Over the years, Dr. Kozo Saito has concentrated his efforts on scale modeling, fire research, combustion, and Lean manufacturing (Monozukuri).
LEXINGTON, KY, April 30, 2020 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Kozo Saito, PhD, with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Saito celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Joining the University of Kentucky faculty in 1986 as an assistant professor of mechanical engineering, Dr. Saito has since become a well-known and well-respected authority on campus. Named a full professor in 1993, he also began serving as the founding director of the Institute of Research for Technology Development (IR4TD) in 2007, which notably offers students the option to study one of two programs: research and development or lean systems. Additionally, Dr. Saito was appointed as a Tennessee Valley Authority endowed professor of mechanical engineering in 2001. Formerly aligned with the prestigious Princeton University, he spent two years as a research associate between 1982 and 1984 before subsequently being named professional research staff.
Devoting his career to academia, Dr. Saito has been a strong believer in the integration of philosophy with technical application. He has generously provided his expertise as a visiting professor at his alma mater, Seikei University, as well as at the University of Tokyo. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of California San Diego and a visiting fellow at the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Furthermore, Dr. Saito has been an active member and chairman of the International Scale Modeling Committee since 1995. A professional group comprised of professionals from a variety of backgrounds that focus their efforts on scale modeling, he attended the committee's September 2017 symposium in Portland, Oregon, which was co-sponsored by the IR4TD.
Over the years, Dr. Saito has concentrated his efforts on scale modeling, fire research, combustion, and Lean manufacturing (Monozukuri). He spent several successful years of his research devoted to fire, especially in relation to fire tornadoes. After more than 40 years of study, he continues to make new developments and discoveries in this area of the field. Dr. Saito is the author of seven books and over 200 articles in various peer reviewed journals, as well as numerous conference proceedings.
Dr. Saito is an alumnus of Seikei University in Musashino, Tokyo, Japan, where he acquired a bachelor's degree in 1975, a master's degree in 1977 and a doctorate degree in engineering in 1980. He then completed postgraduate training at the University of California San Diego. Aligned with several industry related organizations, Dr. Saito is a member of the International Association of Fire Safety Science, the Combustion Institute and Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society. He is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
Honored with an International Medal from the Japan section of the Combustion Institute, he is also a celebrated Marquis listee who was cited in the third edition of Who's Who in Science and Engineering.
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