Masahiro Meshii

Background

Meshii, Masahiro was born on October 6, 1931 in Amagasaki, Japan. Son of Masataro and Kazuyo Meshii. came to the United States, 1956.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Osaka (Japan) U., 1954; Master of Science, Osaka (Japan) U., 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern University, 1959.

Career

Lecturer, research associate department materials science and engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1959-1960; assistant professor, associate professor, then professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1960-1988; department chairman materials science and engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1978-1982; John Evans professor, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, since 1988. Visiting scientist National Research Institute Metals, Tokyo, 1970-1971. National Science Foundation summer faculty research participant Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1975.

Guest professor Osaka U., 1985. Acta/Scripta Metallurgica lecturer, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Masahiro Meshii has been listed as a noteworthy Materials science educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society for Microbiology (Henry Marion Howe medal 1968), Japan Society Promotion of Science. Member American Institute of Mining, Metallurgy, and Petroleum Engineers, Metallurgical Society, Japan Institute Metals (Achievement award 1972).

Connections

Married Eiko Kumagai, May 21, 1959. Children: Alisa, Erica.

Father:

Masataro Meshii

Mother:

Kazuyo Meshii

Spouse:

Eiko Kumagai

child:

Erica Meshii

child:

Alisa Meshii