Background
Kato, Walter Yoneo was born on August 19, 1924 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Naotaro and Hideko (Kondo) Kato.
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Walter Yoneo Kato
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Bachelor of Science, Haverford (Pennsylvania) College, 1946; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1949; Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 1954.
Career
Research associate, Ordnance Research Laboratory, Pennsylvania State University, 1949-1952;
research associate, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1952-1953;
senior nuclear engineer, associate department chairman applied science, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1975-1977;
associate department chairman nuclear energy, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1977-1980;
deputy chairman, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1980-1988;
chairman, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1988-1991;
senior nuclear engineer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1991-1997;
consultant, Brookhaven National Laboratory, since 1997. Senior physicist Argonne (Illinois) National Laboratory, 1953-1975. Visiting professor department nuclear engineering University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1974-1975.
Consultant Office Nuclear Regulatory Research, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1974-1976.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Naperville (Illinois) Young Men’s Christian Association, 1966-1974. Member Order of Sacred Treasure Japanese Government, 1992. Served with Ordnance Corps Army of the United States, 1946-1947.
Fellow American Nuclear Society (director), Argonne University Association (Distinguished Appt. award 1974). Member American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi.
Connections
Married Anna Chieko Kurata, June 26, 1953. Children— Norman, Cathryn, Barbara.
