Background
Kikuchi, Mitsuru was born on March 20, 1954 in Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Kunio and Emiko Kikuchi.
Kikuchi, Mitsuru was born on March 20, 1954 in Itoshima, Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Kunio and Emiko Kikuchi.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, University Tokyo, 1981.
Research associate Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1981—1983. Researcher Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Naka, 1983—1990, senior scientist, 1990—1994, principal scientist, 1994—1997, head plasma analysis division, 1997—1998, head large tokamak experiment division, 1998—1999, head tokamak program division, 1999—2002, deputy director department Fusion Plasma research to assistant director Naka research establishment iter planning, 2002—2005. Director (unit manager), division Advanced Plasma research Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 2006—2008, supreme researcher, since 2008.
Part-time lecturer University Tokyo, 1988—1990, 1999—2002, Nagoya University, Aichi, Japan, 1995—1996. Tftr pac member Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, New Jersey, 1996, nstx pac member, 2003—2006. JA member iter swg, Tokyo, 1998—1999.
Member international program committee International Atomic Energy Agency, 2000—2004, board member nuclear fusion journal, 2001—2005, chairman nuclear fusion board of editors, since 2005, vice chair international program committee, 2006, chairman international program committee, 08. Visiting professor Kyoto University, since 2008. Fachbeirat member max planck society Max Planck Society, Garching, Munchen, Germany, since 2008.
Fellow: Institute Physics.
Married Takako Iida, June 19, 1958. 1 child Erika.