Hiroshi Matsumoto | |
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松本 紘 | |
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| Born | November 17, 1942 |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Education | Kyoto University |
| Engineering career | |
| Discipline | Atmospheric science |
| Institutions | RIKEN |
| Employer(s) | Kyoto University |
| Awards | Tanaka-kan Award |
Hiroshi Matsumoto (松本 紘, Matsumoto Hiroshi) (born November 17, 1942) is a Japanese engineer and atmospheric scientist. He was the president of Kyoto University until August 2014, and then served as the president of RIKEN until March 2022. He is a member of the Japanese government's committee on space policy. He has a Doctorate in Engineering (1973, Kyoto University). He was born in Zhangjiakou, China.[1]
His research has centered on plasma in the geomagnetosphere and cosmosphere. He developed the KEMPO (Kyoto university ElectroMagnetic Particle) code to reproduce the dynamics of the physical processes of space plasma.[2] He led the plasma wave Geotail observations,[3] and has helped elucidate mechanisms of excitation, such as electrostatic solitary waves. He has also worked on studies for the practical application of microwave power transmission in space.
- ^ Matsumoto, Hiroshi. "履歴 (Profile)" (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2014-10-22.
- ^ "KEMPO1". www.rish.kyoto-u.ac.jp. Archived from the original on 2015-03-21. Retrieved 2014-10-19.
- ^ "The Geotail Plasma Wave Instrument". www-pw.physics.uiowa.edu. Retrieved 2014-10-19.