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Dr Hirotsugu “Koge” Yasuda

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Dr Hirotsugu “Koge” Yasuda

Birth
Kyoto, Kyōto-shi, Kyoto, Japan
Death
29 Oct 2018 (aged 88)
Columbia, Boone County, Missouri, USA
Burial
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Hirotsugu Koge Yasuda was born on March 24, 1930 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Mitsuo and Kei (Niwa) Yasuda.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, 1953. Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer and Physical Chemistry, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1961.

Career
Research associate, Ophthalmic Plastic Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, 1962-1963; head biomaterial section eye research, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1963-1965; visiting scientist, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1965-1966; senior chemist, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Pk., North Carolina, 1966-1972; manager Polymer Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Pk., North Carolina, 1972-1978; professor chemical engineering, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1978-1988; director Thin Films Institute, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1974-1988; professor chemical engineering, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1988; department chairman, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1988-1990; director Center for Surface and Plasma Technologies, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1989.
Hirotsugu Koge Yasuda was born on March 24, 1930 in Kyoto, Japan. Son of Mitsuo and Kei (Niwa) Yasuda.

Education
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University, 1953. Master of Science in Polymer Chemistry, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1959. Doctor of Philosophy in Polymer and Physical Chemistry, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1961.

Career
Research associate, Ophthalmic Plastic Laboratory, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Boston, 1962-1963; head biomaterial section eye research, Cedar-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 1963-1965; visiting scientist, Royal Institute Technology, Stockholm, 1965-1966; senior chemist, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Pk., North Carolina, 1966-1972; manager Polymer Research Laboratory, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Pk., North Carolina, 1972-1978; professor chemical engineering, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1978-1988; director Thin Films Institute, U. Missouri, Rolla, 1974-1988; professor chemical engineering, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1988; department chairman, U. Missouri, Columbia, 1988-1990; director Center for Surface and Plasma Technologies, U. Missouri, Columbia, since 1989.

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