Background
He was born in Zhangjiakou, China.
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Hiroshi Matsumoto
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engineer president atmospheric scientist
Education
Kyoto University.
Career
He serves as the president of Rikagaku Kenkyūsho, and until August 2014 was the president of Kyoto University. He has a Doctorate in Engineering (1973, Kyoto University). His research has centered on plasma in the geomagnetosphere and cosmosphere.
He developed the KEMPO (Kyoto university ElectroMagnetic Particle) code to reproduce the dynamics of the physical processes of space plasma.
He led the plasma wave Geotail observations, and has helped elucidate mechanisms of excitation, such as electrostatic solitary waves. He has also worked on studies for the practical application of microwave power transmission in space.
1967: Research assistant at Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University 1974: Assistant Professor of Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University 1981: Assistant Professor of Radio Atmospheric Science Center (RASC), Kyoto University 1987: Professor of RASC, Kyoto University 1992–1998: Director of RASC, Kyoto University 2000: Professor of Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University 2002: Director of Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University 2004: Professor of Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere (RISH), Kyoto University 2005: Director of RISH, Kyoto University 2005: Executive Vice-President (Research and Finance), Kyoto University 2006: Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University 2008–2014: President, Kyoto University 2015–present: President, Rikagaku Kenkyūsho 1999 – Chairman of International Union of Radio Science (Union Radio - Scientifique Internationale (International Union of Radio Science)) 1999 – Chairman of Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences (SGEPSS) 1999 – Fellow of American Geophysical Union (American Geophysical Union) 2003 – Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEEE) 2005 – Fellow of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers).
Achievements
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1975 – "Study of Whistler mode wave particle interaction over the magnetosphere plasma" was awarded the Tanaka-kan Award by the Japan Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences 2006 – Awarded the Yuri Gagarin Medal from the Russian Federation of Cosmonautics 2006 – Awarded the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Science and Technology Award 2007 – Awarded the Purple Ribbon Medal 2008 – Awarded the 2008 Booker Gold Medal from the International Radio Science Union.
Membership
He is a member of the Japanese government"s committee on space policy. 2004 – Foreign honorary member of Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).
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