Osami Kamigaito

Background

Kamigaito, Osami was born on April 23, 1931 in Suhara, Nagano, Japan. Son of Seizo and Hari Kamigaito.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Nagoya (Aichi, Japan) University, 1954. Doctor of Philosophy, Nagoya (Aichi, Japan) University, 1966.

Career

Researcher, Toshiba Ceramics Company Ltd., Kariya, Aichi., 1954-1958; assistant professor, Nagoya U., 1958-1964; researcher, Toyota Control R & D laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi., 1964-1975; research fellow, Toyota Control R & D laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi., 1975-1980; director, Toyota Control R & D laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi., 1980-1989; executive vice president, Toyota Control R & D laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi., 1989-1993; president, chief operating officer, Toyota Control R & D laboratories, Inc., Nagakute, Aichi., since 1993. Lecturer Nagoya U., 1980-1989. Visiting professor Institute Chemical Research, Kyoto U., Uji, Japan, 1987-1989.

Member committee Toyota Technology Institute, Nagoya, since 1993. Member steering committee National Institute Research Inorganic Material, Tsukuba, Japan, since 1992.

Achievements

• Osami Kamigaito has been listed as a noteworthy manufacturing executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Society Automotive Engineers, Engineering Academy Japan, Ceramic Society Japan(editor in chief 1990-1991), Japan Society Powder and Powder Metallurgy (award for technical contribution 1982, vice president 1988-1992), Society Rheology (president since 1995), Association Synthetic Mineral Science and Technology, since 1986.

Interests

• Avocations: collecting archeological stone ware, fossils and mineralogical specimens.

Connections

Married Teruko Ando, April 23, 1961. Children: Osamu, Masami.

Father:

Seizo Kamigaito

Mother:

Hari Kamigaito

Spouse:

Teruko Ando

child:

Osamu Kamigaito

child:

Masami Kamigaito