工学部学部長の田畑修教授がIEEE（米国電気電子学会）のライフフェローに選ばれました。
IEEEは最先端技術開発で人類に貢献する専門家の世界的な団体です。160か国に40万人の会員を擁し、宇宙分野、コンピュータ、通信からバイオメディカル、電力、家電までの広範で多様な技術分野を牽引しています。IEEEでは、IEEEが関わる分野のいずれかにおいて著しい貢献をした会員であってIEEE役員会が選出したものに対して、フェローの称号が与えられます。その中でもIEEEの発展のために長年の貢献が認められた者にはライフフェロー(終身名誉会員)の称号が与えられます。田畑教授は2020年にフェローに選出されています。
田畑教授は企業で15年、大学で24年間にわたって、シリコン異方性エッチング、薄膜機械的特性評価、3次元微細加工、DNAや細胞とMEMS/NEMSの集積化、の分野において多くの先駆的な貢献をされました。学術研究と製品開発の両面において社会の発展に優れた貢献をした稀有な人物の一人です。
（工学部教授 今井欽之）
Prof. Osamu Tabata, Dean of KUAS Faculty of Engineering, Named IEEE Life Fellow
Professors Osamu Tabata, dean of Faculty of Engineering, has been named a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) in recognition of his contributions to the development and commercialization of miniature electromechanical systems.
The IEEE is the world’s leading technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity. With more than 400,000 members in 160 countries, the IEEE is a leading authority in many fields including aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications, biomedical engineering, electric power, and consumer electronics. The title of Fellow is conferred upon a member of the IEEE who have accomplished an extraordinary record in any of the IEEE’s fields of interest, and selected by the IEEE Board of Directors. Among IEEE Fellows, those who are recognized for their long-term contributions to the development of IEEE are given the title of Life Fellow (honorary member for life). Professor Tabata was first elected as a Fellow in 2020.
During a career spanning 15 years in industry and 24 years in academia, Professor Tabata has made many pioneering contributions to anisotropic (orientation-dependent) etching of silicon, thin film mechanical property characterization, three-dimensional micro-fabrication, and the integration of DNA and cells with micro/nano electromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). He is one of the very few people who excel in both academic research and industrial product development, and who has consequently made an enormous impact on the wellbeing of humanity.
（Tadayuki Imai, Faculty of Engineering）