| Date: | 2018-02-14 01:49:13 | |
| Sender: | Toshimichi Otsubo <t.otsubo@r.hit-u.ac.jp> | |
| Subject: | [SLR-Mail] No.2485: Passing of Dr Yoshihide Kozai | |
| Author: | Toshimichi Otsubo, Hitotsubashi University | |
| Content: | Author: Toshimichi Otsubo, Hitotsubashi University Dear Laser Ranging Colleagues, I have to inform you of very sad news. Dr Yoshihide Kozai passed away on 5 February 2018 at the age of 89. He is so well known in the field of orbit dynamics and also as a leading pioneer of satellite laser ranging since 1960´s. He later served as the founding Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ). He had a strong presence even after that - many of us remember his appearance and great speech in the 18th Int. Workshop on Laser Ranging in Fujiyoshida. More info from NAOJ: https://www.nao.ac.jp/en/news/announcements/2018/20180213-kozai.html We will miss him so much. Best Regards, Toshimichi Otsubo Hitotsubashi University Web http://geo.science.hit-u.ac.jp/ Tel & Fax +81-42-580-8968 |