Reina Yoshizaki
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Reina Yoshizaki
The University of Tokyo, Japan
About the Speaker
Reina Yoshizaki is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and at the Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE), The University of Tokyo. She received her PhD in Engineering in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Naohiko Sugita, with a dissertation entitled “Three-Dimensional Microfabrication of Glass Using Local Selective Heating by Laser.” Her research focuses on controlling nonlinear laser–matter interactions in transparent materials, including glass, quartz, and diamond, to advance precision manufacturing. She received the Best Postdoctoral Oral Presentation Award at the Laser Applications in Microelectronic and Optoelectronic Manufacturing (LAMOM) conference at SPIE Photonics West in 2026. She has also received the Best Paper Award from the Mazak Foundation in 2023, the Best Paper Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers in 2022, and the Dean’s Award for Best PhD Thesis.