Background
Ohira, Goro was born on May 5, 1916 in Nakaminato, Ibaraki, Japan. Son of Shigezo and Natsu (Koizumi) Ohira.
materials engineering educator
Ohira, Goro was born on May 5, 1916 in Nakaminato, Ibaraki, Japan. Son of Shigezo and Natsu (Koizumi) Ohira.
Bachelor of Engineering, Tohoku Imperial University, Sendai, Japan, 1940. Master of Engineering, Tohoku Imperial University, Sendai, Japan, 1942. Doctor of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1954.
Lecturer, Tohoku Imperial U., 1942-1943; associate professor, Tohoku Imperial U., 1943-1958; professor, Tohoku U., 1958-1980; councillor, Tohoku U., 1977-1979; professor emeritus of materials engineering, Tohoku U., since 1980; senior research worker, Birmingham (United Kingdom) U., 1952-1953; professor, Nihon U., Koriyama, Japan, 1980-1986; lecturer, Nihon U., Koriyama, Japan, 1986-1991. Governmental inspector of university of engineering Ministry of Education, Tokyo, 1978-1987.
Fellow Institute British Foundrymen, Institution Metallurgists. Member Japan Institute.Metals (honorary, past president), Japan Foundrymen's Society (honorary, past president), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (member research group since 1973, chairman research group since 1989), International Committee Foundry Technology Assns. (past president county since 1977), Engineering Academy Japan.
Married Chieko Abe, November 18, 1943. Children: Seiichi, Kenji, Shuzo, Akiko, Kiyoshi.