Dr. Keizo Akutagawa Bridgestone Corporation Tire Materials Development 3-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho Kodaira-shi Tokyo Japan 182-8531 Email: akutag-k@bridgestone.co.jp Biographical Sketch: Keizo Akutagawa, Ph.D Fellow (General Manager) Tire Materials Development Department Bridgestone Corporation Tokyo, Japan Nationality Japanese Professional Experience Bridgestone Corporation: 1988-present Member of “IoM3 - Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining”:1996-present Editorial board of “The Society of Rubber Industry, Japan”: 2002-present Education London University: 1992-1995 Ph.D: Dec.1995. Major Research Fields Rubber science and tire mechanics |