Makoto Gonokami

Makoto Gonokami (五神 真, Gonokami Makoto, born 1957) is a professor of science and engineering in University of Tokyo mostly in physics field. Since April 2015, he has been 30th president of the University of Tokyo succeeding Junichi Hamada who retired in 2015.[1][2]

Professor Makoto Gonokami
UTokyo conference 2018
Born	1957 (1957)
Nationality	Japan
Education	University of British Columbia
Alma mater	University of British Columbia
Occupation	Researcher, teacher
Title	President of University of Tokyo
Term	April 2015
Predecessor	Junichi Hamada

He works in the graduate school of science, school of engineering in the institution before being dean in graduate school of science and vice president of the university.[3][4]

He holds a PhD in optical physics at University of British Columbia and most of his research based on Quantum physics and participate in Center for Quantum Materials.[5][6]

He is also president of IARU, elected for two years.[7]

Notes

1. "Bloomberg - profile of Makoto Gonokami". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
2. "Makoto Gonokami Begins UTokyo Presidency". Friends of UTokyo, Inc. 2015-07-14. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
3. Murai, Shusuke (2015-05-22). "Head of Todai is an advocate for collaboration and diversity". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
4. "Makoto Gonokami". APRU. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
5. "Makoto Gonokami | Office of the President". president.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
6. "GONOKAMI Makoto". The University of Tokyo. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
7. "IARU Presidents". www.iaruni.org. Retrieved 2020-07-25.

Academic offices
Preceded by Junichi Hamada	President of University of Tokyo April 2015 -	Succeeded by current