Who We Are
Our History
| 1998-2006 | Continuous research and development of high-temperature superconducting integrated circuit technology at International Superconductivity Technology Center (ISTEC, Japan). |
| 2007- | Successful development of high-temperature SQUID magnetometer with thin-film multilayer structure. |
| 2009- | Development of practical electromagnetic exploration equipment for metal resources commissioned by Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC). |
| 2009-2018 | Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) funded project focsing on "Bio-sensing". Obtained 7 domestic and foreign patents for high-performance SQUID magnetometer technology. |
| 2012-2017 | Oil & Gas and Geothermal exploration related projects commissioned by JOGMEC. |
| 2014-2018 | JST funded project called "Nondestructive Infrastructure Inspection". Established Technology Research Association (SUSTERA) in conjunction with a dissolution of ISTEC in order to foster core technology for corporate development. |
| 2018 - 2020 | Ministry of the Environment Pjt “ CCS monitoring basic technology”、 Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency Pjt |
| 2020 | SUSTEC established. |
| 2021 - Onward | Start commercial services of SQUID-TEM geophysical exploration survey for oil and gas, geothermal, carbon capture and storage and critical mineral. |
Overview of SUSTEC
| Company | Superconducting Sensor Technology Corporation |
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- Pre job study including site assessment, forward simulation, etc - On-site data acquisition - Data processing and interpretation including 3D-inversion process |
| Established | Registration: July 1, 2020 |
| Capital | 209.08 million yen |
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Leadership Team
At SUSTEC, we are proud to be a team of hihgly skilled professionals who bring a diverse range of expertise to the table. Our team comprise the best minds in various fields such as physics & mathematics, software/hardware development, data/geoscience and disruptive technology commercialization.
Dr. Keiichi Tanabe
Chairman, Co-CEO
Keiichi is Co-CEO, Chairman of SUSTEC. He has more than 40+ years experience from Japanese engineering industry. He started his career from NTT Laboratories with R&D project of superconducting electronic devices. He is expert in superconductivity application (materials, devices, systems) and applied geoscience. He holds a PhD in Applied Physics from the University of Tokyo.
Dr. Tsunehiro Hato
President, Co-CEO
Tsunehiro is Co-CEO, President (and COO) of SUSTEC. He has more than 30+ years experience from Japanese engineering industry. He started his career from Fujitsu Laboratories with R&D project of HTS digital circuits. He is expert in superconductivity application (system design & development, cooling technology) and applied geoscience. He holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the Nagoya University.
Dr. Akira Tsukamoto
Executive Officer (Technology)
Akira is Executive Officer (Technology) of SUSTEC. He has more than 30+ years experience from Japanese engineering industry. He started his career from Hitachi Central Laboratory with research on HTS films. He is expert in superconductivity application (sensor design, circuit and software development) and applied geoscience. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the Kyushu University.
Dr. Seiji Adachi
Director
Seiji is Director of SUSTEC. He has more than 35+ years experience from Japanese engineering industry. He started his career from Matsushita Central Laboratory with a research on ceramics. He is expert in superconductivity application (sensor production, materials engineering). He holds a PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the Hokkaido University.
Our Vision
Making the energy industrial world safer, more efficient, more sustainable by revolutionary subsurface sensing technology utilizing quantum physics.
As our industry heads into a new era of exploration, we're on a journey to increase our understanding of the Earth. This is accelerated by our technology, and outcomes are:
- To identify sweetspots more accurately at early stage
- To optimize reservoir model by multiphysics
- To accelerate the decision making process by much better subsurface understanding
- To minimize a risk in drilling decisions