Research Interests and Experience
Space Radio Science, Space Plasma Physics, Space Solar Power Transmission
Education
1965 Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Electronics, Kyoto University, Japan
1967 Master of Engineering, Department of Electronics, Kyoto University, Japan
1973 PhD, Kyoto University, Japan
Positions Held
1991-2005 Visiting Professorship at Institute for Space and Astronomical Sciences (JAXA/ISAS), Institute for Fusion Sciences (NIFS) of Japan & Wuhan University, China
1967-1987 Assistant Professor/Associate Professor, Kyoto University, Japan
1987-2000 Professor, Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, Japan
1992-1998 Director, Radio Atmospheric Science Center, Kyoto University, Japan
2000-2002 Professor, Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
2002-2004 Director, Professor, Radio Science Center for Space and Atmosphere Kyoto University, Japan
2004-2005 Director, Professor, Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University, Japan
2005-2008 Executive Vice-President (Research and Finance), Kyoto University, Japan
2008 Oct.. President, Kyoto University, Japan
Awards and Honors
- AGU Fellow Award for Space Plasma Physics (1999)
- IEEE Fellow Award (2003)
- Associate Award of the Royal Astronomical Society (2004)
- Russian Federation of Cosmonautics Gagarin Medal (2006)
- Ministers’ Award, Science and Technology Division, The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (2006)
- Medal with Purple Ribbon (2007)
- URSI Gold Booker Medal (2008)
- Hasegawa Nagata Award, SGEPSS, Japan (2008)
- Japan Geoscience Union Fellow (2014)
- Honorary Doctor of Engineering, University of Bristol (2014)
Professional Publications
Dr. Matsumoto has published 297 scientific papers in English in international journals and 133 scientific papers in Japanese, and has authored and contributed to several books.