Laureates of the Japan Prize
Prof. Shun-ichi Iwasaki
2010 (26th) Japan Prize Laureate
- Field
- Industrial Production and Production Technology
- Achievement
- Contributions to high-density magnetic recording technology by the development of a perpendicular magnetic recording method
- Commemorative Lecture
- Perpendicular Magnetic Recording - Its Development and Realization -
| Nationality: | Japan |
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| Date of Birth: | August 3 1926 |
| Academic Degrees: | |
| 1949 | B.A., Tohoku University |
| 1959 | Dr. Eng., Tohoku University |
| Professional Career: | |
| 1949-1951 | Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K. |
| 1951-1958 | Assistant, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1958-1964 | Assistant Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, |
| 1964-1989 | Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1986-1989 | Director, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University |
| 1989 | Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
| 1989-2008 | President, Tohoku Institute of Technology |
| 2004-Present | Director, Tohoku Institute of Technology |
| Title: | Director, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
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( At the time of receipt of the Prize )