Kumadai Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni of Kumadai

• Dr. Takaaki Kajita (1981) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the discovery of neutrino oscillations, which shows that neutrinos have mass.
• Dr. Masatoshi Koshiba (1955) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for pioneering contributions to astrophysics, particularly for the detection of cosmic neutrinos.
• Dr. Shinya Yamanaka (1987) - Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery that mature cells can be reprogrammed to become pluripotent.
• Dr. Isamu Akasaki (1964) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources.
• Dr. Hiroshi Amano (1989) - Nobel Laureate in Physics for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes, contributing to the development of LED lighting.