Kenzo Shimahara

Background

Shimahara, Kenzo was born on March 22, 1928 in Tokyo. Son of Itsuzo and Mikie (Miyagawa) Shimahara.

Education

B. Engineering, Keio University, Tokyo, 1950. Doctor of Philosophy, Keio University, Tokyo, 1974.

Career

Chemical engineer, Nitto-Kagaku Company Ltd., Yokohama, Japan, 1950-1954; teacher, Musashi-Kogyo U. High School, Tokyo, 1955-1962; lecturer, Seikei U., Tokyo, 1962-1964; associate professor, Seikei U., Tokyo, 1964-1974; professor, Seikei U., Tokyo, 1974-1993; professor emeritus, Seikei U., Tokyo, since 1993. Guest professor Liaoning Normal U., Dalian, since 1990.

Achievements

• Kenzo Shimahara has been listed as a noteworthy applied microbiology educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japanese Society for the History of Chemistry (board directors since 1982), Japanese Society for Chitin and Chitosan (vice president 1989-1992, president 1994-1995).

Connections

Married Yoko Tsujii; 1 child, Taku.

Father:

Itsuzo Shimahara

Mother:

Mikie (Miyagawa) Shimahara

Spouse:

Yoko Tsujii

child:

Taku Shimahara