Background
Nakayama, Wataru was born on January 7, 1936 in Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan. Son of Shiroh and Haru Nakayama.
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Wataru Nakayama
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Wataru Nakayama, Japanese Engineering educator, consultant. Achievements include patents for industrial application of heat transfer enhancement techniques to heat exchangers, rotating machinery, cooling systems of computers.
M C. Recipient New Technology Innovation award Ichimura Foundation, 1978, Best Paper award Gas Turbine Society of Japan, 1984.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Defense Academy, Yokosuka, Japan, 1958; Master of Science, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1963; Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1966.
Career
Lecturer, U. Sherbrooke, Quebec, 1969-1970; researcher, Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, 1970-1971; chief researcher, Hitachi, Ltd., Tsuchiura, Japan, 1971-1978; senior researcher, Hitachi, Ltd., Tsuchiura, Japan, 1978-1988; senior chief researcher, Hitachi, Ltd., Tsuchiura, Japan, 1988-1991; honorary engineer, Hitachi, Ltd., Tsuchiura, Japan, 1991-1992; Hitachi chair professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1989-1992; professor, Tokyo Institute Technology, 1992-1996; visiting professor, U. Maryland., 1996-1998; president, ThermTech International, since 1998. Lecturer in field.
Achievements
Membership
Fellow American Society of Mechanical Engineers (K-16 committee since 1981, chairman Japanese chapter 1990-1992, Best Paper award 1981, Heat Transfer Memorial award 1992, Electronic Packaging award 1996). Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior), Japanese Society Mech. Engineers (vice chairman thermal engineering division 1989-1990, chairman 1990-1991, Best Paper award 1965, 80, Technical award 1978), Heat Transfer Society Japan (president 1994).
Connections
Married Michiko Aoyagi, January 8, 1967.
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