RYOKO SHIMADA

Ryoko SHIMADA （島田　良子）　

Professor
　Department of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science,
　Japan Women's University

Education

　Japan Women's University, Physics, Ph. D. (Sep. 2000) (Superviser:Prof. Takao Koda）
　University of Electro-communications, Electrical engineering M. S. (Mar. 1998)

Job Experience
2014-PresentProfessor, Japan Women's University (Japan)
2014-2017Dean of Student Affairs, Japan Women's University (Japan)
2009-2014Associate Professor, Japan Women's University (Japan)
2006-2009Researcher, Virginia Commonwealth University (USA) (Prof. Hadis Morkoc)
2004-2006Researcher, New Frontiers Research Laboratories, TORAY Industries, Inc. (Japan)
2003-2004Researcher, Material Laboratories, SONY Corporation (Japan)
2002-2003Assistant professor, Institute for Chemical research, Kyoto University (Japan)
2001-2002Research fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), University of Sheffield (UK)(Prof. Maurice Skolnick)
2000-2001Research fellow of Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), The Institute of Physical and Chemical research (RIKEN)(Prof. Teruya Ishihara)(Japan)
Professional Societies
　American Physical Society, Physical Society of Japan, The Japanese Liquid Crystal Society
Current Areas of Research Activity and Interests
　Soft Matter, molecular dynamics, Plasmonics, Heat transfer
　Inorganic/Organic hybrid structures and their properties, Nanophotonics, Semiconductor microcavity,
　Semiconductor nanostructures, and Optical waveguide structures, Photonic Crystals, VCSEL
Publication list
　　Publication list
Research Grants
  1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Scientific Research (c)#23K03346, "Correlation of concentration and orientation fluctuations in liquid crystal (LC)/solvent mixture and control of LC transition temperature", 2023-2025 (PI).
  2. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2023-112), "Correlation of concentration and orientation fluctuations in mixture of liquid crystal/solvent isotropic one-phase state", (Proposal-based Research, Advanced research) 2023 (PI).
  3. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#22022-92), "Phase separation in mixture of nematic crystal and solvent", (Proposal-based Research, Advanced research) 2022 (PI).
  4. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2021-118),"Coupling of concentration fluctuation and orientation fluctuation in mixture of nematic liquid crystal and solvent ", 2021 (PI).
  5. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2020-91), "Analysis of phase equilibrium and molecular dynamics in mixture of nematic liquid crystal and solvent ", 2020 (PI).
  6. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2019-106), "Analysis of Soret Effect for DNA in Molecular-Scale Temperature Gradient", 2019 (PI).
  7. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Scientific Research (c), "Investigation on microscopic Soret effect utilizing periodic plasmonic heating in mesoscale", 2018-2020 (PI).
  8. International Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2018-48), "Analysis of molecular condensation in temperature gradient field created through plasmonic heating", 2018 (PI).
  9. Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2017-45),"Test of resonant effect in plasmon heating of periodic lattice of metal domain", 2017 (PI).
  10. Collaborative Research Program of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University (grant#2016-50), "Test of Soret effect via plasmon heating of periodic metal domain structure", 2016 (PI).
  11. Nippon Sheet Glass Foundation for Materials Science and Engineering, "Creation of large temperature gradient with the aid of surface plasmon effect and molecular condensation/transportation", 2015 (PI).
  12. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI), Scientific Research (c), "gStudy on Coherent phonon generation in wide-bandgap semiconductor microcavities", 2011-2013 (PI).
  13. The Science Research Promotion Fund, "Inorganic/organic hybrid exciton effect", 2011 (PI).
  14. Yamada Science Foundation for the promotion of the natural science, "Novel optical properties of organic/inorganic hybrid structures", 2009-2010 (PI).
  15. Ministry of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications, Strategic Information and Communications R&D Promotion Scheme, Research and Development for Fostering Researchers, Research and development for fostering younger excellent IT researchers, "Study on optical devices using novel organic/inorganic hybrid low-melting glasses", 2002~ 2003 (PI).
  16. Suzuki Foundation, "Optical functional devices using organic-inorganic hybrid low-melting glasses", 2002~ 2003 (PI).
  17. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), "Dual-periodic active photonic devices", 2002~2003 (PI).
  18. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grants-in-Aid for Exploratory Research (A), "Development of low-melting glasses", 2002-2003 (Co-PI).
  19. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), "Investigation of photo-activity of glasses ~from the electronic and vibrational structures~", 2001-2004 (Co-PI).
  20. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), "Development of low-melting glasses containing organic molecules for photoinduced refractive index change", 2000-2003 (Co-PI).
  21. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Grants-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, "Optical Properties of Low-dimensional photonic crystals", 2000~2002 (PI).
  22. Hayahsi Memorial Foundation for Female Natural Scientists, "Optical properties of Low-dimensional photonic crystals", 1999 (PI).
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