Katsumi Yaskawa

Background

Yaskawa, Katsumi was born on October 13, 1930 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Hiroshi Miyajima and Mikiko Yaskawa.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1955; Master of Science, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1963.

Career

Lecturer, Fukui (Japan) U., 1963-1969; associate professor, Osaka (Japan) U., 1969-1975; professor, Kobe (Japan) U., 1975-1994; dean faculty science, Kobe (Japan) U., 1986-1990; director university library, Kobe (Japan) U., 1990-1994; professor emeritus, Kobe (Japan) U., since 1994; president, Osaka College, since 1994; president, Southern Osaka U., since 1998. Research associate St. Saint Louis University, 1965-1966.

Achievements

• Katsumi Yaskawa has been listed as a noteworthy University administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member expert committee Ministry Education, Tokyo, 1981, 82. Member judging committee Kyoto Prize, 1986, 90, 94. Member environmental county Environmental Agency, Tokyo, 1989-1994.

Member harbor county Hyogo Prefecture Government, Kobe, since 1995. Member American Geophysical Union, Society Geomagnetic Earth, Planet and Space Science (Tanakadate award 1973), Royal Astronomical Society.

Connections

Married Misa Matsumura, April 18, 1964. Children: Shunsuke, Genta.

Father:

Hiroshi Miyajima

Mother:

Mikiko Yaskawa

Spouse:

Misa Matsumura

child:

Genta Yaskawa

child:

Shunsuke Yaskawa