PROF. DR. NAOTO SEKIMURA

Current position:

Vice President of the University of Tokyo Professor at the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Management of the Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

Education and Experience:

• March 1981 Bachelor in Department of Nuclear Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
• March 1986 Ph.D. in Department of Nuclear Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
• Oct. 1985-Dec. 1986 JSPS Research Fellow for Young Scientists (The University of Tokyo)
• January 1987 Senior Lecturer, The University of Tokyo
• April 1989 Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
• March 2000  Professor, The University of Tokyo
• April 2010-March 2012  Vice Dean of the School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
• April 2010-March 2013 Member of the Education and Research Council, The University of Tokyo
• April 2012-March 2014 Director of the Institute of Innovation in International Engineering Education (IIIEE), School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
• October 2014-March 2017 Deputy Director of the Global Campus Promotion Office, The University of Tokyo
• April 2015-March 2017  Special Advisor to the President, The University of Tokyo
• April 2015-March 2018 Deputy Director General of the Office of International Affairs, The University of Tokyo 
• April 2018-March 2021 Deputy Director General of the Division for Global Campus Initiatives,The University of Tokyo
• April 2016-March 2021 Director of the Center for Japanese Language Education, The University of Tokyo
• April 2017- Vice President, The University of Tokyo

Current position in the government: 

• Chairperson of the Reactor Safety Examination Committee, Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan
• Fellow for Global Engagement and International Policy, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan

Science Council of Japan:

• 2006- Member of Science Council of Japan, 
• 2020- Chairperson of Committee for Nuclear Safety in the Science Council of Japan

Previous major roles in academic societies:

• 2008-2015 Chairperson of the Nuclear Standards Committee, The Japan Electric Association
• 2009-2015 Chairperson of the Quality Assurance Study Group
• 2013-2021 Chairperson of the Nuclear Safety Division, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
• 2014-2021 Chairperson of the Standards Committee, Atomic Energy Society of Japan

Current position in the International Organization:

• Member of IGRDM (International Group on Radiation Damage Mechanism)
• Member of Steering Committee of LMNPP Network in IAEA
• Member of Global Panel of Universities in OECD/NEA

Fields of research:

• Science and Technology for Nuclear Safety,
• Safety Engineering for Complex Systems,
• Codes and Standards,
• Quality Management Systems, Systems Maintenance, Resilience Engineering,
• Radiation Effects in Nuclear Fuels and Materials,
• Ageing Management of Nuclear Systems