Background
Taketani, Yutaka was born on January 18, 1943 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Masaji and Nobuko Taketani.
Taketani, Yutaka was born on January 18, 1943 in Osaka, Japan. Son of Masaji and Nobuko Taketani.
Bachelor of Science, Osaka U., 1965; Master of Science, Osaka U., 1967; Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Osaka U., 1972.
Researcher, Teijin, Tokyo, 1972-1977; senior researcher, Teijin, Iwakuni, Japan, 1981-1985; senior researcher, Teijin, Tokyo, 1985-1993; senior researcher, Teijin, Mihara, Japan, 1993-1995; director, Teijin Chemicals Ltd., Hiroshima, Japan, since 1996; researcher, Abcor Inc., Boston, 1977; senior research assistant, National Research Council Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, 1979-1981.
Member Polymer Society Japan, Japanese Association for Canada Studies.
Married Makiko Yamasaki, November 18, 1973. Children: Masako, Lisa.