Background
Furuya, Masaki was born on April 9, 1926 in Tokyo. Son of Entei and Matsue (Nakamura) Furuya.
Furuya, Masaki was born on April 9, 1926 in Tokyo. Son of Entei and Matsue (Nakamura) Furuya.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1949. Doctor of Science, University Tokyo, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1962.
Fellow Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962-1963. Assistant plant physiologist Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1963-1965. Associate professor Nagoya (Japan) University, 1965-1967.
Professor University Tokyo, 1968-1987, director Botanic Garden, 1977-1981. Visiting professor National Institute Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan, 1981-1987. Head frontier research program Riken Institute, Wako, Japan, 1986-1992.
Senior scientist Hitachi Advisory Research Laboratory, Hatayama, Saitama, Japan, 1992-2001. President 15th International Botanical Congress, Tokyo, 1993.
Member American Society Plant Phyisology (correspondent), Japan Association Photobiology (president 1985-1986), International Association Botanical and Mycological Societies (president 1990-1995), Intern Union Photobiology(Finsen medal 2004), Highly Cited Researchers(honorary 2001), Japanese Society Plant Phyisology(outstanding contribution award 2005).
Married Taeko Yamabe, March 28, 1953. 1 child, Shoko.