Background
Someya, Tsuneo was born on January 1, 1931 in Kashiwa-Shi, Chiba-Ken, Japan. Son of Yoshio and Ai Someya.
Someya, Tsuneo was born on January 1, 1931 in Kashiwa-Shi, Chiba-Ken, Japan. Son of Yoshio and Ai Someya.
Bachelor of Engineering, University Tokyo, 1955. Doctor of Engineering, Technology University Karlsruhe, Germany, 1962. Doctor of Engineering Tokyo, 1972.
Doctorate (honorary), Technology University Lodz, Poland, 2003.
Associate professor University Tokyo, 1964—1973, full professor, 1973—1991. Professor Musashi Institute of Technology, 1991—2001. Retired, 2001
Board director Yamaoka-Scholarship Foundation, Osaka, Japan, Electro-Mechanic Technology Advancing Foundation, Tokyo, Toyota Technological Institute, Nagoya.
Member of examination committee for automotive pollution control technical Environmental Agency, Tokyo, 1975—1995. Member of science council board and expert committee Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, 1982—1984. Member of technical coucil board Ministry of Transportation, 1987—1989.
Member of science working group Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum, Berlin, since 1987. Chairman of Japanese committee International Organization for Standardization/TC 70 Japan Internal Combustion Engine Federation, Tokyo, since 1995, chairman of Japanese committee International Organization for Standardization/TC 123, since 1995.
Fellow: Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (honorary Science Achievement award 1994). Member: Engineering Academy of Japan, Japan Institution of Marine Engineering, Japanese Society of Tribologists (Achievement award 2001), Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (Best Paper 1967, 1983, Engine Systems Department award 2001, 24th CIMAC World Congress Best Paper award 2004).
Married Fusako Nakamura, November 22, 1967. Children: Takao, Tomohiro, Yukio.