Disclaimer: machine translated by DeepL which may contain errors.

Dr. Yoshiro Manabe, Nobel Laureate in Physics 2021, Visits

Kaoru Sato (Vice Dean / Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science)

Top: Group photo of Dr. Manabe during his visit
Bottom: Dr. Manabe's collection newly added to the Science Gallery display

On September 30, 2024, Dr. Yoshiro Manabe, a graduate of the Faculty of Science and a senior meteorologist at Princeton University in the United States, visited us. Dr. Manabe was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2021 for his research that clarified the changes in temperature structure caused by increases and decreases in greenhouse gases by extracting their physical essence, and for his pioneering work in developing a coupled atmosphere-ocean general circulation model, which is essential for quantitative climate prediction. This was his first visit to Japan after winning the Nobel Prize, although this time it was a private visit. After a luncheon with Graduate School Dean Shinichi Okoshi and other faculty members who are close to Dr. Manabe in his field, and a chat with President Teruo Fujii, the guests visited Dr. Manabe's corner in the Science Gallery and the Science Library mini exhibit "Dr. Yoshiro Manabe's Global Warming Prediction". The Science Gallery has been slightly enhanced to coincide with Dr. Manabe's visit to Japan. In addition to Dr. Manabe's recent publications, a handwritten draft of his Doctoral dissertation is included in the exhibit, and although he is 93 years old, he was hale and hearty, jokingly remarking, "This manuscript is written in solid handwriting, but it certainly looks like my own handwriting. He was also very friendly and willing to sign his autograph, demonstrating his open and friendly personality. After the tour, he stopped by the Atmospheric Physics Laboratory (formerly the Meteorology Laboratory), his former laboratory, for a break. After eating Japanese sweets, we enjoyed a pleasant chat with Professor Emeritus Taro Matsuno, with whom we had spent our student days together. We sincerely wish Dr. Manabe good health and success in his future endeavors. I would also like to express my gratitude to everyone involved for their cooperation.