Kazumi Murata

Background

Murata, Kazumi was born on May 16, 1925 in Kure, Hiroshima, Japan. Son of Yoshio and Tsune (Katsura) Murata.

Education

Bachelor in Engineering, University Tokyo, 1947; D in Engineering, Osaka U., 1962.

Career

Researcher, Government Institute Technology, Osaka, 1947-1965; professor, department applied physics, Hokkaido U., Sapporo, 1965-1989; guest professor, Institute Optics, Technology U. Berlin, 1975; guest professor, Institute Optics and Fine Mechanics, Changchun, China, since 1994; professor, Hokkaido Institute Technology, Sapporo, since 1989. Councilor Hokkaido U., 1985-1987. Chairman organizing committee, 13th Congress International Coffee Organization, Sapporo, 1983-1985.

Chairman Japanese National Committee for Optics, Tokyo, 1984-1986.

Achievements

• Kazumi Murata has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Optical Society American. Member Association Japan and Germany, Hokkaido (president since 1994).

Interests

• Avocations: photography, music, gardening.

Connections

Married Yasuko Doi, April 19, 1952. Children: Makoto, Iku, Mutsumi.

Father:

Yoshio Murata

Mother:

Tsune (Katsura) Murata

Spouse:

Yasuko Doi

child:

Makoto Murata

child:

Iku Murata

child:

Mutsumi Murata