Background
Hirotani, Kouichi was born on January 27, 1965 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Muneo and Kuniko Hirotani.
Hirotani, Kouichi was born on January 27, 1965 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Muneo and Kuniko Hirotani.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, Nagoya University, Japan, 1987. Master of Science in Physics, Nagoya University, Japan, 1989. Doctor of Science, Nagoya University, Japan, 1992.
National Research Council senior research associate National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 2001—2003. Postdoctoral fellow Max-Planck Institute Nuclear Physics, Heidelberg, Germany, 2003—2005. Visiting associate professor department physics National Tsing Hua University Theoretical Institute Advanced Research in Astrophysics, Hsin-chu, Taiwan, since 2005.
Director personnel committee Japanese Language School, Washington, 2002—2003.
Member of American Astronomical Society.
Married Ayako Watanabe. Children: Lyra, Mira.