Leo Esaki

Leo Esaki is a Japanese physicist born on March 12, 1925. He has been employed by Kyoto University, Shibaura Institute of Technology, University of Tsukuba, and Kwansei Gakuin University. Esaki received his education at the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University. He resides in Japan and speaks Japanese.

His professional affiliations include membership in the National Academy of Sciences, the Japan Academy, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Russian Academy of Sciences. Esaki has received the Asahi Prize, the Nishina Memorial Prize, the Stuart Ballantine Medal, and the IEEE Morris N. Liebmann Memorial Award. He is recognized in the Nobel Laureates collection and the Nobel Physics collection.