Background
Kurosaka, Mitsuru was born on March 26, 1935 in Mukden, China. Came to the United States 1963. Son of Tsugio and Kyoko (Mori) Kurosaka.
aeronautical engineering educator
Kurosaka, Mitsuru was born on March 26, 1935 in Mukden, China. Came to the United States 1963. Son of Tsugio and Kyoko (Mori) Kurosaka.
Bachelor of Science, University Tokyo, 1959. Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, California Institute of Technology, 1968.
Graduate assistant California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, 1964-1967. Engineering specialist AiResearch Manufacturing Company, Los Angeles, 1967-1969. Fluid mechanical engineer General Electric Company, Schenectady, 1969-1977.
Associate professor University Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, Tennessee, 1977-1979. Visiting professor Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1984-1985. Professor University Tennessee Space Institute, Tullahoma, 1979-1987.
Professor department aeronautics and astronautics University Washington, Seattle, since 1987. Consultant Pratt & Whitney Canada, Montreal, 1987, Garrett Turbine Company, Phoenix, 1979, CALSPAN Field Services, Tullahoma, 1977-1987.
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (associate fellow, General H.H. Arnold award 1983). Member American Physical Society.
Married Kumiko Saita, May 29, 1963. Children: Kyosuke, Momoo, Mariko.