Masatoshi Koshiba
Japanese physicist and astronomer (1926-2020)
Masatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊, Koshiba Masatoshi, September 19, 1926 – November 12, 2020) was a Japanese physicist. He was known as one of the founders of Neutrino astronomy. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics with Raymond Davis, Jr. in 2002.
Masatoshi Koshiba | |
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Born | Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan | September 19, 1926
Died | November 12, 2020 Tokyo, Japan | (aged 94)
Nationality | Japan |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo University of Rochester |
Known for | Astrophysics, neutrinos |
Awards | Humboldt Prize (1997) Wolf Prize in Physics (2000) Nobel Prize in Physics (2002) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics |
Institutions | University of Chicago University of Tokyo Tokai University |
Doctoral advisor | Morton F. Kaplon |
Other academic advisors | Shin'ichirō Tomonaga Takahiko Yamanouchi |
Doctoral students | Yoji Totsuka Atsuto Suzuki |
Other notable students | Takaaki Kajita |
He was Senior Counselor of International Center for Elementary Particle Physics (ICEPP) and Emeritus Professor of University of Tokyo.
Koshiba died on November 12, 2020 in Tokyo at the age of 94.[1]
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