Prof. Hiroshi Komiyama
Title: President
Organization: The Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ)
Hiroshi Komiyama
Date of Birth: December 15, 1944
Course of Studies and Professional Career:
1967: Bachelor of Eng.(Department of Chemical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, the University of Tokyo)
1969: Master of Eng. at the above Dept, the University of Tokyo
1972: Ph. D. at the above Dept. the University of Tokyo
1972-1977: Assistant Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering,
the University of Tokyo
(1973-1974) Post doctoral Fellow at Univ. of California at Davis
1977-1981: Lecturer of the above Dept, the University of Tokyo
1981-1988: Associate Prof, the University of Tokyo
1988-: Prof., Dept. Chemical System Engineering, the University of Tokyo
2000-2002: Dean. School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo
2003-2004: Vice-President, the University of Tokyo
2004-2005: Executive Vice- President, the University of Tokyo
2005-2009: President, the University of Tokyo
2009-present: Chairman of the Institute, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc
President Emeritus, the University of Tokyo
Awards :
‘79 Best Paper of the Year: Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan
‘92 Best Research of the Year: Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan
‘03 Society Award of the Year: Society of Chemical Engineers of Japan
Specialized Fields:
Chemical Engineering, Global Environment Engineering, Structuring Knowledge
Books:
Technologies for Global Sustainability Iwanami 1999
>ãStructuring Knowledge OpenKnowledge 2004
I will tell you the University of Tokyo President 2007
Japan as a Forerunner for Addressing Emerging Problems in the World
Chuokoronshinsya 2007
Lectures on Structuring Knowledge OpenKnowledge 2007
Vision 2050; A Roadmap for a Sustainable Earth. Springer 2008