▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁" for ▁the ▁discovery ▁and ▁el uc id ation ▁of ▁the ▁atomic ▁structure ▁and ▁hel ical ▁character ▁of ▁multi - wall ▁and ▁single - wall ▁carbon ▁nan ot ub es , ▁which ▁have ▁had ▁an ▁enorm ous ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁rapidly ▁growing ▁cond ensed ▁matter ▁and ▁materials ▁science ▁field ▁of ▁nan osc ale ▁science ▁and ▁electron ics ." ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁foreign ▁associate ▁of ▁National ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁foreign ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Science ▁and ▁Let ters . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Academy . ▁ ▁Research ▁fields ▁N ano ▁Science , ▁Cry stal log raph y , ▁Electron ▁Micro sc opy , ▁Sol id - State ▁Physics , ▁Material s ▁Science ▁ ▁Professional ▁record ▁▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 4 : ▁Research ▁Associ ate , ▁Research ▁Institute ▁for ▁Scient ific ▁Me asure ments , ▁T oh oku ▁University , ▁Send ai ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 7 : ▁Research ▁Associ ate , ▁Department ▁of ▁Physics , ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁Tem pe , ▁Arizona ▁▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 2 : ▁Senior ▁Research ▁Associ ate , ▁Center ▁for ▁Sol id ▁State ▁Science , ▁Arizona ▁State ▁University , ▁Tem pe , ▁Arizona ▁▁ 1 9 7 9 : ▁Vis iting ▁Senior ▁Scient ist , ▁Department ▁of ▁Met all ur gy ▁and ▁Material s ▁Science , ▁University ▁of ▁Cambridge , ▁Cambridge ▁▁ 1 9 8