Background
Katayama, Arata was born on October 15, 1957 in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Katayama, Arata was born on October 15, 1957 in Yamaguchi, Japan.
Bachelor of Science, Hiroshima (Japan) University, 1980. Master of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan, 1986.
Assistant professor, Nagoya (Japan) U., 1986-1993; associate professor, Nagoya (Japan) U., since 1993. Research postdoctoral assistant University of California, Davis, 1988-1990.
Member International Society Soil Science, American Society for Microbiology, American Chemical Society, Japanese Society Pesticide Science, Japanese Society Soil Science and Plant Nutrition (Young Scientist award 1993), Japanese Society Microbial Ecology (editor bulletin 1993-1995).