Background
Tanikawa, Akio was born on October 6, 1953 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan. Son of Shigeyuki and Hiroko Tanikawa.
Tanikawa, Akio was born on October 6, 1953 in Ichinomiya, Aichi, Japan. Son of Shigeyuki and Hiroko Tanikawa.
Bachelor of Science, Nagoya University, Japan, 1977. Master of Science, Nagoya University, Japan, 1979. Doctor of Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1982.
Assistant professor Toyota College of Technology, Japan, 1983—1988. Assistant to associate professor Kanazawa University, Japan, 1988—1996. Senior research associate Washington University, St. Louis, 1999—2001.
Professor Oita University, Japan, 2001—2003, Osaka Institute of Technology, Hirakata, Japan, since 2003.
Member of Mathematics Society Japan.
Married Hisae Oshima, May 28, 1983. Children: Yuki, Masatoshi.