Dr. Yasuaki P. Kohama
"Future Sustainable Energy System"
Position
Professor, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
Research Interests and Industry Collaborated Activities
- 3D Boundary Layer Transition Study and its Control
- High Speed Ground Transport Systems, etc (Shinkansen Aerodynamics)
Education
- 1965
- Graduated from Sendai First High School
- 1969
- Graduated from Tohoku University
- 1974
- Doctor of Technology, Tohoku University
Career
-
1974
- Research Assistant, Tohoku University(Institute of High Speed Mechanics)
- 1982
- Lecturer, Tohoku University (Institute of High Speed Mechanics)
- 1985
- Associate Professor, Tohoku University(Institute of High Speed Mechanics)
- 1995
- Professor, Tohoku University (Institute of Fluid Science)
- 2003
- Founded a new research center, and Director at, Interdisciplinary Fluids Information Research Center, Tohoku University
- 2009
- Retired from Tohoku University (Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University)
- 2009
- Professor (2 years by Project Leader), New Industry Creation Hatchery Center, Tohoku University
Research Stays
- 1984-1986
- DFVLR-AVA, Goettingen by Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
- 1898-1990
- Arizona State University and NASA Ames Research Center
Awards
- 1990
- Photo-Gallery Contest, APS 2007 Fluid Dynamics Division Award, Japan Society for Mechanical Engineers
