The Asian Scientist 100
Yoshihiro Iwasa
Institution
University of Tokyo
Country
Japan
Field
Physics
Iwasa was awarded the 2019 (65th) Nishina Memorial Prize for his discovery of electric-field-induced two-dimensional superconductivity. (Photo: The University of Tokyo)
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