Background
Okamato, Tadashi was born on August 30, 1941 in Miki, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Koshin and Shizue Okamato.
Okamato, Tadashi was born on August 30, 1941 in Miki, Hyogo, Japan. Son of Koshin and Shizue Okamato.
Bachelor of Engineering, Kobe University, Japan, 1964. Master of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1966. Doctor of Science, Kyoto University, Japan, 1971.
Research associate, Chicago U., 1973-1975; assistant professor, Kyoto U., 1975-1988; chief researcher, Hitachi (Ibaraki, Japan) Chemical Company Ltd., 1988-1989; department manager, Hitachi (Ibaraki, Japan) Chemical Company Ltd., 1989-1991; professor, Kinki-Daigaku U., Nara, Japan, since 1991.
Member American Chemical Society, Chemical Society Japan, Japan Wood Society.
Married Noriko Kamei, April 16, 1967. Children: Hitoshi, Yoshiko (deceased).