Background
Hirokawa, Kichinosuke was born on March 8, 1933 in Sanjo, Niigata, Japan. Son of Tatsunosuke and Tei (Yamada) Hirokawa.
Hirokawa, Kichinosuke was born on March 8, 1933 in Sanjo, Niigata, Japan. Son of Tatsunosuke and Tei (Yamada) Hirokawa.
Bachelor in Engineering, Niigata University, Nagaoka, Japan, 1955. DM in Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, 1960.
Research assistant, Tohoku U., 1960-1964; associate professor, Tohoku U., 1964-1975; professor, Tohoku U., 1975-1996; emeritus professor, Tohoku U., 1996. Technical advisor ULVAC-Phi, Inc., Chigasaki, Japan, 1996.
Member Alexander von Humboldt Club.
Married Reiko Hikichi. Children: Jun, Ken, Rie.