Yoshinori Ishii

Background

Ishii, Yoshinori was born on March 14, 1933 in Tokyo. Son of Kichijiro and Kei Ishii.

Education

Bachelor of Science, U. Tokyo, 1955; Education, U. Tokyo, 1977.

Career

Exploration geophysicist, Teikoku Oil Corporation, Tokyo, 1955; research geophysicist, Japan Petroleum Exploration Company, Tokyo, 1955-1967; senior geophysicist, Japan Petroleum Exploration Company, Tokyo, 1970-1971; senior geophysicist, Japan National Oil Corporation, Tokyo, 1967-1970; associate professor geophysics, U. Tokyo, 1971-1978; professor geophysics, U. Tokyo, 1978-1993; professor emeritus, U. Tokyo, since 1993; deputy director general, National Institute Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan, 1994-1996; director general, National Institute Environmental Studies, Ibaraki, Japan, since 1996. Member Science Council of Japan, Tokyo, 1988-1991.

Achievements

• Yoshinori Ishii has been listed as a noteworthy Geophysics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Engineering Academy Japan, Society Exploration Geophysicists of Japan (president 1984-1985, 1988-1989, Best Paper award, Tokyo, 1976), Remote SensingSoc. Japan, (vice president 1981-1988, president 1990-1992), Japanese Association for Petroleum Technology (vice president 1982-1986).

Interests

• Avocations: golf, computer.

Connections

Married Hiroko Hisamune, November 24, 1963. Children: Yutaka, Makoto, Akira.

Father:

Kichijiro Ishii

Mother:

Kei Ishii

Spouse:

Hiroko Hisamune

child:

Makoto Ishii

child:

Akira Ishii

child:

Yutaka Ishii