Background
Kodama, Masao was born on February 15, 1938 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. Son of Ritsuo and Nobuko (Ito) Kodama.
Kodama, Masao was born on February 15, 1938 in Matsue, Shimane, Japan. Son of Ritsuo and Nobuko (Ito) Kodama.
Bachelor in Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Japan, 1960. Doctor in Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Japan, 1976.
Member, Kobe (Japan) Industries Corporation, 1960-1967; assistant professor, Ube (Japan) Technology College, 1967-1982; assistant professor, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan, 1983-1987; professor, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, since 1987.
Married Hiroko Kuruma, October 14, 1968. 1 child, Toshiaki.