Ken OKADA, Dr.

Senior Research scientist,
Research Institute of Science for Safety and Sustainability (RISS),
Research Core for Explosion Safety (ESCORE),
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST),
AIST Tsukuba Central 5, Tsukuba, Ibaraki
305-8565, Japan
E-mail
http://staff.aist.go.jp/ken.okada/

Education:

• Doctor of Engineering (Nuclear Engineering), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2000 (Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiko FUJII)
• Master of Engineering (Nuclear Engineering), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 1997 (Supervisor: Prof. Yasuhiko FUJII)
• Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering), Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 1995 (Supervisor: Prof. Takashi MATSUO)

Thesis:

• "Analysis of the fire hazards in nuclear fuel reprocessing" Ph.D thesis, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 2000
• "Isotope effects of nitrogen between copperamine complex and ammonia" Master thesis, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, 1997

Research and Professional Experience:

• Researcher, Research Center for Explosion Safety (RCES), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2002-
• Researcher, Institute for Materials and Chemical Process (IMCP), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), 2001
• Researcher, National Institute of Materials and Chemical Research (NIMC), 2000

Major Field and Interest:

• Safety of nuclear wastes: bituminization process (1998-2000)
• Safety of ion exchange resin: reaction between ion exchange resin and nitric acid (2002-)
• Laser shock waves: flyer acceleration (2000-2003)
• Explosives: detonation properties of smokeless powder (2000)
• Optical pyrometer for explosives (2002-)
• ACWs (Abandoned Chemical Weapons): detonability of metal picrates, disposal of ACWs using implosion (2002-)
• UN classification test: 6(a), 6(c), 8(d), small test on ANEs (2003-)

Publication list: AIST DB for Research Results

• K. Okada, K. Wakabayashi, H. Takenaka, H. Nagao, K. Kondo, T. Ono, K. Takamatsu, N. Ozaki, K. Nagai, M. Nakai, K.A. Tanaka and M. Yoshida, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 29(1-10)(2003)497-502.
• K. Okada, M. Nomura, Y. Fujii, Nuclear Technology, 129(1)(2000)131-139.
• K. Okada, R.M. Nur, Y. Fujii, Journal of Hazardous Materials, 69(3)(1999)245-256.

Others, (qualifications in Japanese):

• Listed in Who's Who in the World. 23rd Edition 2006. Marquis Who's Who, NJ, USA.

Activities:

• Nordic Team of Racing Ski Team, Tokyo Institute of Tech., 1991-1995
• Progam Adviser of Computer Center, Tokyo Institute of Tech., 1996-2000

Link:

• AIST home
• ESCORE home
• Hiroaki AZEHARA
• Hirotoshi YAMADA