Taro Sonobe
- Ph.D.
- Research Administrator
- Head of International Collaboration, Research Promotion Division
[sub] Strategic Planning and Design Division (Design and Development)
Current roles & responsibilities
- #International Collaboration
- #KU ASEAN Center
- #KU European Center
- #STI Coordinator Training & Development
Specialized field/skill
Nanotechnology, Applied Physics, Materials Chemistry, Materials Science and Engineering, Process/Chemical Engineering
Message for researchers
Selamat petang, Chom reap suo, Selamat siang, Sabaidee, Mingalarbar,
Magandang hapon po, Hello, Sawadee, and Xin Chao!
What inspired me to become a research administrator (URA)
There was no stereotype of URA as a profession in Japanese university when we started to prepare the establishment of KURA office in 2010. However, a kind of typical framework for URA has been gradually formulated and recognized among URA society in Japan over the past 10 years. Current my motivation is not to forget my original intention and mind to create the URA and Science, Technology and Innovation Coordinator (STI Coordinator) as a new profession in Asian region.
Academic & Professional Background
- B.S., Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University
- M.S., Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
- Ph.D., The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
- Researcher, Kyoto University 21st Century COE Program
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University
- Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University
- Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Global COE Program, Graduate School of Energy Science, Kyoto University
- Researcher (Part-Time), Department of Environmental System, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Doshisha University
- Expat, Bangkok Liaison Office, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University