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Profile of President Hiroshi Matsumoto

Research Interests and Experience

Space Radio Science, Space Plasma Physics, Space Solar Power Transmission

Education

1965  Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Electronics, Kyoto University, Japan
1967  Master of Engineering, Department of Electronics, Kyoto University, Japan
1973  Ph.D., Kyoto University, Japan

Positions Held

1991-2005    Visiting Professorship at Institute for Space and Astronomical Sciences (JAXA/ISAS), Institute for Fusion Sciences (NIFS) of Japan & Wuhan University, China
1967-1987    Associate/ Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
1987-2000    Professor, Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, Japan
1992-1998    Director, Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, Japan
2000-2002    Professor, Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
2002-2004    Director, Professor, Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere Kyoto University, Japan
2004-2005    Director, Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
2005-2008    Executive Vice President (Research, Finance), Kyoto University, Japan
2008 Oct..     President, Kyoto University, Japan

Award and Honors

  • Hasegawa Nagata Award, SGEPSS, Japan (2008)
  • URSI Gold Booker Medal (2008)
  • Medal with Purple Ribbon (2007)
  • Science and Technology Division, the Year 2006 Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (2006)
  • Russian Federation of Cosmonautics Gagarin Medal (2006)
  • Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) Associate-Award
  • IEEE Fellow Award (2002)
  • AGU Fellow Award for Space Plasma Physics (1999)

Professional Publications

Dr. Matsumoto has published 297 scientific papers in English in international journals and 133 scientific papers in Japanese, and has authored and contributed to several books.