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Fukui, Yasuo was born on September 29, 1951 in Osaka, Japan.
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Yasuo Fukui
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Yasuo Fukui, Japanese Astronomer. Achievements include development of the 4m millimeter-wave telescope facility equipped with the most sensitive superconducting receiver at3mm wavelength, at Nagoya University, and its usage for an extensive survey of star formation regions in the Galaxy. Member International Astronomical Union Paris, Astronomical Society Japan (councillor since 1990), American Astronomical Society.
Education
Master of Science, University Tokyo, 1976. Doctor of Science, University Tokyo, 1979.
Career
Research associate, Nagoya (Japan) University, 1980-1987; associate professor, Nagoya (Japan) University, 1987-1993; professor, Nagoya (Japan) University, since 1993. Humboldt fellow Cologne University, 1984-1985.
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Member International Astronomical Union Paris, Astronomical Society Japan (councillor since 1990), American Astronomical Society.
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Education
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1976
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1979
Awards
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Recipient Vainu Bappu Memorial gold medal Astronomical Society India, 1987, Inoue Science award Inoue Foundation for Science, 1991, Nissan Science award Nissan Science Foundation, 1995. Grantee Ministry Education, Science and Culture in Tokyo, 1989.Recipient Vainu Bappu Memorial gold medal Astronomical Society India, 1987, Inoue Science award Inoue Foundation for Science, 1991, Nissan Science award Nissan Science Foundation, 1995. Grantee Ministry Education, Science and Culture in Tokyo, 1989.