Background
Sakurai, Kunitomo was born on May 27, 1933 in Kodama, SaitamaKen, Japan. Son of Shiegenori and Ito (Kurosawa) Sakurai.
Sakurai, Kunitomo was born on May 27, 1933 in Kodama, SaitamaKen, Japan. Son of Shiegenori and Ito (Kurosawa) Sakurai.
Bachelor, Kyoto University, Japan, 1956. Master of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1958. Doctor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1961.
Research associate faculty engineering Kyoto University, 1961-1964, associate professor faculty engineering, 1964-1968. Research associate National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland, 1968-1970. Senior associate professor astronomy program University Maryland, College Park, 1970-1974, associate professor IFDAM, 1975-1977.
Professor Institute Physics Kanagawa University, Yokohama, Japan, since 1977, president Japan, 1997-2000. Consultant member advisory committee Ministry Post Telecommunications, Tokyo, since 1983. Consultant member research committee University Tokyo ICR, Tanashi, Japan, since 1978.
Member International Astronomical Union, International Association Geomagnetism and Aeronomy, American Astronomical Society, Physical Society Japan.
Son of; married Nobuko Ueda. 1 child, Miki.