Background
Ihara, Hirotaka was born on March 6, 1954 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Son of Tetsuo and Tomoko Ihara.
Ihara, Hirotaka was born on March 6, 1954 in Kitakyushu, Japan. Son of Tetsuo and Tomoko Ihara.
Bachelor of engineering, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Japan, 1977. Master of Engineering, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Japan, 1979. Doctor of Engineering, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, Japan, 1982.
From assistant professor to associate professor Kumamoto University, 1982—1997, professor, 1997—2003, Kyushu University, Fukuoka City, since 2003. Visiting professor University Arizona, Tucson, 1989, Mendeleyev University Chemical Technology, Moscow, 1999, Kyoto University, Uji City, Japan, 2001—2002. Visiting researcher Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Tokai City, 2001—2004.
Fellow: Royal Society Chemistry (chartered chemist 2001, chartered scientist 2004). Member: Chemical Society Japan, American Chemical Society.
Married Yukiko Tabata Ihara, September 7, 1954. Children: Akane, Natsumi.