Curriculum Vitae
Professor Kunioki Mima
Current Positions:
Professor, the Graduate School for the Creation of New Photonics Industries
Guest Professor, Institute of Fusion Nuclear, Universidad Politecnica de MadridEducations
1968

Bachelor of Science, Faculty of Science Kyoto University

1970

Master of Science, Graduate school of Science Kyoto University

1973

Doctor of Science, Graduate school of Science Kyoto University

Employment history:
1973-1974

Assistant Professor, Department of solid state physics, Faculty ofscience, Hiroshima University

1975-1976

Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University

1977-1978

Assistant Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, OsakaUniversity

1978-1984

Associate Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, OsakaUniversity

1984-2006

Professor, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

1995-1999

Director, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

2005-2009

Director, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University

2009-present

Professor, the Graduate School for the Creation ofNew Photonics Industries

2009-present

Visiting Professor, Institute of Fusion Nuclear, UPM, Spain

2009-present

Professor Emeritus, Osaka University

International assignments
1975-1977

Research Associate, Bell Telephone Laboratory, Murray Hill, N.J.
USA1

Research Associate, University of California, Los Angeles, USA
Research keywords
Nonlinear Plasma Physics, Laser Fusion, Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Relativistic
Laser Plasma
Specialized field
Plasma Physics, Fusion Science
Other activities
1995-1999, 	  2005-2009

Member of Osaka University Steering Committee

1996-2000

Executive of the Japan Society of Plasma Science andNuclear Fusion Research

1998-2007

General Co-chair of IFSA International Conference

2000-2009

JSPS-CAS Member of Steering Committee of CoreUniversity Program on Plasma and Nuclear Fusion

2005-2009

MemberofSteering

CommitteeofUS-Japan

collaboration program on Nuclear Fusion
2005-2009

Member of Editorial Board of Nuclear Fusion, IAEA

2005, April-2009 March

Executive of the Laser Society of Japan

2005, August-2009, July

Member of Steering Committee of National Institute ofFusion Science2006, April-2009 March

Member of Fusion Research Working Group under theMinistry of Education Science and Technology, Japan

2006, December-present

Adjunct member of Japan Academy of ScienceAwards
1990

Fellows , American Physical Society

1993

Award for Excellence in Plasma Physics Research, American
Physical Society, USA

1995

Osaka Science Award, Osaka Prefecture, Japan

2005

Science and Technology Award, Minister of Education, Sport,
Science and Technology, Japan2

2005

Fellow, Institute of Physics, UK

2007

Edward Teller Medal, American Nuclear Society, USA

Invited Talks and Presentations (from 2004 to 2006)
2004
June 20-27

The 11th advanced accelerator Concepts Workshop 2004

August 20-29

22nd Summer School and International Symposium on
the Physics of Ionized Gases

September 13-18

16th ANS Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion
EnergyOctober 30-November 8

20th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference

December 1-5

China-Japan Seminar on Laser Fusion Science and HighEnergy Density Plasmas

2005
January 16-20

New Frontiers of Plasma Physics-Relativistic Laser
Plasma Interaction, Dusty and Space plasmas

June 26- July 2

32ndEPS

PlasmaPhysics

Conferenceand8thInternational Workshop on Fast Ignition
July 4-8

14th International Laser Physics Workshop, Japan -USWorkshop on Theory Simulation and Target Design ofFast Ignition

July 12-13

19th International Conference on Numerical Simulationof Plasma and Asia Pacific Plasma Theory Conference

September 3-11

IFSA International Conference 2005

2006
June13-18

9th European Conference on Laser Interaction withMatter

September 26-30

FusionPowerAssociates

AnnualSymposium
October 15-24

IAEA International Conference 2006

November 6-7

Fusion Forum, Alberter, Canada
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meetingand

November 9-10

14th International Symposium on laser Spectroscopy

2007
September 10-15

5th IFSA International Conference, 2007, Kobe, Japan

November

Fusion Forum, Ottawa, Canada

2008
October13-17

IAEA

Fusion Energy Conference, Geneva, Swizerland

Memorial session lecture
2009
September 6-10

IFSA 2009, San Francisco USA, Key note lecture2010
June 21-25

EPS-DPP, Dublin, Irland, Invited talk

October 10-16

Fusion Energy Conference, IAEA, Tejeon, Korea,
Summary Talk

December 7-10

International Toki Conference, Invited talk, Toki, Japan,Invited talk2011
January 4-7

High Energy Density Winter School of Rutherford Appleton
Laboratory, Lecture

Publication liat
Books:
1. Parametric Instabilities and Wave Dissipation in Plasmas, in Hand Book of Plasma

Physics

vol.2, North Holland, (1984), K.Mima and K.Nishikawa (Ed. A.Sagdeev et al.)2. Laser and Future Society, Mita Publish LTD, (edited by C.Yamanaka) (1986). ,3.Free eelectron laser and its applications, Ohm LTD, (edited by K.Mima) (1990).
4. Laser Plasma Theory and Simulation, Harwood Academic Publisher, (1994).
A.Nishiguchi,K.Mima and H.Baldis, Ed. V.S.Letokhov, C.V.Shank, Y.R.Shen, and H.Walther
5. High Field Science, Plenum Press, (2001). Ed.T.Tajima and K.Mima
6. Laser Fusion, Osaka University Publish, (2001). (Edited by S.Nakai)
7. Application of Laser Plasma Interactions, Taylor and Francis Group, (2008). (Edited byS.Eliezer and K.Mima)

4Papers:
1) Theoretical Study of Ultra-Relativistic Laser Electron Interaction withRadiationReaction by Quantum Description , Keita SETO, Hideo NAGATOMO,James KOGA1) and Kunioki MIMA, Plasma and Fusion Research, vol 7 , (2012)2404010-1~42) Li distribution characterization in Li-ion batteries positive electrodes containing
LixNi0.8Co0.15Al0.05O2 secondary particles (0.75< x <1.0), NIMB, K.Mima, R.Gonzalez
Arrabal, etal, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research B 290 (2012) 79–84
3) Model for ultraintense laser-plasma interaction at normal incidence,
J. Sanz, A. Debayle, andK. Mima, Phys. Rev. E 85, (2012) 046411.(7page)4) Inertial fusion experiments and theory, K. Mima, V. Tikhonchuk, M. Perlado
Nucl. Fusion 51 (2011) 094004 (9PP)
5) Inertial fusion power development: the path to global warming suppression,
K.Mima, Nucl.Fusion, 50, (2010) 014006, (6pp)
6) Enhancing the Number of High-Energy Electrons Deposited to a Compressed Pellet
via Double Cones in Fast Ignition,

Cai HB, Mima.K, Zhou WM, et al., PHYSICALREVIEW LETTERS, Volume: 102, 24, 245001, 20097) Quasi-static electromagnetic pulse generated by ultra-intense laser pulses
Author(s): Nakamura T, Mima.K, EUROPEAN PHYSICAL JOURNAL-SPECIAL
TOPICS

Volume: 175

Pages: 195-198 AUG 2009

8) Fokker-Planck simulations for core heating in subignition cone-guiding fast ignition
targets, Johzaki T, Nakao Y, Mima.K, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS Volume: 16 Issue: 6
Number: 062706 JUN 20099) Enhancing the Number of High-Energy Electrons Deposited to a Compressed Pellet
via Double Cones in Fast Ignition Cai HB, Mima.K, Zhou WM, et al., PHYSICALREVIEW LETTERS

Volume: 102

Issue: 24 Article Number: 245001 JUN 19200910) Implosion and core heating requirements in subignition experiments FIREX-I,Johzaki, T; Nakao, Y; Mima, K, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, vl15, 062702 1-2, 2008
11) Generation and confinement of high energy electrons generated by irradiation ofultra-intense short laser pulses onto cone targets, Nakamura, T; Mima, K; Sakagami,H; Johzaki, T; Nagatomo, H, LASER AND PARTICLE BEAMS, vl26, 207-212,2008
512) Phase space modulation of laser produced protons with a double-foil target
generation of quasimonoenergetic proton beams, Zheng, J; Mima, K; Sheng, ZM;
Li, YT, PHYSICS OF PLASMAS, vl15, 053106 1-6, 200813) Magnetic-dipole vortex generation by propagation of ultraintense and ultrashortlaser pulses in moderate-density plasmas, Nakamura, T; Mima, K, PHYSICALREVIEW LETTERS, vl100, 205006 1-4, 2008
14) Lateral movement of a laser-accelerated proton source on the target's rear surface,Nakamura, T; Mima, K; Ter-Avetisyan, S; Schnuerer, M; Sokollik, T; Nickles, PV;
Sandner, W, PHYSICAL REVIEW E, vl77, 036407 1-5, 200815) Proton acceleration in the electrostatic sheaths of hot electrons governed by strongly
relativistic laser-absorption processes, Ter-Avetisyan, S; Schnurer, M; Sokollik, T;
Nickles, PV; Sandner, W; Reiss, HR; Stein, J; Habs, D; Nakamura, T; Mima, K,PHYSICAL REVIEW E, vl77, 016403 1-5, 200816) Optimization of cone target geometry for fast ignition, T.Nakamura, H.Sakagami,T.Johzaki, H.Nagatomo, K.MIma, and J.Koga, Physics of Plasmas, 1031051-7(2007),and so on.
Total more than 430 papers in the period of 1970-20136