Email: kawase@talkelab.ucsd.edu Phone: 858-534-5854 Fax: 858-534-2720 Address: University of California, San Diego Mail Code #0401 9500 Gilman Dr. La Jolla, CA, 92093-0401

Biography of Daisuke Kawase

Daisuke Kawase is an exchange student from Japan. He has joined Prof. Talke’s group for one academic year until June 2005. His hometown is Sendai, northern part of a main island of Japan, and his university, Tohoku University, is also located in the same city. He is a master student of Prof. Kato’s group in the university. His research in our group is on 'nano-hardness testing with ultrasonic excitation' He is working with Paul.

Outside of school, he likes to play sports. He is going to try water sports during his stay in San Diego.

• Research: nano-hardness testing with ultrasonic excitation