Kozo Hashimoto

Kozo Hashimoto (SM'86) was born in Kyoto, Japan, in 1947. He received the B.E., M.E., and Doctor of Engineering from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 1969, 1971, and 1980, respectively. From 1974 to 1985, he was with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Kyoto University. From 1981 to 1983, he was an NRC Resident Research Associate at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD. From 1985 to 1995, he was a Staff Member of the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tokyo Denki University, Tokyo, Japan, where he had been a Professor since 1989. He was a Professor at the Radio Atmospheric Science Center (RASC), Kyoto University from 1995 to 2000. He has been a Professor at RASC for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University, since 2000. His research interests include space radio science, especially the theoretical and experimental studies of the plasma wave propagation in the magnetospheres, packet radio networks, satellite communications, and microwave power transmission. Dr. Hashimoto is a member of Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers of Japan, the Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, the Planetary and Space Science (SGEPSS) of Japan, and the American Geophysical Union. He was awarded Tanakadate Award, SGEPSS, in 1984.