Takeshi Oka
Japanese–American astrochemist (born 1932) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Takeshi Oka (岡 武史, Oka Takeshi, born 1932), FRS FRSC, is a Japanese-American spectroscopist and astronomer specializing in the field of galactic astronomy, known as a pioneer of astrochemistry and the co-discoverer of interstellar trihydrogen cation (H+
3).[3][4]
He is now R.A. Milliken Distinguished Service Emeritus Professor, Departments of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Chemistry; Enrico Fermi Institute; and the College of University of Chicago.[5]
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Takeshi Oka | |
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岡 武史 | |
Born | 1932 |
Nationality (legal) | Canada |
Citizenship | Canada U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
Known for | Discovering the Trihydrogen cation (H3+) Hydronium Methanium |
Awards | Earle K. Plyler Prize (1982) William F. Meggers Award (1997) Ellis R. Lippincott Award (1998) E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy (2002) Davy Medal (2004) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Astrochemistry |
Institutions | University of Tokyo National Research Council of Canada University of Chicago |
Academic advisors | Gerhard Herzberg[2] |
Doctoral students | Moungi Bawendi |
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