Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanaka
Koichi Tanakais a Japanese engineer who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing a novel method for mass spectrometric analyses of biological macromolecules with John Bennett Fenn and Kurt Wüthrich...
NationalityJapanese
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth3 August 1959
CountryJapan
enable matrix search specific task
My specific task was to search for a matrix that would enable non-destructive ionization of macromolecules by efficiently absorbing the laser energy.
august born japan
I was born in Japan on August 3, 1959.
experience world able
In such an environment, I was able to study things that could be of immediate usefulness to the world. That learning experience undoubtedly served me well when I eventually entered the work force.
students grades diligent
I cannot say that I was a particularly diligent student, especially during the lower grades.
development results engineers
Most of the work performed by a development engineer results in failure.