Dr. Kohei Tamao, Director of the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute, has been designated as one of the Persons of Cultural Merit 2011.
The award ceremony will be held on November 4 in Tokyo. We offer our sincere congratulations to Dr. Tamao on this honor.
Comment from Dr. Kohei Tamao
It is my great pleasure and honor to be named as Person of Cultural merit. I would like to thank all my colleagues, collaborators and students who have worked and enjoyed research with me.
Brief Resume
| 1971 | Dr. of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| 1987 | Associate Professor, Kyoto University |
| 1993 | Professor, Kyoto University |
| 2000 | Director of Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University |
| 2005 | Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University |
| 2005 | Director, RIKEN Frontier Research System |
| 2008 | Director, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (-present) |