Professor Hideo Ohno
Professor Hideo Ohno is a Japanese physicist and world leader in the field of spintronics.
Spintronics is a technology which takes advantage of the magnetic (spin) and electronic (charge) attributes of an electron. Professor Ohno’s pioneering work in the field of spintronics ranges from the creation and exploration of the physical properties of new ferromagnetic semiconductors to the development of a high-performance spintronics device. The integration of the latter with semiconductor integrated circuits has led to the emergence of highly energy-efficient integrated circuits.
Professor Ohno is currently the 22nd President of Tohoku University. He previously held a number of posts at the university, including Director of Research of the Institute of Electrical Communication and Director of the Center for Spintronics Integrated System.
He has been honoured around the world by academia, including being made a fellow of the Institute of Physics (IOP) since 2004, a fellow of American Physical Society (APS) since 2012, and International Fellow, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) since 2021.
His contribution and achievements have also been recognised with multiple awards, spanning more than 30 years, including: the IEEE David Sarnoff Award; the C&C Prize; the Leo Esaki Prize; the MEXT Commendation for Science and Technology; and the IEEE Magnetics Society Achievement Award.