Kyozi Kawasaki

was a Japanese physicist. His research interests include chemical physics and statistical mechanics. In 2001, Kawasaki was awarded the Boltzmann Medal for "his contribution to our understanding of dynamic phenomena in condensed matter systems, in particular the mode-coupling theory of fluids near criticality, and nonlinear problems, such as critical phenomena in sheared fluids and phase separations".

Academic background Kawasaki was born on 4 August 1930 in Ōtsu, Shiga, Japan. He received his B.Sc. (1953) and M.Sc. (1955) in physics from Kyushu University, followed by his Ph.D. in physics from Duke University in 1959. He has held a number of appointments in Japan and in the United States since then. JSPS Research Fellow at Kyushu University (1959–1960) and Kyoto University (1960–1962) Instructor, Nagoya University, 1962–1963 Research Associate, M.I.T., 1963–1966 Associate Professor, Kyushu University, 1966–1970 Associate Professor, Temple University, 1970–1972 Professor, Temple University, 1972–1973 Professor, Research Institute for Fundamental Physics, Kyoto University, 1973-1976 Professor, Department of Physics, Kyushu University, 1976–2001 Professor, Department of Physics, Chubu University, 2001–2007 Electronics Research Laboratory, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, 2008-

Recognition Nishina Memorial Prize, 1972 Humboldt Prize, 1992 Boltzmann Medal, 2001 Ulam Scholar, 2001-02