Masaki Hojo

Background

Hojo, Masaki was born on February 9, 1957 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Naoki and Setsuko Hojo.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Kyoto U., 1979; MEng, Kyoto U., 1981; Doctor of Engineering, Kyoto U., 1990; licentiate, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1987.

Career

Research official Industrial Products Research Institute, Agency Industrial Science and Technology, Ministry International Trade and Industry, Tsukuba, Japan, 1981-1988; senior research official, Ministry International Trade and Industry, Tsukuba, Japan, since 1988; associate professor faculty engineering, Kyoto U. Guest researcher Swedish Plastics and Rubber Institute, Sundsvall, 1987. Commissioner subcommittee on carbon composites The International Organisation for Standardization, Tokyo, since 1988.

Examiner materials engineering Tsukuba U., since 1991. Examiner science journals, since 1990.

Achievements

• Masaki Hojo has been listed as a noteworthy Materials science researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Materials Science (secretary composite material subcommittee since 1987).

Interests

• Avocations: railways, classical music, photography.

Connections

Married Yoshiko Fujioka, January 29, 1984;children: Azusa, Mizuho.

Father:

Naoki Hojo

Mother:

Setsuko Hojo

Spouse:

Yoshiko Fujioka

child:

Azusa Hojo

child:

Mizuho Hojo