University Of Tokyo “Is Stealing The Sky”

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31321, 17 March 1967, Page 10

University Of Tokyo “Is Stealing The Sky”

The University of Tokyo ist stealing the sky, according to! Professor Yasutada Uemura,, professor of solid-state physics at that university. “The campus is saturated with buildings, so we only expand upwards,” he said in Christchurch last evening. Although necessary buildings were being provided. Professor Uemura said, he thought the university would soon restrict its intake of undergraduates and build up its research institutes. At present the total roll was about 15,000 in nine faculties. Professor Uemura said that solid-state physics was advanced in Japan, chiefly because of happy co-operation between university and industry Professor Uemura used to work in the giant Toshiba combine, chiefly on transistors. He is now engaged almost exclusively on fundamental research into other semi-conductors and colour centres.

Japan’s early industrial successes in radio, television, allelectronic control systems, and telecommunications made a heavy demand for solid-state physicists, and industry in turn financially helped the

universities to provide them, Professor Uemura said. “It is a very satisfactory and profitable relationship for both sides,” he said.