Ever since he was a college student, Dr. Akihiro Mochizuki was interested in superconductor materials and molecular crystals. Attending the University of Tokyo in his native Japan, he received a Bachelor of Arts in natural science and chemical physics in 1980. Following the receipt of his bachelor’s degree, he served as a senior researcher at Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. for 18 years. During this time, Dr. Mochizuki pursued higher education, and received a Doctor of Philosophy in applied physics from the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology in 1990.
Subsequently, Dr. Mochizuki immigrated to the United States in 1998, at which point he joined Displaytech, Inc., as vice president and senior director. Remaining in that role until 2003, he thereafter served Nano Loa, Inc., as president between 2003 and 2010. Since 2011, he has excelled as the principal of i-CORE Technology, LLC. Notably, i-CORE Technology displays a vast array of expertise in liquid crystals and spends time conducting research to ensure that the manufacturing process is immaculate. Understanding the importance of communication in the industry, particularly within the stages of product development to manufacturing, the team at i-CORE Technology is noteworthy for bringing together experts from across the globe. The liquid crystal market has accelerated rapidly over the past three decades, and the team at i-CORE Technology is dedicated to helping others understand and leverage their products.
Alongside his primary pursuits, Dr. Mochizuki has served on numerous boards and committees, including the program committee of SPIE in Los Angeles since 2006 and the program committee of the Society for Information Display in New York since 2004. Between 1995 and 2005, he was also a visiting research professor at the Liquid Crystal Institute at Tokyo Science University. Furthermore, Dr. Mochizuki maintained membership with the program committee of the International Display Workshop in Tokyo and the preparation committee of the Japan Liquid Crystal Society, which he co-founded in 1997. He is a past vice president of the Japanese Association of Liquid Crystal Society.
Impressively, Dr. Mochizuki holds more than 100 U.S., European and Japanese patents on switching devices, molded article methods for manufacturing and plant growth promoters, among other inventions. A frequent invited speaker at international conferences, he has maintained membership with the American Chemical Society, the Optical Society, the Society for Information Display and the International Liquid Crystal Society. As a testament to his success, he was the recipient of the Industrial Promotional Award from the Industrial Promotion Society of Japan in 1993.