Yasuo FUKUI, Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
Department of Physics, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Aichi 404-8601, Japan
fukui@a.phys.nagoya-u.ac.jp
website: https://yasuo-fukui.sakura.ne.jp/wp/
Education:
BA, Department of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo, 1974
PhD, Department of Astronomy, The University of Tokyo, 1979
Positions held:
| 1978-1980 | JSPS Fellow, The University of Tokyo |
| 1980-1987 | Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 1987-1993 | Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 1993-2017 | Professor, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 2001-2004 | Presidential Adviser, Nagoya University |
| 2006-2017 | Director, Nagoya University Southern Observatories, Nagoya University |
| 2017-present | Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 2017-2020 | Designated Professor, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 2020-2022 | Researcher, Department of Physics, Nagoya University |
| 2024-present | Researcher, Faculty of Engineering, Gifu University |
Awards and honors:
| 1987 | Vainu Bappu Memorial Gold Medal |
| 1991 | Inoue Science Award |
| 1995 | Nissan Science Award |
| 2001 | Chunichi Cultural Award |
| 2002 | PASJ Excellent Paper Award |
| 2003 | Hayashi Chushiro Award |
| 2007 | Purple Ribbon Medal |
| 2022 | PASJ Excellent Paper Award |
Current Research Areas:
- Star formation, in particular high mass stars and clusters
- Triggered star formation by cloud-cloud collisions
- Interstellar medium associated with supernova remnants, origin of the cosmic rays.
- Gamma rays and X rays of young supernova remnants
- Magellanic Clouds; formation of stars and clusters, tidal interactions
- The Galactic Center; molecular clouds, magnetic loops
- The high velocity clouds; dust to gas ratio and origin, halo-disk connection