Masatoshi Koshiba
Japanese physicist (1926–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Masatoshi Koshiba (小柴 昌俊, Koshiba Masatoshi, 19 September 1926 – 12 November 2020) was a Japanese physicist and one of the founders of neutrino astronomy. His work with the neutrino detectors Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande was instrumental in detecting solar neutrinos, providing experimental evidence for the solar neutrino problem.
Masatoshi Koshiba | |
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Born | (1926-09-19)September 19, 1926 |
Died | November 12, 2020(2020-11-12) (aged 94) Tokyo, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
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 George Washington University University of Tokyo Tokai University |
Thesis | High energy electron-proton cascade in cosmic radiation (1955) |
Doctoral advisor | Morton F. Kaplon |
Other academic advisors | Shin'ichirō Tomonaga Takahiko Yamanouchi |
Doctoral students | Yoji Totsuka Atsuto Suzuki |
Other notable students | Takaaki Kajita |
Koshiba won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2002 (jointly with Raymond Davis Jr.) "for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, in particular for the detection of cosmic neutrinos".
He was a senior counselor at the International Center for Elementary Particle Physics (ICEPP) and professor at the University of Tokyo.