About Kenji Watanabe
Born 2000. Kenji Watanabe is a Japanese physicist and materials scientist.
is a Japanese material scientist. He is a Specially Appointed Researcher at the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS).
Early life and education Watanabe was born in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture. He graduated from the Faculty of Science at Shizuoka University in 1985. After received a Doctor of Science degree from the Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University in 1990,
His specialty is semiconductor physics and engineering,
Awards and honors 2017 – MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology (Research Category) 2022 – Clarivate Citation Laureates 2023 – James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials 2023 – Ichimura Academic Award 2023 – Ibaraki Prefecture Special Meritorious Service Award 2024 – Asahi Prize 2024 – Tsukuba Prize
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Who is Kenji Watanabe?
Japanese physicist (ORCID 0000-0003-3701-8119)
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Kenji Watanabe was born in 2000.
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Kenji Watanabe is a physicist and materials scientist.
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Kenji Watanabe is Japanese.
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