Yoji Nakamura

Background

Nakamura, Yoji was born on August 10, 1924 in Okazaki, Aichi, Japan. Son of Kenkichi and Haru Nakamura.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Tohoku Imperial U., Sendai, Japan, 1946; Doctor of Science, Kyoto (Japan) U., 1961.

Career

Research assistant, Institute Iron, Steel and Other Metals, Tohoku Imperial U., Sendai, 1946-1948; lecturer department chemistry, Kyoto U., 1948-1956; assistant professor, Kyoto U., 1956-1963; professor department metal science and technical, Kyoto U., 1963-1988; consultant, International Business Machines Corporation Research Center, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1964-1965; professor, Ryukok U., Otsu, Japan, 1989-1995; consultant, Nisshin Steel Company Ltd., Tokyo, 1988-1994. Visiting scientist International Business Machines Corporation Research Center, Yorktown Heights, 1977. Visiting professor Rochum U., Disburg U., Germany, 1978, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Sydney, Australia, 1987.

Visiting director National Center for Scientific Research, Grenoble, France, 1986.

Achievements

• Yoji Nakamura has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Physical Society, Physical Society Japan, Japan Institute Metals, Magnetics Society Japan.

Connections

Married Matsuko Kameda, January 5, 1955. Children: Rika Wakita, So Nakamura.

Father:

Kenkichi Nakamura

Mother:

Haru Nakamura

Spouse:

Matsuko Kameda

child:

Rika Wakita Nakamura

child:

So Nakamura