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Sukekatsu Ushioda

Sukekatsu Ushioda is a physics topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Sukekatsu Ushioda rather than just read about it. In short: Sukekatsu Ushioda (Japanese: 潮田資勝, 18 September 1941 – 10 December 2023) was a Japanese physicist who specialized in surface physics. He was the president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the Physical Society of Japan.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

Sukekatsu Ushioda (Japanese: 潮田資勝, 18 September 1941 – 10 December 2023) was a Japanese physicist who specialized in surface physics. He was the president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics and the Physical Society of Japan.

Biography Born in Chiba Prefecture on 18 September 1941, he graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya High School. After completing high school, he moved to the United States, where he graduated from Dartmouth College in 1964 and earned his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1969. The same year, he joined the Department of Physics at the University of California, Irvine as an assistant professor, was promoted to associate professor in 1974, and to full professor in 1978. From 1985 to 2004, he served as a professor at the Research Institute of Electronic Communication, Tohoku University. He also concurrently held a professorship in the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) from 1993 to 2000. From 2003 to 2004, he served as president of the Physical Society of Japan. In 2004, he was appointed president of JAIST, followed by appointments as visiting professor at the Kanazawa Institute of Technology in 2008, fellow and director of the Nanotechnology Research Center at the National Institute for Materials Science in 2008, and president of the Institute in July 2009. Additionally, he served as president of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics for three years beginning in 2008. He died in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, on 10 December 2023.

Awards He was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 1996 and was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor in 2016.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Sukekatsu Ushioda

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Sukekatsu Ushioda claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In physics, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Sukekatsu Ushioda before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Sukekatsu Ushioda ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Sukekatsu Ushioda

In research: Sukekatsu Ushioda appears in physics research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Sukekatsu Ushioda in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Sukekatsu Ushioda is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1941 births, 2023 deaths, 20th-century Japanese physicists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Sukekatsu Ushioda outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Sukekatsu Ushioda matter?

Because it connects several physics ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Sukekatsu Ushioda?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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