Appointed Professor, National Institute of Technology, Tokyo.

Dr. Hideyuki Kanematsu is particularly interested in biofilms on materials'surfaces as materials scientist. He was awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for his Outstanding Career and is an NASF Scientific Achievement Award Winner. Since November 2020, he worked as a guest professor for Nagoya University of Tokai National Higher Education and Research System. At the end of March 2021, he retired from NIT (KOSEN), Suzuka College, and became a Professor Emeritus of NIT, Suzuka College at the beginning of April 2021. At the same time, he became a Specially Appointed Professor to continue the GEAR 5.0 Materials Science project as the unit leader. Now his concern for the research activity is how to measure and also control the infectious capability of materials' surfaces.