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Abstracts
Kazumi Maki Session
Chair: Kimitoshi Kono
(27.1.1936-10.9.2008)
Kazumi Maki was a world-renowned physicist in the field of superconductivity.
He was a USC College professor of physics and astronomy for 34 years and was
amongst an elite group of Japanese physicists, who during the 20th century
fostered the development of physics as a science in Japan. In later years, his
research focused on unconventional superconductors which do not conform to
traditional BCS theory.
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