Hidekazu Fukuoka

Background

Fukuoka, Hidekazu was born on June 25, 1931 in Kobe, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Masae Bunkichi (Sugino) Fukuoka.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Osaka U., 1953; MEng, Osaka U., 1955; D of Engineering, Osaka U., 1959.

Career

Professor Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka U., 1971-1994; dean of students, Osaka U., 1986-1988; dean Faculty of Engineering Science, Osaka U., 1988-1990; director Education Center for Information Processing, Osaka U., 1990-1994; professor emeritus, Osaka U., since 1994; president, Nara National College Technology, Yamatokoriyama, Japan, since 1994.

Achievements

• Hidekazu Fukuoka has been listed as a noteworthy College president by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japanese Society for Nondestructive Inspection (president 1992-1994, prize for Pioneering Work 1983, prize for excellent paper 1992), Japan Society Mech. Engineers, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, gardening.

Connections

Married Kumiko Tachihara, March 3, 1961. Children: Tomoko, Keisuke, Hiroko, Shinsuke.

Father:

Masae Bunkichi (Sugino) F. Fukuoka

Spouse:

Kumiko Tachihara

child:

Shinsuke Fukuoka

child:

Hiroko Fukuoka

child:

Keisuke Fukuoka

child:

Tomoko Fukuoka