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Osamu Tabata is a Professor at the Department of Microengineering, Kyoto University, and a member of the School of Soft Matter Research at FRIAS, Freiburg. He holds a M.S. (1981) and Ph.D. (1993) from Nagoya Institute of Technology. His career includes roles at Toyota Central R&D Labs and Ritsumeikan University before joining Kyoto University in 2003. He has been a guest professor at the University of Freiburg (2000) and ETH Zurich (2001). His research focuses on micro/nano processes, MEMS, and SENS (Synthetic Engineering for Nano Systems), assembling functional components into nanosystems. He is an associate editor of the Journal of Micro Electro Mechanical Systems and holds editorial roles in other journals.
Research Highlights: Dr. Tabata pioneered SENS, a method to integrate micro/nano components like chips, particles, and cells onto MEMS substrates. His work includes DNA functional block assembly using NEMS assemblers and DNA origami scaffolds. Current FRIAS projects involve programmable self-assembly using DNA-coded adhesive sequences.
Awards include multiple R&D 100 Awards (1993, 1998) and the Science News Award (1987). He is a senior member of IEEE and affiliated with several engineering societies.
