Background
Hirasuna, Thomas Jyun was born on February 11, 1955 in Honolulu. Son of Masao and Pauline Tsuruko (Nakachi) Hirasuna.
Hirasuna, Thomas Jyun was born on February 11, 1955 in Honolulu. Son of Masao and Pauline Tsuruko (Nakachi) Hirasuna.
Bachelor of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976. Master of Science, Columbia University, 1983. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell University, 1991.
Summer engineer, Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, 1975; process engineer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours, Seaford, Delaware, 1976-1977; assistant chemical engineer, General Foods Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1977-1978; associate chemical engineer, General Foods Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1978-1980; senior chemical engineer, General Foods Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1980-1984; project specialist, General Foods Corporation, Tarrytown, New York, 1984-1986; research associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1986-1991; postdoctoral associate, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, New York, 1991-1993; visiting scientist, Cornell Univercity, Ithaca, 1993-1994; senior project engineer, The Ford Network, Ithaca, since 1993.
Program committee chair Ithaca Community Childcare Center, 1991-1992. Member American Institute Chemical Engineers (secretary-treasurer food, pharmaceutical and bioengineering division since 1991, food engineering program coordinator since 1993, editor division newsletter 1983-1989, local section chair 1981), American Chemical Society, Institute Food Technologists, American Society Plant Physiologists, American Radio Relay League, Boston Computer Society, Berkeley Macintosh Users Group, Tompkins County Amateur Radio Club, Cornell University Amateur Radio Club (vice president 1992-1993), Macintosh Users Group for Writers and Users of Macintosh Programs (publicity coordinator 1991-1992, newsletter editor since 1992).
Married Jean Bartlett Hunter, August 13, 1977. Children: Jeffrey Toshiro Hunter, Suzanne Midori Hunter.