Tohru S. SUZUKI, Ph.D.

EDUCATION

Waseda University, Japan

Dr.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, March, 1995
M.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, March, 1992
B.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, March, 1990

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

E.O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Visiting Scholar
(Oct. 2000 – present)

National Research Institute for Metals, Japan
Senior Researcher, Materials Processing Division
(April 2000 – present)
Researcher, Materials Processing Division
(April 1996 – March 2000)

Waseda University, Japan
Research Assistant, Kagami Memorial Laboratory for Science and Technology
(April 1995 – March 1996)

Waseda University, Japan
Research Assistant, Dept. of Materials Science and Engineering
(April 1994 – March 1995)

AWARDS

• Award for Improvement of Basic Research on Powder and Powder Metallurgy; Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy, May 1998
• Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science; The Materials Research Society of Japan, December 1998

AFFILIATIONS

• The Japan Institute of Metals
• Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy
• The American Ceramic Society

PUBLICATIONS

• T. S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka, K. Morita and K. Hiraga, “Enhanced Superplasticity in an Alumina-containing Zirconia Prepared by Colloidal Processing”, Scripta Materialia, 43 (2000) 705-710.
• K. Hiraga, Y. Sakka, T. S. Suzuki and K. Nakano, “Cavitaion failure in a superplastic alumina with zirconia-particle dispersion”, Key Engineering Materials, 171-174 (2000) 763-770.
• T.Uchikoshi, Y.Fukada, T.S.Suzuki and P.S.Nicholson, “Fabrication of silicon nitride ceramics by electrophoretic deposition”, J. Jpn. Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 47 (2000) 1021-1025.
• T. S. Suzuki, H. Ohtsuka, Y. Sakka, K. Hiraga, K. Kitazawa,  “Synthesis of aligned alumina by slip casting in a high magnetic field and heat treatment” J. Jpn. Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 47 (2000) 1010-1014.
• T. S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka, K. Nakano and K. Hiraga, “Superplastic Tensile Ductility in a Zirconia-Dispersed Alumina Produced by Colloidal Processing”, Materials Science Forum, 304-306 (1999) 489-494.
• K. Hiraga, K. Nakano, T. S. Suzuki and Y. Sakka, “Cavity damage accumulation in alumina doped with zirconia or Magnesia”, Materials Science Forum, 304-306 (1999) 431-436.
• T. S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka, K. Nakano and K. Hiraga, “Colloidal processing and superplasticity of monoclinic-, tetragonal-, and cubic-zirconia dispersed alumina”, Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 24 (1999) 675-678.
• S. Akutsu, Y. Sakka, T. S. Suzuki, K. Hiraga and S. Ito, “Colloidal processing and some properties of alumina dispersed tetragonal zirconia”, Transactions of the Materials Research Society of Japan, 24 (1999) 623-626.
• Benjamin D. Hatton, Tohru S. Suzuki and Yoshio Sakka,  “A Comparison of fine-grained alumina-zirconia prepared by slip casting and electrophoretic deposition”J. Jpn. Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 46 (1999) 1284-1291.
• Y. Sakka, T. Uchikoshi, K. Ozawa, T. S. Suzuki and K. Hiraga, “Preparation of fine-grained zirconia systems by colloidal processing”, Ceramic Transactions, 83 (1998) 233-240.
• Y. Sakka, T. S. Suzuki, K. Nakano, K. Hiraga,  “Microstructure control and superplastic property of zirconia dispersed alumina ceramics”J. Jpn. Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 45 (1998) 1186-1195.
• K. Hiraga, K. Nakano, T. S. Suzuki and Y. Sakka, “Cavitation damage during high temperature tensile deformation in fine-grained alumina doped with magnesia or zirconia”, Scripta Materialia, 39 (1998) 1273-1279.
• T. S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka, K. Nakano and K. Hiraga, “Effect of Ultrasonication on Colloidal Dispersion of Al₂O₃ and ZrO₂ Powders in pH Controlled Suspension”, Materials Transactions, JIM, 39 (1998) 689-692.
• K. Nakano, T. S. Suzuki, K. Hiraga and Y. Sakka, “Superplastic tensile ductility enhanced by grain size refinement in a zirconia-dispersed alumina”, Scripta Materialia, 38 (1998) 33-38.
• T. S. Suzuki, Y. Sakka and K. Hiraga, “Colloidal Processing for Fine Particles of Al₂O₃-15vol%ZrO₂ System”, J. Jpn. Soc. Powder and Powder Metallurgy, 44 (1997) 356-361.
• A. Okuno, T. S. Suzuki, N. Sasaki, Y. Matsumoto, M. Nagumo, “High-temperature Deformation of TiAl / Ti₂AlC Composites Produced by Reaction Milling”, Materials Science Forum, 233-234 (1997) 295-302.
• M. Nagumo, T. S. Suzuki, “Synthesis and mechanical properties of TiAl/Ti₂AlC fine composites prepared by mechanical alloying”, Proceedings of the International Conference on "Recent Advances in Metallurgical Processes", (1997) 467-476.
• M. Nagumo, T. S. Suzuki, K. Tsuchida, “Metastable States during Reaction Milling of hcp Transition Metals with Hydrocarbon”, Materials Science Forum, 225-227 (1996) 581-586
• T.S. Suzuki and M. Nagumo, “Synthesis of TiAl-Al₂Ti₄C₂ Composite by Reaction Milling”, Materials Science Forum, 179-181 (1995) 189-194.
• T.S. Suzuki and M. Nagumo, “Metastable Intermediate Phase at Reaction Milling of Titanium and n-Heptane”, Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 32 (1995) 1215-1220.
• T.S. Suzuki and M. Nagumo, “Mechanochemical Reaction of Ti-Al with Hydrocarbon during Mechanical Alloying”, Scripta Metallurgica et Materialia, 27 (1992) 1413-1418.
• T. Suzuki, T. Ino and M. Nagumo, “High Hardness TiAl Alloys through Reaction Milling and Hot Compaction”, Materials Science Forum, 88-90 (1992) 639-646.