Draft:Kenjiro Kimura

Kenjiro Kimura (木村 建次郎, Kimura Kenjiro, Born in 1978 ) is a Japanese applied physicist, professor, Kobe University, Center for Mathematical and Data Sciences [1], and CEO of Integral Geometry Science Inc [2]. Ph.D. in Engineering (Kyoto University, 2006). Principal investigator.

He is engaged in research on subsurface imaging and inverse problems. He was the first in the world to successfully derive an analytical solution to the inverse problem of wave scattering, which was an unsolved problem in the history of applied mathematics, and established the multiple path scattering field theory. He also succeeded in deriving an analytical solution to the inverse problem of the static magnetic field-current in storage batteries, and founded Integral Geometry Science Inc. to implement these research results in society[3].

Background

 * Born in Okayama, Japan (1978).
 * Graduated from Kurashiki Municipal Gonai Junior High School (1994).
 * Graduated from Okayama Senior High School (1997).
 * Enrolled in Kyoto University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (1997).
 * Graduated from Kyoto University, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2001).
 * Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University–Completed Electrical Engineering (Master’s Program) Course (2003).
 * Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University–Obtained Ph.D. (Engineering) in Electrical Engineering. Engaged in research and development related to electronic devices and developed a microscope system to visualize two-dimensional carrier density distribution (2006)[4].
 * Advanced Measurement and Analysis Technology/Equipment Development Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency/Research Fellowship for Collaboration Between Industry, Academia and Government. Engaged in the development of an atomic-resolution analytical microscope that operates in atmospheric and liquid (JST Advanced Measurement). Succeeded in taking the world's first atomic-scale images of liquid structures at the solid-liquid interface (2006).
 * Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University (2008).
 * Researcher of the JST PRESTO (Sakigake) Project. Engaged in research and development related to batch electron beam lithography systems, and manufactured a Micro Channel Plate (MCP) electron gun system. Invented a near-axis beam lens that enables high-resolution and miniaturization of electron microscopes (2009)[5].
 * Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kobe University (2012).
 * Leader of the contract research project for the Advanced Measurement and Analysis Technology/Equipment Development Program, Japan Science and Technology Agency. Developed a non-destructive imaging system to visualize the current path of lithium-ion batteries (2013)[6].
 * Leader of the SCOPE project of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. Developed a microwave mammography prototype (2013)[7].
 * Leader of the contract research project of AMED Advanced Measurement and Analysis Technology and Equipment Development Project. Developed the world's highest-performance microwave mammography prototype machine, which was shown to have high breast cancer detection sensitivity in all types of breasts, including high-density breasts (2015)[8].
 * Leader of JST Future Society Creation Project. Developing the next-generation security system Super Security Gate to realize the world's safest and most secure society (2017)[9].
 * Sub-Leader of the NEDO Technology Research and Development Project for the Discovery and Commercialization of New Energy Seeds. Succeeded in developing the world's first measurement system for nondestructive imaging of current density distribution inside storage batteries (2017)[10].
 * Professor, Kobe University, Center for Mathematical and Data Sciences (2018).
 * Sub-Leader of Hyogo Advanced Technology Research Project (COE Program). Conducting basic research to realize Level 5-automated driving (2019)[11].
 * Leader of Kobe University for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's FY 2020 Grant Project for Research and Development of Construction Technology. Developed a device for visualizing corrosion and fracture of reinforcing bars inside concrete using tunnel magnetic effect devices (2020).
 * JSPS (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Grants-in-Aid Project for Scientific Research in 2020, Research in the Area of Scientific Transformation, Leader of Planned Research A02-4. Construction of scattering theory and scattering imaging theory (2020).
 * Leader of the Kobe Medical Industry City R&D Grant Project in Kobe, Japan. Involved in the realization of virus-resistant plasma shield technology (2021).
 * Leader of Kobe University in the 2021 SME Management Support Measures Subsidy Project of the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. Realization of Super-array 4D spatio-temporal slicer technology, which enables fast and precise image diagnosis of vast areas (2021).
 * Leader of the Open Innovation Hub Project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for the expansion of the human sphere of existence and activity by exploring the frontiers of the solar system. Developed a technology for tomographic imaging of the three-dimensional structure of the lunar depths - the MOON scattering field tomographic imaging technology (2022).


 * Leader of the Deep Tech Startup Support Fund/Deep Tech Startup Support Project of NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). Conducting a mass production demonstration of an in-line storage battery current density distribution inspection system (2024).

Awards

 * 3rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Molecular Science, Japan Society for Molecular Science Award (2009)[12].
 * 1st Kyoto SMI Nakatsuji Award (2014).
 * AMED President’s Award as part of the 1st Japanese Medical Research and Development Award. (Awarded at the Prime Minister's Office, Cabinet Secretariat, Health and Medical Strategy Office) (2017)[13].
 * Other awards include numerous prizes from The Surface Science Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, The Japan Society for Molecular Science and The National Invention Contest.

Media

 * Cast, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Television (June 26, 2018).
 * Gatten, NHK (September 5, 2018).
 * News Runner, Kansai Telecasting Corporation (September 12, 2018).
 * Dokkiri Hakkiri Miyosawa Yasushi desu, ABC Radio (September 26, 2018).
 * Sukkiri, NTV (October 3, 2018).
 * Nikkei Plus 10, TV Tokyo (January 15, 2019).
 * Shigeo Tada's Feeling Good! ~P-O-N in the Morning, CBC Radio (April 9, 2019).
 * Live Love Hyogo, NHK (September 13, 2019).
 * News Runner, Kansai Telecasting Corporation (September 13, 2019).
 * Hyogo News 845, NHK (September 13, 2019).
 * Morning Japan, NHK (September 14, 2019).
 * Easy News 2 Part, TV Osaka (October 17, 2019).
 * (Part 1) Where This Country is Going 2 - Technology Evolution and Open Innovation, BS Fuji (December 14, 2019).
 * (Part 2) Where This Country is Going 2 - Technology Evolution and Open Innovation, BS Fuji (December 21, 2019).
 * Switch!, Tokai TV (December 26, 2019).
 * Change the World, TV Tokyo (February 16, 2019).
 * Change the World, BS TV Tokyo (February 20, 2019).
 * Health Capsule! Genki no Jikan, CBC Television (January 24, 2021).
 * Kenjiro Kimura, inventor of "amazing mathematics" that saves lives, NHK Science ZERO (February 7, 2021).
 * Special Edition [Opening the unknown world! Scientists' passion SP], NHK Science ZERO (March 28, 2021).
 * Kenjiro Kimura, inventor of "amazing mathematics" that saves lives, NHK Science ZERO (October 10, 2021).
 * Kenjiro Kimura, inventor of "amazing mathematics" that saves lives, NHK Science ZERO (October 16, 2021).
 * Ruriko Kojima graduates! Click here for passionate messages about science, NHK Science ZERO, Dogarege (March 28, 2022).
 * Revolution in Cancer Screening! A "mathematical genius" invents a new technology to see through objects!, Breakthrough, TV Tokyo (May 18, 2024).
 * "Math Genius" Protects Peace with New Invention of Clairvoyant Technology, Breakthrough, TV Tokyo (May 25, 2024).
 * Unpublished interview with "Japanese Edison" talks about how to raise a genius, Breakthrough, TV Tokyo BIZ (May 25, 2024).

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