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Professor Tomoaki Wada was a Professor at the Tokyo University of Science (TUS) between 2010 and 2014, where he was in charge of internationalization and academia-industry collaboration.
He is also an Affiliated Senior Fellow at the National Research Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP). Prior to taking up his appointment at TUS in 2010, he worked in the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEXT) for 30 years. Between 2002 and 2004, he served in the Cabinet Office as Chief Secretariat for Science and Technology Policy (CSTP), where he prepared the draft of the third Science and Technology Basic Plan. In July 2008, he was appointed the Director General of NISTEP, where he summarized key reports on follow-up studies on the third Science and Technology Basic Plan. At present his main research areas are "science and technology policy”, “fostering S&T personnel for innovation”, and “nuclear technology for global society.” He is now working as Chief Executive Director at Kobe Science Museum. He is also FNCA (Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia) Coordinator of Japan. Recently (in 2022) he received "The Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon" from the Emperor of Japan. |