Dr. Tatsuki Ohji
ASM Governor
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Anagahora 2266-98, Shimo-shidami Moriyama-ku Nagoya 463-8560, Japan December 2014/ASM Governor
Tatsuki Ohji is a Visiting Research Scientist (Past-Fellow) at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), a Visiting Professor at Yokohama National University (YNU) and Nagoya Institute of Technology (NITech), all in Japan. He also serves as a Technical Advisor for the Japan Fine Ceramics Association (JFCA). He served The American Ceramic Society (ACerS) as a President in 2019-2020. BS and MS in mechanical engineering from NITech and Ph. D. in inorganic materials engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, he has authored or coauthored more than 380 peer-reviewed papers and 20 book chapters, edited more than 40 books and conference volumes. He has chaired or co-chaired more than 50 international conferences and symposia. His research interests include properties characterization of ceramics, ceramic composites and porous materials and their microstructural design for better performance. A Fellow of ACerS, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), ASM International, the European Ceramic Society (ECerS) and the Ceramic Society of Japan (CerSJ), and an Academician of the World Academy of Ceramics, he has received numerous awards and honors, including the Distinguished Life member (ACerS’s highest honor), W. David Kingery Award, John Jeppson Award, Samuel Geijsbeek PACRIM International Award, and ECD Bridge Building Award all from ACerS, Richard Brook Award from ECerS, Special Contribution Award from the Chinese Ceramic Society, Bhagat Memorial Lecture Award from the Indian Ceramic Society, Honour Medal of Aurel Stodola from the Slovak Academy of Science, Lee Hsun Lecture Award from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Academic Achievement Award from CerSJ. He is an Editor of “Journal of the American Ceramic Society” and “Ceramics International” in addition to an editorial board member of many international journals.