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Fumiko Yonezawa

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Japanese theoretical physicist (1938-2019)

JapanLived 1938 to 2019 · aged 80
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Fumiko Yonezawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist. She was the first woman to be appointed as the President of the Physical Society of Japan and the first Japanese student to have studied at Keele University in Staffordshire, United Kingdom.

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2005L'Oréal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science
1984Saruhashi Prize

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Fumiko Yonezawa was a Japanese theoretical physicist. She was the first woman to be appointed as the President of the Physical Society of Japan and the first Japanese student to have studied at Keele University in Staffordshire, United Kingdom. She was one of the founding members of the Department of Physics at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University, Japan. Her research covered semi-conductors and liquid metals. She led a group of scientists and pioneered in visualising computer simulation.

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Lived 1938 to 2019 · aged 80
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