Background
Koshiba, Masatoshi was born on September 19, 1926 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Koshiba, Masatoshi was born on September 19, 1926 in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
Bachelor of Science in Physics, University Tokyo, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Rochester, New York, 1955.
Research associate department physics University Chicago, 1955—1958. Associate professor Institute Nuclear Study, University Tokyo, 1958—1963, associate professor department physics, 1963—1970, professor, 1970—1987, emeritus professor, since 1987. Professor Tokai University, 1987—1997.
Senior research associate, acting director Laboratory High Energy Physics & Cosmic Radiation, Department Physics, University Chicago, 1959—1962. Director Laboratory High Energy Physics, University Tokyo, 1974—1976, director Laboratory International Collaboration Elementary Particle Physics, 1976—1984, director International Center Elementary Particle Physics, 1984—1987. Visiting professor University Hamburg, 1987.
Guest professor European Organization Nuclear Research (European Organization of Nuclear Research), 1987—1988. Regent lecturer University California, Riverside, 1990. Sherman Fairchild distinguished scholar California Institute of Technology, 1994.
Director Washington liaison office Japan Society Promotion of Science, 1995—1997. Distinguished visiting scholar George Washington University, 1996—1997.
Fellow: Bangladesh Academy of Sciences (foreign). Member: National Academy of Sciences, Japan Academy (Imperial prize 1989), Japanese Astronomical Society, Physical Society Japan, American Physical Society (foreign, Bruno Rossi award 1989, Panofsky prize 2002).
Married Kyoko Kato, October 5, 1959.