Tsuneo Nakahara

Dr. Nakahara has achieved outstanding results in communications research and development, especially concerning transmission wires and cables. He has been a major force in the conception, design, and manufacturing of optical fiber and cables. He joined Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. in 1953, and has performed a wide range of research and development in the System & Electronics Division and Communications Divisions of the company. Under his guidance, Sumitomo Electric Industries developed the VAD (Vapor phase Axial Deposition) optical fiber manufacturing technology, which has demonstrated outstanding productivity through continuous production. He holds nearly 300 patents in the United States and Japan combined and has published roughly 100 papers.

A Fellow of the IEEE, his numerous awards include an IEEE Millennium Medal, the Okabe Memorial Award from the Institute of Electronics and Communications Engineers of Japan, and many others.