Takumi Tsuchiya

Background

Tsuchiya, Takumi was born on March 10, 1923 in Ajimu-cho, Oita-Ken, Japan. Son of Torao and Masao Tsuchiya. came to the United States, 1968.

Education

BAgr, Gifu Ag. College, 1943; BAgr, Kyoto Imperial U., 1947; Digital Array Gas-cell correlation radiometer, Kyoto U., 1960.

Career

Cytogeneticist, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama, Japan, 1957-1963; postdoctoral fellow, U. Manitoba, Winnepeg, Canada, 1963-1964; cytogeneticist, Children's Hospital, Winnepeg, 1964-1965; research associate, U. Manitoba, Winnepeg, 1965-1968; associate professor agronomy, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1968-1973; professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1973-1992; University Distinguished professor, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1991-1992. Chairman genetics committee American Barley Workers Conference, 1969-1992. Presenter, lecturer seminars in field.

Achievements

• Takumi Tsuchiya has been listed as a noteworthy Agronomy educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society American (Crop. Science Research award 1986, DeKalb Genetics Crop Science Distinguished Career award 1991), Japan Society for Promotion of Science (foreign). Member Genetics Society Japan (honorary foreign), American Genetics Association, Society Economics Botany, Canada Genetics Society, International Society Cytology (standing collaborator), Sigma Xi (president Colorado State University chapter 1990, honorary scientist award 1987), Phi Kappa Phi, Gamma SigmaDelta.

Interests

• Avocations: fishing, photography, reading.

Connections

Married Chiyoko Fukushima, February 20, 1953. Children: Keiko, Noriko.

Father:

Torao Tsuchiya

Mother:

Masao Tsuchiya

Spouse:

Chiyoko Fukushima

child:

Noriko Tsuchiya

child:

Keiko Tsuchiya