Yoshio Kurihara

Background

Kurihara, Yoshio was born on October 24, 1930 in Shingishu, Republic of Korea. Son of Jun'ichi and Yoshiko (Kinoshita) Kurihara. came to the United States, 1967.

Education

Bachelor, Tokyo University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Tokyo University, 1962.

Career

Technical officer, Japan Meteorological Agency, Tokyo, 1953-1959; research officer, Meteorological Research Institute, Tokyo, 1959-1963; research meteorologist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, Washington, 1963-1965; research officer, Meteorological Research Institute, Tokyo, 1965-1967; research meteorologist, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Lab, Princeton, New Jersey, 1967-1998; senior researcher, Frontier Research Sys. for Global Change, Tokyo, since 1998. Lecturer with rank of professor, Princeton University, 1971-1986, 91-98.

Achievements

• Yoshio Kurihara has been listed as a noteworthy Meteorologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Meteorological Society (Banner Miller award 1984, Jule G. Charney award 1996, Banner Miller award 1997), unites states department Commerce (Gold medal award 1993). Member American Geophysical Union, Meteorological Society Japan (Society award 1975, Fujiwara award 1994).

Connections

Married Michiko Ishihara, June 4, 1960. Children: Junko, Takao.

Father:

Jun'ichi Kurihara

Mother:

Yoshiko (Kinoshita) Kurihara

Spouse:

Michiko Ishihara

child:

Junko Kurihara

child:

Takao Kurihara