Eiji Usui

Background

Usui, Eiji was born on February 16, 1931 in Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Son of Jinichi and Takeko (Yamamoto) University.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, 1953. Doctor in engineer, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido, 1962.

Career

Research engineer, Governor Mech. Laboratory, Suginami-ku, Tokyo, 1953-1959; research staff, Massachusetts Institute Technology, Cambridge, 1959-1961; associate professor, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, 1961-1966; associate professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 1966-1970; professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, 1970-1990; professor, Tokyo Denki U., Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, since 1990. Consultant professor Northwestern Polytech.

U., Xian, Shaanxi, Province of Peoples Republican China, since 1983. Department head Tokyo Denki U., since 1992.

Achievements

• Eiji Usui has been listed as a noteworthy Mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member The American Society Mechanical Engineers (Blackall Machine Tool and Gage award, 1991), The Chinese Society Metal Cutting for University (honorary), The Japan Society for Precision Engineering (director 1976-1984, 96-90, president 1990-1992), The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, The Japanese Society Tribologists.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, fishing, noodle-making.

Connections

Married Kiyoko Takenouchi, January 25, 1958. 1 child, Kunimitsu.

Father:

Jinichi University

Mother:

Takeko (Yamamoto) University

Spouse:

Kiyoko Takenouchi

child:

Kunimitsu Usui