Motoaki Sato

Background

Sato, Motoaki was born on October 11, 1929 in Tokyo, Japan. Son of Iwazo and Kyoko (Ito) Sato. came to the United States, 1955, 63.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Geology, U. Tokyo, Japan, 1953; Master of Science in Geology, U. Tokyo, Japan, 1955; Doctor of Philosophy in Geology, University of Minnesota, 1959.

Career

Research assistant department geophysics, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1956-1958; research fellow in geophysics department geological science, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1958-1961; associate professor geology, Institute Thermal Springs Research, Misasa, Tottori., Japan, 1961-1963; research geologist, United States Geological Survey, Washington, 1963-1965; geologist, project chief, United States Geological Survey, Washington/Reston, Virginia, 1965-1995; scientist emeritus, United States Geological Survey, Washington/Reston, since 1995. Principal investigator Lunar Sample & Science Program, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971-1980.

Achievements

• Motoaki Sato has been listed as a noteworthy Geologist, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Geophysical Union, Geochemical Society, Geological Society Washington (2d vice president 1982-1983), Geochemistry Division American Chemical Society.

Connections

Married Ellen B. Levinson, February 11, 1961 (divorced September 1978). Children: Emily Coates, Alice Isomé, Thomas Bartlett.

Father:

Iwazo Sato

Mother:

Kyoko (Ito) Sato

Spouse:

Ellen B. Levinson

child:

Thomas Bartlett Sato

child:

Alice Isomé Sato

child:

Emily Coates Sato