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Dr. Masato Sagawa
Education and Qualifications
Awards
Publications
Born
August 3, 1943, Tokushima, Japan
Education and Qualifications
1966：B. A., Department of Electrical Engineering, Kobe University
1968：M. A., Department of Electrical Engineering, Kobe University
1972：Dr. Eng., Metallurgical Materials Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
Scientific Positions
1972-1982：Fujitsu Ltd.
1982-1988：Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (now Proterial, Ltd.)
1988-2012：Established Intermetallics Co., Ltd., Appointed as Representative Director
2013-present：Established NDFEB Corporation, Appointed as Representative Director
2016-present：Adviser, Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
2017-2019：Adviser, Nippon Densan Co., Ltd. (now NIDEC Corporation)
2017-2019：Specially Appointed Professor, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
2019-present：Distinguished Invited University Professor, Tohoku University
2019-present：Guest Professor at the China Iron and Steel Research Institute
2019-present：Guest Professor, Central Iron & Steel Research Institute, China
2022-present：Senior Fellow, Research Promotion Organization for Carbon Neutrality, Meijo University
Awards
1984：Osaka Science Prize
1985：Minister of Science and Technology Agency Award
1986：International Prize for New Materials, American Physical Society
(now James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials)
1988：The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Meritorious Award
1990：Asahi Prize
1991：Japan Magnetics Society Award
1993：Okochi Memorial Prize
1998：Acta Metallurgica J. Hollomon Award
2003：Honda-Kinen Prize
2006：Kato-Kinen Prize
2012：Japan Prize
2016：Special Award, Nagamori Award
2018：NIMS Award 2018
2020：The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Gold Medal Award
2022：Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering
2022：IEEE Medal for Environmental and Safety Technologies
Publications
- “Permanent Magnets: Materials Science and Applications”, Masato Sagawa, Masaaki Hamano, Makoto
Hirabayashi, AGNE Gijutsu Center Inc., ISBN 978-4-901496-38-4 (2007)
- “All About Neodymium Magnets: Protecting the Earth with Rare Earths”, Masato Sagawa, AGNE
Gijutsu Center Inc.,
ISBN 978-4-901496-58-2 (2011)
- “The Work Style of the Strongest Engineer”, Shuji Nakamura, Masato Sagawa, Jitsumukyoiku-Shuppan
Co., Ltd.
ISBN 978-4-788911-95-6 (2016)
