Hirosuke Yoshioka

Background

Yoshioka, Hirosuke was born on March 19, 1933 in Shanghai, China. Son of Tuneo and Kikuyo (Nakayama) Yoshioka. arrived in Japan, 1938:.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1956; Doctor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1965.

Career

Research chemist, Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Osaka, Japan research fellow, U. Tokyo, 1963-1965; research associate, University Texas, Austin, 1967-1970; senior research associate, Sumitomo Chemical Company Ltd., Takarazuka, Japan, 1970-1984; laboratory director, Institute Physical & Chemical Research, Wako, Japan, since 1984. Lecturer U. Tokyo, since 1985, chairman Pesticides Design Research Assembly, Tokyo, since 1987.

Achievements

• Hirosuke Yoshioka has been listed as a noteworthy Chemical laboratory executive, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Agricultural Chemical Society Japan (technical prize 1984), Okochi Memorial Foundation (grand memorial award 1984), Pesticides Science Society Japan (committee member), Pharmaceutical Science Society Japan, Chemical Society Japan, American Chemical Society (Flourine Chemical Division), Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies.

Interests

• Avocations: computers, electronics, travel, astronomy.

Connections

Married Yasuko Tanaka, April 25, 1963. Children: Ken, Yuka.

Father:

Tuneo Yoshioka

Mother:

Kikuyo (Nakayama) Yoshioka

Spouse:

Yasuko Tanaka

child:

Yuka Yoshioka

child:

Ken Yoshioka