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Teraoka, Iwao was born on July 25, 1958 in Toyama, Japan. Son of Tetsuo and Setsuko Teraoka. came to the United States, 1989.
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Iwao Teraoka
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Iwao Teraoka, Japanese Polymer scientist. Achievements include research in molecular theory on rotational diffusion of entangled rodlike molecules, theory on glass transition of isotropic melt of rodlike molecules, separation of a bimodal polymer solution by use of porous glasses. Member American Physical Society, American Chemical Society.
Education
M Engineering, University Tokyo, 1984; D Engineering, University Tokyo, 1989.
Career
Research associate department applied physics, U. Tokyo, 1986-1989; visiting scientist, International Business Machines Corporation Almaden Research Center, San Jose, California, 1989-1990; visiting scientist department polymer science, U. Massachusetts, Amherst, 1990-1992; assistant professor, Polytech. U., Brooklyn, since 1993.
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Member American Physical Society, American Chemical Society.
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Married Sadae Sakai, January 8, 1981. Children: John, Erika.
