# Biography of the president

**Source**: https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about/leadership/biography/
**Parent**: https://en.nagoya-u.ac.jp/about/

## Personal information

- Naoshi Sugiyama
- Born on July 18, 1961, in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan

## Educational Background

- Doctor of Science, Hiroshima University, 1989
- Master of Science (Physics & Applied Physics), Waseda University, 1986
- Bachelor of Science (Physics), 1984

## Professional Experience

- 1991/04: Research Associate, Faculty of Science, The University of Tokyo
- 1996/04: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
- 2000/04: Professor, Division of Theoretical Astronomy, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
- 2006/04: Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- 2007/10: Principle Investigator, Institute for the Physics and Math of the Universe, The University of Tokyo
- 2017/04: Dean, School and Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University
- 2019/04: Trustee and Vice President, Nagoya University
- 2020/04: Provost, Nagoya University/Trustee, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System
- 2022/04: President, Nagoya University; Executive Trustee and Vice Chancellor, Tokai National Higher Education and Research System

## Memberships

- Japan Astronomical Society
- International Astronomical Union
- Physical Society of Japan

## Awards

- Nishinomiya Yukawa Memorial Prize (2001)
- JSPS Prize (2007)
- Hayashi Chushiro Prize (2009)

## Areas of Expertise

- Theoretical astronomy and astrophysics
- Cosmology, Observational cosmology
- Cosmic microwave background
- Large-scale structure of the cosmos
- Thermal history of the Universe