Background
Shinozuka, Masanobu was born on December 23, 1930 in Tokyo. Came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1971. Son of Akira and Kiyo Shinozuka.
Shinozuka, Masanobu was born on December 23, 1930 in Tokyo. Came to the United States, 1957, naturalized, 1971. Son of Akira and Kiyo Shinozuka.
He earned his Bachelor of Surgery in civil engineering in 1953 and Master of Surgery in 1955 from Kyoto University. Shinozuka later came to the United States and received his Doctor of Philosophy in civil engineering under the supervision of Alfred Freudenthal from Columbia University in New York City.
Research assistant civil engineering Columbia University, New York City, 1958-1961, assistant professor, 1961-1965, associate professor, 1965-1969, professor, 1969-1988, Renwick professor, 1977-1988. Professor Princeton University, 1988-1994, Sollenberger professor civil engineering, 1989-1994, on leave, since 1990. Director National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research State University of New York, Buffalo, 1990-1994.
Professor civil engineering University Southern California, Los Angeles, since 1994. Visiting Capen professor structural engineering, department civil engineering, since 1990. Visiting scholar North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1967-1968.
President Modern Analysis Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, since 1972. Co-chairman 2d International Conference on Structural Safety and Reliability, 1978, 3d, 1981, 4th, 1985, 5th, 1989, also co-editor Proceedings of 2d, 3d and 4th conferences. Member steering committee United States Panel on Structural Control Research, since 1990.
Consultant in field.
Member National Academy of Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (Walter L. Huber prize 1972, State of the Art of Civil Engineering award 1973, Alfred M. Freudenthal medal 1978, Nathan M. Newmark medal 1985, Moisseiff award 1988, C. Martin Duke award 1991, Theodore Von Karman medal 1994), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Japan Society Civil Engineers, Sigma Xi.
Married Fujiko Sakamoto, October 25, 1954. Children: Rei, Naomi, Megumi.