Yoshinori Maekawa

Background

Maekawa, Yoshinori was born on November 3, 1946 in Kashihara, Osaka, Japan. Son of Yoshio and Teruko Maekawa.

Education

Bachelor in Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1969. Master in Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1971. Doctor of Engineering, Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan, 1982.

Career

Researcher, Osaka Prefectural Industrial Research Institute, 1971-1983; chief researcher, Osaka Prefectural Industrial Research Institute, 1983-1990; associate professor, Osaka Sangyo U., 1990-1995; professor, Osaka Sangyo U., since 1996. Guest researcher Institute Umformtecknik, U. Stuttgart, Germany, 1978-1979. Visiting professor U. Massachusetts, Lowell, 1997.

Member committee Computer Graphics Osaka, since 1985.

Achievements

• Yoshinori Maekawa has been listed as a noteworthy Engineering educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Japan Society Die and Mold Technology (board directors 1988-1994, editor journal. 1988-1994), Japan Society Polymer Processing (editor journal. 1991-1993), Japan Society Mechanical Engineers, Japan Society Technology of Plasticity, Information Processing Society Japan.

Connections

Married Megumi Matsumura, May 3, 1974. Children: Yoko, Eri.

Father:

Yoshio Maekawa

Mother:

Teruko Maekawa

Spouse:

Megumi Matsumura

child:

Yoko Maekawa

child:

Eri Maekawa