Biography

Koichi Maezawa was born in 1959 in Tokyo, Japan. He received a B.E. degree in applied physics, an M.S. degree in physics, and a Ph.D. degree in applied physics from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1982, 1984, and 1993, respectively.
He was involved in the research and development of heterostructure FETs and quantum effect devices at NTT from 1984 to 1997, Nagoya University from 1997 to 2006, and University of Toyama from 2006 to 2024. He is currently President of Hokuriku Polytechnic College and Professor Emeritus of University of Toyama.
His current interests include heterostructure FETs, resonant tunneling devices, and applications of quantum functional devices to sensors.
Dr Maezawa is a member of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, the Physical Society of Japan, a senior member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan, and a life senior member of the IEEE.