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Shuichi Iwata / Professor / Division of Environmental Studies
Department of Human and Engineered Environmental Studies / / Data Science, Design Science on Materials, Nuclear Fuel Engineering
http://ilab.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/, http://www.codata.org

Career Summary
1970: Graduated, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
1975: Doctor of Engineering from The University of Tokyo
1978: Research Associate, The University of Tokyo
1978: Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
1980-1991: Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
1985-86: Guest Researcher, FIZ-Karlsruhe
1991-: Professor, The University of Tokyo
2002-2006: CODATA President
Educational Activities
Graduate school: Principles in Artifactual Engineering, Inclusive Design
Research Activities
Data and Society(2002- )
Literature
J. Lubchenco, S. Iwata: Science and the Information Society, Science Editorial Vol. 301, p. 1443, 2003S. Iwata, R. Chen: Science and the Digital Divide, Science Editorial Vol. 310, p. 405, 2005 H. Wang, Ying Chen, Y. Kaneta, S. Iwata: First-principles investigation of structural, electronic and optical property of olivine Si3N4 and Ge3N4, J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 18 (2006), pp.10663-10676.
Other Activities
Past President, Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA)
Member, Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ)
Associate Member, Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
Chairman of the 122 Committee, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Vice-Chairman of Knowledge Infrastructure Committee (MEXT, METI).
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Future Plan
Data for Society
Messages to Students
“A diamond is a letter from the earth.”--Frank
”Snow is a letter from the sky.”--Nakaya
Similarly, I consider an artifact as a letter from an old friend.

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