Motowo Takayanagi

Background

Takayanagi, Motowo was born on December 11, 1920 in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Yoshiro and Sadako (Itoh) Takayanagi.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1942; Doctor of Engineering, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1960.

Career

Lecturer, Kyushu Imperial U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1942-1944; associate professor, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1944-1960; professor, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1960-1984; professor emeritus, Kyushu U., Fukuoka, Japan, since 1984; professor, Kyushu Sangyo U., Fukuoka, Japan, since 1984. Consultant Fukuoka Industrial Technology Center, since 1990, Kunitake Molecular Architecture Project, Kurume, Japan, 1987-1992, Research Association for Basic Polymer Technology, Tokyo, 1981-1991.

Achievements

• Motowo Takayanagi has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Executive Asahi Glass Foundation, Tokyo, since 1990. Member Society Polymer Science Japan, Society Rheology Japan, Society Fiber Science & Technology, Adhesion Society Japan, Japan Society for Composite Materials, JapanSoc. for Biochems., American Chemical Society, Engineering Academy Japan.

Connections

Married Toyoko Imamura, April 29, 1954. Children: Takashi, Hitoshi.

Father:

Yoshiro Takayanagi

Mother:

Sadako (Itoh) Takayanagi

Spouse:

Toyoko Imamura

child:

Takashi Takayanagi

child:

Hitoshi Takayanagi