Dr. Reina Yoshizaki

Research Associate

The University of Tokyo

Reina Yoshizaki is a Research Associate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering (RACE) at the University of Tokyo. She earned her PhD in Engineering in 2021 with a dissertation on “Three-Dimensional Microfabrication of Glass Using Local Selective Heating by Laser” under Professor Naohiko Sugita. Her research focuses on controlling nonlinear laser-matter interactions in transparent materials, such as glass, quartz, and diamond, to advance precision manufacturing. She has received the Best Paper Award from the Mazak Foundation (2023) and Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (2022), and the Dean’s Award for Best PhD Thesis.