Tomoyasu Tanaka

Background

Tanaka, Tomoyasu was born on May 16, 1919 in Toyama, Japan. Son of Yasutaro and Suzu T. Nagasawa.

Education

Master of Science, Kyushu Imperial U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1943; Doctor of Science, Kyushu Imperial U., Fukuoka, Japan, 1953.

Career

Assistant professor, Kyushu U., 1948-1954; professor, Kyushu U., 1956-1960; Fulbright-Smith-Mundt fellow Enrico-Fermi Institute Nuclear Studies, University of Chicago, 1954-1955; professor, Catholic U. American, Washington, 1960-1973; professor, Ohio U., Athens, 1973-1988; professor, Chubu U., Kasugai, Japan, since 1988. Assistant to the president Chubu U., since 1988. Director Center for International Programs, Chubu U., since 1988.

Visiting physicist Institute Fluid Dynamics & Applied Physics U. Maryland., College Park, 1955-1956.

Achievements

• Tomoyasu Tanaka has been listed as a noteworthy Physics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Physical Society of Japan.

Connections

Married Sumiko Suzuki, November 18, 1947. Children: Minoru, Hiroko, Jiro, Tomoharu, Noriko.

Father:

Yasutaro Nagasawa

Mother:

Suzu T. Nagasawa

Spouse:

Sumiko Suzuki

child:

Noriko Tanaka

child:

Hiroko Tanaka

child:

Tomoharu Tanaka

child:

Minoru Tanaka

child:

Jiro Tanaka