Nobuhiko Kodaira

Background

Kodaira, Nobuhiko was born on April 9, 1919 in Tokyo. Son of Gonichi and Ichi (Kanai) Kodaira.

Education

Bachelor of Engineering, Tokyo University, 1941. Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo University, 1961.

Career

Chief instrument division, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, 1966-1968; researcher, Meteorological Research Institute, Tokyo, 1945-1966; head of research laboratory, Meteorological Research Institute, Tokyo, 1968-1977; director, Meteorological Satellite Center, Tokyo, 1977-1980; technical adviser, Remote Sensing Technology Center, Tokyo, 1980-1992; adviser, Remote Sensing Technology Center, Tokyo, since 1992.

Achievements

• Nobuhiko Kodaira has been listed as a noteworthy science and technology advisor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Meteorological Society (author periodical 1961, Okada prize 1958), American Meteorological Society, Remote Sensing Society Japan.

Interests

• Avocation: oil painting.

Connections

Married Hiroko Inoue, October 23, 1948. Children: Nobuyuki, Yuriko Yamazaki.

Father:

Gonichi Kodaira

Mother:

Ichi (Kanai) Kodaira

Spouse:

Hiroko Inoue

child:

Yuriko Yamazaki Kodaira

child:

Nobuyuki Kodaira