Yonezo Morino (1908-1995)
Physical chemist.
Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo.
Pioneered the field of structural chemistry using spectroscopic devices he developed independently.
Background
- 1931
- Graduated from the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo
- 1931-1937
- Researcher at the Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (Riken) (Katayama Laboratory)
- 1937
- Doctor of Science (On the Surface Free Energy of Liquids and Liquid Mixtures)
- 1937-1940
- Assistant at the University of Tokyo
- 1940-1942
- Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo
- 1942-1943
- Lecturer at Nagoya Imperial University
- 1943-1948
- Professor at Nagoya Imperial University
- 1945-1948
- Professor at the University of Tokyo (concurrently)
- 1948-1969
- Professor at the University of Tokyo (full-time)
- 1970-1978
- Director of the Sagami Central Chemical Research Institute
- 1971-1972
- President of the Chemical Society of Japan
- 1972-1978
- Vice Chairman of the Sagami Central Chemical Research Institute
- 1976-1981
- Councilor of the Institute for Molecular Science
- 1976-1991
- Councilor of the Toray Science Foundation
- 1978-1993
- Senior Advisor of the Sagami Central Chemical Research Institute
- 1982-1995
- Councilor of the Ito Science Promotion Foundation
- 1982-1992
- Director of the Toray Science Foundation
- 1984-1990
- Research Advisor at the National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki National Research Institutes
- 1993-1995
- Advisor of the Sagami Central Chemical Research Institute
- Oct. 24, 1995
- Passed away (87 years old)
Awards and Honors
- 1942
- Sakurai Prize of the Chemical Society of Japan for “Research on the Standard Vibrations of Molecules”
- 1964
- Japan Academy Prize for “Research on Molecular Structure by Gas Electron Diffraction and Microwave Spectroscopy”
- 1973
- Fujiwara Prize
- 1980
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, Second Class
- 1981
- Cultural Merit Award
- 1992
- Order of Culture
- 1995
- Order of the Sacred Treasure, First Class
Principal Research Topics and Achievements
・Research on molecular structure using gas electron diffraction and microwave spectroscopy.
・Elucidation of the interaction between vibration and rotation in polyatomic molecules.