Background
Tomiyama, Ken was born on January 31, 1949 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Hirofumi and Yayoko (Ichikawa) Tomiyama.
Electrical engineering educator
Tomiyama, Ken was born on January 31, 1949 in Nagano, Japan. Son of Hirofumi and Yayoko (Ichikawa) Tomiyama.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1971. Master of Science, University of California at Los Angeles, 1973. Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Los Angeles, 1977.
Assistant Tokyo Institute of Technology, 1971—1972. Teaching assistant University of California at Los Angeles, 1974—1976, graduate research assistant, 1975—1977. Assistant professor electrical engineering University Texas, El Paso, 1978—1982, Pennsylvania University, University Park, since 1982.
Technology translator, since 1978. Consultant in field, since 1979.
Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (education committee member, University Texas chapter 1980-1981, student group advisor 1979-1982), Society Instrument and Control Engineers (Japan), Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Rakusui-Kai Club, Yoku-Kai Club, Sigma Xi.
Married Machiko Watanabe Tomiyama, September 15, 1976. 1 child Ayako Janet.