Shinichiro Tomonaga
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1965
- Reason for Award
- Fundamental research in quantum electrodynamics
- Connection to Tsukuba
- Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Education (now University of Tsukuba) (1969)
Leo Esaki
Nobel Prize in Physics, 1973
- Reason for Award
- Experimental discovery of the tunnel effect in semiconductors
- Connection to Tsukuba
- President of the University of Tsukuba (1992)
Hideki Shirakawa
Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2000
- Reason for Award
- Discovery and development of conductive polymers
- Connection to Tsukuba
- Professor at the University of Tsukuba (1982)
Makoto Kobayashi
Nobel Prize in Physics, 2008
- Reason for Award
- Discovery of the origin of symmetry breaking predicting the number of quark generations
- Connection to Tsukuba
- Professor Emeritus at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (2006)"