Reina Miyagawa

Reina Miyagawa serves as an Assistant Professor at Nagoya Institute of Technology, a position she has held since 2013. Her research leverages femtosecond laser technology to explore light-matter interactions at ultrafast timescales, focusing on precision processing of transparent materials and semiconductors to minimize thermal damage and enable novel functional applications.

Her educational background includes:

• 2012: Completed doctoral course at the Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, earning a Ph.D. in Engineering.

Dr. Miyagawa's research spans femtosecond laser processing, laser-induced periodic nanostructure formation, and crystalline state analysis in irradiated materials. She investigates spontaneous nanostructure generation on semiconductors/metals with periods below the laser wavelength, aiming to decode physical mechanisms for applications in nanofabrication and wide-bandgap semiconductors. Her work integrates optics, materials science, and device engineering, targeting functional material modifications through controlled laser-matter interactions.

Analysis of her 15 most recent publications reveals a progression from foundational AlN/GaN crystal growth studies (2010-2012) toward advanced femtosecond laser nanostructuring dynamics (2020-2024). Recent work examines pulse duration effects on nanostructure formation (2024), crystallinity in silicon-based nanostructures (2022), and periodicity control via deposition layers (2020), demonstrating expertise in semiconductor laser processing across infrared to ultraviolet regimes with emphasis on silicon carbide and sapphire substrates.