Satoru Masamune

Background

Masamune, Satoru was born on July 24, 1928 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of Hajime and Chikako (Kondo) Masamune. came to the United States, 1953.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Tohoko U., Sendai, Japan, 1953; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California at Berkeley, 1957.

Career

Postdoctoral fellow, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1957-1959; lecturer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1959-1961; research fellow, Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, 1961-1964; associate professor, U. Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, 1964-1967; professor, U. Alta, Edmonton, Canada, 1967-1979; professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, 1978-1991; A.C. Cope professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, since 1991. Consultant Abbott laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois, 1982-1988, Kao Corporation, Tokyo, since 1983, Toyo Akuzo, Tokyo, since 1987.

Achievements

• Satoru Masamune has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences, Royal Society Canada. Member American Chemical Society(Organic Synthesis award 1978, A.C. Cope scholar 1987), Chemical Society of London (Centenary lecturer 1980).

Connections

Married Takako Nozoe, July 25, 1956. Children: Hiroko, Tohoru.

Father:

Hajime Masamune

Mother:

Chikako (Kondo) Masamune

Spouse:

Takako Nozoe

child:

Tohoru Masamune

child:

Hiroko Masamune