**Akihiro Iwase**

Akihiro Iwase obtained a Doctorate of Science from the University of Tokyo. He worked as a researcher at the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI; current name, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) from 1978 to 2003. In 2003, he moved to Osaka Prefecture University and worked as a professor for 15 years. After retirement from the University in 2018, he became an executive director of the Osaka Nuclear Science Association (ONSA) for 1 year. He is currently a director general of the Wakasa Wan Energy Research Center (WERC). He is also a visiting professor at Osaka Prefecture University, a visiting researcher at National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST), and a member of the Editorial Board of *Quantum Beam Science*, MDPI. His main research interests cover the fundamentals of the interaction between energetic ion/electron beams and materials, the modification of metallic and inorganic materials by using ion/electron beams, material analysis using ion beam and synchrotron radiation, and the radiation damage of materials related to nuclear energy. He has authored or co-authored over 300 research articles.
