Hiroshi Komiyama
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese scientist
. He was the president of University of Tokyo
from April 2005 to March 2009. His major research fields are Chemical engineering
, Environmental engineering
, functional material science and CVD
reaction engineering.
He is member of the World Knowledge Dialogue Scientific Board.
When he was an undergraduate, he belonged to the American football
club at University of Tokyo.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese scientist
Scientist
A scientist in a broad sense is one engaging in a systematic activity to acquire knowledge. In a more restricted sense, a scientist is an individual who uses the scientific method. The person may be an expert in one or more areas of science. This article focuses on the more restricted use of the word...
. He was the president of University of Tokyo
University of Tokyo
, abbreviated as , is a major research university located in Tokyo, Japan. The University has 10 faculties with a total of around 30,000 students, 2,100 of whom are foreign. Its five campuses are in Hongō, Komaba, Kashiwa, Shirokane and Nakano. It is considered to be the most prestigious university...
from April 2005 to March 2009. His major research fields are Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering
Chemical engineering is the branch of engineering that deals with physical science , and life sciences with mathematics and economics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful or valuable forms...
, Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering
Environmental engineering is the application of science and engineering principles to improve the natural environment , to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites...
, functional material science and CVD
Chemical vapor deposition
Chemical vapor deposition is a chemical process used to produce high-purity, high-performance solid materials. The process is often used in the semiconductor industry to produce thin films. In a typical CVD process, the wafer is exposed to one or more volatile precursors, which react and/or...
reaction engineering.
He is member of the World Knowledge Dialogue Scientific Board.
When he was an undergraduate, he belonged to the American football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
club at University of Tokyo.
Biography
- On December 15, 1944, He was born in Tochigi PrefectureTochigi Prefectureis a prefecture located in the Kantō region on the island of Honshū, Japan. The capital is the city of Utsunomiya.Nikkō, whose ancient Shintō shrines and Buddhist temples UNESCO has recognized by naming them a World Heritage Site, is in this prefecture...
. - In 1963, he graduated Toyama high school in Tokyo.
- In 1967, he graduated the Chemical Engineering course of Engineering department, University of Tokyo.
- In 1972, he got Ph.D the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Tokyo
- In December 1972, He was hired by University of Tokyo (assistant professor)
- In 1977, he became a lecturer at University of Tokyo
- In 1981, he became Assistant Professor at University of Tokyo
- In July 1988, he became a Professor at University of Tokyo
- In April 2000, he became the head of Engineering Department at University of Tokyo
- In 2002, he became the president of Society for Chemical Engineers of Japan.
- In 2003, he became a vice president of University of Tokyo.
- In 2005, he became the 28th president of University of Tokyo.
Writings
- Vision 2050: Roadmap for a Sustainable Earth, published by Springer Science+Business Media, 2008. ISBN 978-4-431-09430-2., published by , December 2004. ISBN 4-902444-03-8., published by Iwanami Shoten PublishingIwanami Shoten Publishingis a Japanese publishing company in Tokyo.Iwanami Shoten was founded in 1913 by Shigeo Iwanami. Its first major publication was the novel Kokoro in 1914.Its head office is at Hitotsubashi 2–5–5, Chiyoda, Tokyo....
, December 1999. ISBN 4-00-430647-7., published by University of Tokyo Press, December 1999. ISBN 4-13-002072-2.
External links
- Message from the president (University of Tokyo)