Hiroyuki Yoshikawa Dr.Eng.

Education :

Bachelor of Engineering (Precision Engineering),

The University of Tokyo, 1956.

Doctor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 1964.

Professional Career :

Oct. 1956 :    Research Member, Institute of Physical & Chemical Research, Tokyo.

Apr. 1966 :    Associate Professor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Apr. 1967 :    Senior Visiting Fellow, University of Birmingham, UK.

Apr. 1977 :    Visiting Professor, Technical University of Norway.

Jul. 1978 :    Professor of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Apr. 1989 :    Dean, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo.

Apr. 1990 :    Vice President, The University of Tokyo.

Apr. 1992 :    President, The Japan Society for Precision Engineering.

Apr. 1993 :    President, The University of Tokyo.

Apr. 1997 :    Science Adviser to the Minister of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.

Jun. 1997 :    Fellow, Churchill College, University of Cambridge

Jul. 1997 :    President, Science Council of Japan(SCJ). (to Jul. 2003)

Sep. 1997 :    President, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS). (to Sep. 2003)

Apr. 1998 :    President, The University of the Air.

Sep. 1999 :    President, International Council for Science (ICSU). (to Sep. 2002)

Apr. 2001 :    President, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

Apr. 2009 :    Director-General, Center for Research and Development Strategy (CRDS), JST

       (to present)

Honors :

Jul. 1999 :    Honorary Doctor, University of Birmingham, UK

May. 2001 :    Honorary Doctor, National University of Science and technology, Norway

Oct. 1995 :    Hasunuma Memorial Award, Japan Society for Precision Engineering

Apr. 1997 :    13rd Japan Prize

Dec. 2000 :    L'Ordre National de la Legion d'Honneur(France)

May. 2003 :    Royal Honor of Merit (Norway)

Aug. 2003 :    Honorary Fellow of the Design Society

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