Masao Atoji

Background

Atoji, Masao was born on December 21, 1925 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Yoshinori and Kiyo (Matsushima) Atoji. came to the United States, 1951. Naturalized United States citizen, 1961.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Osaka U., 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, Osaka U., 1956.

Career

Research associate, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1951-1956; assistant professor, Iowa State University, Ames, 1956-1960; associate chemist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1960-1969; senior chemist, Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1969-1981; senior staff chemist, Litton Systems Inc., Morris Plains, New Jersey, 1981-1983; senior staff scientist, Motorola, Schaumburg, Illinois, 1984-1987; research scientist, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1988-1990; associate editor, Chemical Abstracts Svc., Columbus, Ohio., since 1990.

Achievements

• Masao Atoji has been listed as a noteworthy Physical chemist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Physical Society (life). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Chemical Society, American Crystallographic Association, American Association for Crystal Growth, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, Physical Society Japan (life), American Translators Association, Sigma Xi (life).

Connections

Married Iris Noma, May 18, 1957. Children: Naomi Jean, Cynthia Ann, David Masao.

Father:

Yoshinori Atoji

Mother:

Kiyo (Matsushima) Atoji

Spouse:

Iris Noma

child:

David Masao Atoji

child:

Cynthia Ann Atoji

child:

Naomi Jean Atoji