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Hiroshi Komiyama

b. 1944

Japanese scientist

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About Hiroshi Komiyama

Born 1944. Hiroshi Komiyama is a Japanese engineer, teacher, scientist and chemical engineer.

is a Japanese scientist. He was the president of University of Tokyo from April 2005 to March 2009. He is also the chairman of Mitsubishi Research Institute. His major research fields are Chemical engineering, Environmental engineering, functional material science and CVD reaction engineering. He is member of the Scientific Board. When he was an undergraduate, he belonged to the American football club at University of Tokyo.

Biography On December 15, 1944, he was born in Tochigi Prefecture. In 1963, he graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School in Tokyo. In 1967, he graduated the Chemical Engineering course of Engineering department, University of Tokyo. In 1972, he got Ph.D. the School of Chemical Engineering, University of Tokyo In December 1972, he was hired by University of Tokyo (assistant professor) In 1977, he became a lecturer at University of Tokyo In 1981, he became assistant professor at University of Tokyo In July 1988, he became a professor at University of Tokyo In April 2000, he became the head of Engineering Department at University of Tokyo In 2002, he became the president of Society for Chemical Engineers of Japan. In 2003, he became a vice president of University of Tokyo. In 2005, he became the 28th president of University of Tokyo. In 2013, he became a judge for the Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering.

Awards Komiyama was awarded the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award in 2017.

Writings Vision 2050: Roadmap for a Sustainable Earth, published by Springer Science+Business Media, 2008. . , published by , December 2004. . , published by Iwanami Shoten Publishing, December 1999. . , published by University of Tokyo Press, December 1999. .

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Education
University of Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School
Positions held
Rector
Employers
University of Tokyo
Awards
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure

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Who is Hiroshi Komiyama?

Japanese scientist

When was Hiroshi Komiyama born?

Hiroshi Komiyama was born on 15 December 1944 in Tokyo.

What is Hiroshi Komiyama's occupation?

Hiroshi Komiyama is an engineer, teacher, scientist and chemical engineer.

What nationality is Hiroshi Komiyama?

Hiroshi Komiyama is Japanese.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Hiroshi Komiyama

· Wikidata: Q5365598

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