Terahertz Technology Prize

This prize is awarded to a person who contributed significantly to the promotion of terahertz science, terahertz technology, and their industrial applications.

Terahertz Technology Prize in FTT 2015 is awarded to Dr. René Beigang and Dr. Masanori Hangyo for their significant, unparalleled achievement in terahertz science and technology, especially the promotion of terahertz development. The award to the late Dr. Hangyo is very special showing our respect and many thanks for his lifetime contribution to the THz society.

The prize will be presented at a banquet on Tuesday evening, 1st September 2015 at Act City Hotel Hamamatsu.

Prize Winners

Dr. René Beigang
René Beigang pioneers on innovative terahertz (THz) wave science and technology, especially in the THz-wave measurement systems, nonlinear optics, and metamaterials at the University of Kaiserslautern. Further contribution has been devoted by building a bridge between academia and industries through the Department Terahertz Measurement and Systems of the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques. He has published more than 300 papers in refereed journals and proceedings.

Profile

Education and Scientific Degree

1974
Diploma in Physics, Technical University of Hannover (with H. Wellegehausen)
1978
Ph.D., University of Hannover, (with H. Welling)
1984
Habilitation, Free University of Berlin

Scientific Curriculum

1979 – 1980
Postdoctoral associate, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y., USA (with J. J. Wynne, D. Grischkowsky)
1981 – 1984
Assistant Professor, Free University of Berlin
1984 – 1986
Visiting scientist, IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y., USA (with D. Grischkowsky and Ph. Avouris)
1986 – 1988
Visiting Scientist (Heisenberg-Stipend), University of Hannover (with H. Welling)
1988 – 1990
Managing Director, Institute for Industrial Image Processing Hannover
1991 – 1996
Associate Professor, University of Kaiserslautern
1996 –
Professor, Department of Physics, University of Kaiserslautern
2005 – 2013
Founder and Head of Department for Terahertz Measurement and Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measuring Techniques (Location Kaiserslautern)

Honors and Awards

1985 – 1988
Heisenberg-Stipend of the German Science Foundation
2014
Joseph-von-Fraunhofer Award of the Fraunhofer Society FhG

Professional Activities

Member
German Physical Society; Optical Society of America
1995
Guest editor for Appl. Phys. B: special issue on optical parametric oscillators
2008
Guest editor for tm-Technisches Messen: special issue on THz generation and application
2009
Guest editor for JOSA B: special issue on THz
2010 –
Topical editor for IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology (IEEE T- TST)
2010 –
Member of the International Organizing Committee IOC of the International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves IRMMW-THz
2011
CEO of Photonik-Zentrum Kaiserslautern e. V. PZKL
2013
Organization of IRMMW-THz 2013 in Mainz, Germany
2015
CEO of Deutsches Terahertz-Zentrum e. V. DTZ

Dr. Masanori Hangyo
M. Hangyo’s research style was to understand scientific problems always based on physics. He gave rise to novel aspects in science and technology, particularly in problems of interaction between electromagnetic waves and solid materials. His eminent achievements are observations of terahertz (THz) radiation from superconductors and mapping of the supercurrent flow, the development of THz time domain spectroscopy using multimode laser diodes, and the spectroscopic study including metamaterials in THz region.

Profile

Education and Scientific Degree

1976 (B.Sci.)
Graduated from Department of Physics, Kyoto Univ.
1978 (M.Sci.)
Graduated from Department of Physics, Kyoto Univ.
1981 (Dr.Sci)
Doctor of Science, Kyoto Univ.

Scientific Curriculum

1981 – 1990
Research Associate, Dept. Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1990 – 1996
Associate Professor, the Research Center for Superconducting Materials and Electronics, Osaka Univ.
1996 – 2000
Professor, RCSME, Osaka Univ.
2000 – 2004
Professor, Res. Ctr. for Superconducting Photonics, Osaka Univ.
2004 – 2014
Professor, Vice Director, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka Univ.

Honor

1996
Toyama PRIZE (Science)

Professional Activities

2012 – 2014
Member of the Int'l Organizing Committee of IRMMW-THz
2013 – 2014
President of the Terahertz Technology Forum in Japan

Terahertz Technology Prize Committee

Xi-Cheng Zhang (University of Rochester)(Chair)
Tomoya Hirosumi (IMRA America, Inc.)
Fritz Keilmann (Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität)
Gun-Sik Park (Seoul National University)
Kiyomi Sakai (National Institute of Information and Communications Technology)
Cunlin Zhang (Capital Normal University)

Past Prize Winner

FTT 2012 : Dr. Kiyomi Sakai       detail

Dr. Kiyomi Sakai
K. Sakai's scientific interests cover a wide range of problems in the far-infrared (FIR) / terahertz(THz) spectral region. As an applied physicist, he has contributed to the development of FIR optical components such as metal meshes highlited in connection with the meta-material, Fourier-transform supectroscopy (FTS) with its application to the plasma dignosis, and Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) with its industrialization.He has published more than 200 papers in refereed jouranals and proceedings.

Profile

Education and Scientific Degree

1962 (B.E.)
Graduated from Osaka University, Department of Applied Physics
1964 (M.E.)
Graduated from Osaka Univ., Dept. Appl. Phys.
1966
Quit the graduate school to join the staff of Dept, Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1968(D.E.)
Doctor of Engineering, Osaka Univ.

Scientific Curriculum

1966 – 1980
Research staff, Dept. Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1980 – 1988
Assistant Professor, Dept. Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1988 – 1990
Lecturer, Dept. Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1990 – 1991
Associate Professor, Dept. Appl. Phys., Osaka Univ.
1991 – 2000
Director of Communications Research Laboratory (CRL)
2000 – present
Guest Expert Researcher,Advisor CRL (present, NICT)
2009 – present
Visiting Professor, Research Ctr. of FIR, Univ. Fukui

Honor

1996
Posts and Telecommunications' Minister's PRIZE (Science and Technology)
2009
"The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette" from Emperor

Professional Activities

1990 -
Member of the Int'l Organizing Committee of IRMMW-THz
2000 – 2002
President of the Japan Society of Infrared Science and Technology
2003 -
President of the Terahertz Technology Forum in Japan
2010
Launched a National Project on THz technology for industry