
The Asian Scientist 100
Hirotomo Nishihara

Institution
Tohoku University
Country
Japan
Field
Materials Sciences
Nishihara received the 2019 Gottfried Wagener Prize for Materials and Energy for developing advanced template techniques to make functional carbon materials. (Photo: German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan)
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