University School of Engineering | |
| Apr. 2003 | Joint Head of Research of the Tohoku University New Industry Creation Hatchery Center | |
| Apr. 2006 | Principal of the Hachinohe Technical College |
