Background

Suginome, Hiroshi was born on October 12, 1930 in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Son of Harusada and Katsuko Suginome.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 1953. Doctor of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge University, England, 1964.

Career

Ramsay Memorial fellow, Cambridge U., 1961-1964; research associate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1964-1965; instructor science, Hokkaido U., 1957; associate professor, Hokkaido U., 1965-1980; professor engineering, Hokkaido U., 1980-1994; professor emeritus, Hokkaido U., since 1994; chief director, Suginome Memorial Foundation, since 1993.

Achievements

• Hiroshi Suginome has been listed as a noteworthy chemist, educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Hokkaido Japan-British Society (chairman), Japan Photochemistry Association (award 2001), Royal Society Chemistry, Chemical Society Japan (award 1993), Sapporo Rotary Club, Japanese Alpine Club (life).

Connections

Married Yasuko Konoe. Children: Michinori, Jun.

Father:

Harusada Suginome

Mother:

Katsuko Suginome

Spouse:

Yasuko Konoe

child:

Jun Suginome

child:

Michinori Suginome