Introduction of the Fellows
Kaoru SATO Ph.D
Kaoru SATO Specialty; Electron microscopy and microbeam analysis
What cannot be seen or measured cannot be controlled
I am an expert on electron microscopy. My forte is material/surface design based on microstructure analysis. I am also actively engaged in advanced analysis using synchrotron radiation and neutrons.
We have now entered a new era when observational science is leading the exploration of substance and material design/development. It is impossible to find hidden treasure if we are constantly fumbling around in the darkness. By shining a light of advanced analytical sciences, we can come to "see" the controlling factors of material characteristics. We are constantly improving our analytical techniques on a target-driven (problem-solving) basis.
We can offer solutions to our clients by shedding light on the true nature of material by taking full advantage of the microbeam analysis at the micro- and nano-level.
Awards
- The Seto Award (Society Award) from the Japanese Society of Microscopy
- The Okochi Memorial Foundation: Okochi Memorial Foundation Technology Prize
- The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan: Noro Prize, Nishiyama Commemorative Prize, and Tawara Award
- The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials: Significant Contribution Award and the Best Paper Award
- The Surface Finishing Society of Japan, Best paper award
Representative paper
- Atomic Site Determination of Ti, Cr, and Co in Sendust (Fe-9.6W%Si-5.5%Al) by Channeling Enhanced Microanalysis.: Sato K, and Matsuhata H, Proc. of Conf. Micro-beam Analysis 1990 293-296(1990)
- Quantification of Nitrogen in Solution in Stainless Steels Using Parallel EELS.: YAMADA K, SATO K, BOOTHROYD C B: Mater Trans JIM, 6, 571-576(1992)
→ Please refer (J-STAGE) - Determination of Non-Stoichiometric Composition of Complex Carbon-Nitrides in Steel by Measuring Plasmon Energy.: ISHIGURO Y, SATO K : Mater Trans JIM(Jpn Inst Met) 4, 643-649(1996)
→ Please refer (J-STAGE) - Microstructural characterisation of the Super Metals by In-lens Scanning Electron Microscopy: Sato K, Yokota T , Niikura M, Adachi Y and Shirota Y: Inst． Phys． Conf． Ser． No168:Section3, EMAG2001 (Dundee, IOP), 77(2001)
- Plan-view and cross-sectional characterization of thiourea-treated phosphorus-added steel surface: SATO K, SAKURAI M, TAIRA S, HAMADA E: J Electron Microsc, 5, 553-556(2004)
→ Please refer (Oxford University Press) - Quantitative analysis of Cr-depleted zone morphology in low carbon martensitic stainless steel using FE(S)TEM: Nakamichi H, Sato K, Miyata Y, Kimura M and Masamura K ; Corrosion Science, 50, 309-315(2008)
→ Please refer (ScienceDirect) - Direct imaging of native passive film on stainless steel by aberration corrected STEM: Hamada E, Yamada K, Nagoshi M, Makiishi N, Sato K, Ishii T, Fukuda K, Ishikawa S and Ujiro T: Corrosion Science, 52, 3851-3854(2010).
→ Please refer (ScienceDirect) - Selective Backscattered Electron Imaging of Material and Channeling Contrast in Microstructures of Scale on Low Carbon Steel Controlled by Accelerating Voltage and Take-off Angle. :Aoyama T, Nagoshi M, Nagano H , Sato K and Tachibana S: ISIJ International, 51, 1487-1491(2011).
→ Please refer (J-STAGE) - Extraction of topographic and material contrasts on surfaces from SEM images obtained by energy filtering detection with low-energy primary electrons: Nagoshi M, Aoyama T and , Sato K: Ultramicroscopy, 24, 20-25(2013)
→ Please refer (ScienceDirect) - "Characterization of complex phase steel using backscattered electron images" , Sato K, Sueyoshi H and Yamada K:Microscopy, 64(2015)297.
→ Please refer (Oxford University Press) - Bringing neutrons into industry (Physics World, October 2017, Focus on neutron science) Based on invited talk at International Conference on Neutron Scattering 2017
→ Please refer (Physics World) - Low-Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy as a Tool for Surface Imaging and Analysis of Practical Materials (Invited Paper) Masayasu Nagoshi, Kaoru Sato, and Tomohiro Aoyama...129 JSA Vol.24 No.2 (2017) 129－135.
→ Please refer (Surface Analysis Society of Japan) - Low-voltage SEM contrasts of steel surface studied by observations and electron trajectory simulations for GEMINI lens system Kohei Tandokoro Masayasu Nagoshi Takashi Kawano Kaoru Sato Katsushige Tsuno Microscopy, dfy030, https://doi.org/10.1093/jmicro/dfy030
→ Please refer (Oxford University Press) - Identification and Visualization of Fine Precipitates in a Cr-Mo Steel Based on SEM Contrast
Nakamura T, Sato K, Nagoshi M, Ogata K, Kitahara Y and Sakurada T: Mater. Trans, 60,1591-1597, (2019)
→ Please refer (J-STAGE)
