Background
Kikuchi, Chihiro was born on September 26, 1914 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Naoki and Mitsuye (Ichinomiya) Kikuchi.
Kikuchi, Chihiro was born on September 26, 1914 in Seattle, Washington, United States. Son of Naoki and Mitsuye (Ichinomiya) Kikuchi.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Washington, 1939. Master of Arts in Mathematics, University Cincinnati, 1943. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Washington, 1944.
Instructor Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1943—1944, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1944—1953. Research physicist United States Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, 1953—1955. Professor physics University Michigan, Ann Arbor, since 1955.
Visiting research physicist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1951—1952. Technical specialist International Atomic Energy Agency, Taiwan, 1964. International collaborator Atomic Energy Institution, Brazil, 1976—1977.
Fellow: American Nuclear Society, American Physical Society.
Married Grace Keiko Fujii Kikuchi. Children: Naomi, Carl, Gary.