Dr. Mitsuru SÔMA



National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan
Phone&Fax: +81-422-34-3788
Email: mitsuru.soma@nao.ac.jp


Personal Information:
Born on April 9, 1954 in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
Japanese, Male, Married


Education:
Doctor of Science, University of Tokyo, 1984
Dissertation: Analysis of Lunar Occultations

Master of Science, University of Tokyo, 1980
Thesis: Motion of the Moon using Ancient Eclipses

Bachelor of Science, Astronomy, University of Tokyo, 1978


Experience:
2004-present: Assistant Professor,
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
National Institutes of Natural Sciences

1998-present: IOTA Vice President for Grazing Occultation Services

1988-2004: Assistant,
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan,
Inter-University Research Institutes

1986-1988: Assistant,
Tokyo Astronomical Observatory, University of Tokyo