Takeshi Oka | |
|---|---|
岡 武史 | |
| Born | 1932 |
| Nationality | 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[1] |
| Doctoral students | Moungi Bawendi |
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]
- ^ Chemistry Tree - Takeshi Oka Details
- ^ "University Webpage". University of Chicago. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
- ^ Mitchio Okumura; Benjamin J. McCall; Thomas R. Geballe (2013). "Tribute to Takeshi Oka". J. Phys. Chem. A. 117 (39): 9305–9307. Bibcode:2013JPCA..117.9305O. doi:10.1021/jp4079597. PMID 24490723.
- ^ Oka, Takashi (2013). "My 45 Years of Astrochemistry: Memoirs of Takeshi Oka". J. Phys. Chem. A. 117 (39): 9308–9313. Bibcode:2013JPCA..117.9308O. doi:10.1021/jp4035826. PMID 24490724.
- ^ The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics | Takeshi Oka
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