Norimasa Nishiyama

Research Projects

Discovery of transformation toughening by fracture-induced amorphization of the hardest oxide, nanopolycrystalline SiO2 stishovite
Synthesis of transparent ceramics of the third hardest material, polycrystalline cubic silicon nitride

Nov 2014

“Hanging tough: Rare ceramic goes amorphous for strength”, introduction on the top page of American Ceramics Society. A paper published in Scientific Reports, “Fracture-induced amorphization of polycrystalline SiO2 stishovite: a potential platform for toughening in ceramics”
Mar 2017

“High heat and pressure help researchers fabricate first samples of transparent silicon nitride”, introduction on the top page of American Ceramics Society. A paper published in Scientific Reports, “Transparent cubic silicon nitride”

2002	PhD, faculty of science, University of Tokyo
2006	BL Scientist, GSECARS, Univ. of Chicago (USA)
2007	Assistant Professor, GRC, Ehime University
2009	Assocciate Professor, GRC, Ehime University
2012	BL Manager, Photon Science, DESY (Germany)
2016-	S.A. Associate Prof., Tokyo Institute of Technology

1997	Gold medal, Ehime University

2012	N. Nishiyama et al. “Synthesis of nanopolycrystalline bulk SiO₂ stishovite with very high toughness” Scripta Materilalia, 67, 955-958 (2012)
2013	N. Nishiyama et al. “Transparent nanocrystalline bulk alumina obtained at 7.7 GPa and 800°C” Scripta Materialia, 69, 362-365 (2013)
2014	N. Nishiyama et al. “Fracture-induced amorphization of polycrystalline SiO₂ stishovite: a potential platform for toughening in ceramics” Scientific Reports, 4, 6558 (2014)
2015	E. Kulik, N.Nishiyama et al. “A complete solid solution with rutile-type strucuture in SiO2-GeO2 system at 12 GPa and 1600°C” J. Am Ceram Soc, 98, 4111-4116 (2015)
2017	N. Nishiyama et al. “Transparent polycrystalline cubic silicon nitride ” Scientific Reports, 7, 44755 (2017) Masaaki Misawa et al. “Picosecond amorphization of SiO2 stishovite under tension” Science Advances Vol. 3, no. 5, e1602339 (2017)