Syoten Oka 1975 Recipient of the Jean-Leonard-Marie Poiseuille Award Outstanding Contributions to Theoritical and Experimental Biorheology

During the 2nd International Congress of Biorheology, Syoten Oka was awarded the Poiseuille Gold Medal. The achievements by Syoten Oka became the great driving force in the area of biorheology centering around the dynamics of biopolymers. His scientific attainments in the science of biorheology are known throughout the world to researchers actively engaged in biorheological studies. His studies in the theoritical biorheology concern the flow of blood in small tubes and capillaries, the flow of viscous fluids and other fields of hemorheology. His great ability in mathematics enabled him to solve many intricate problems which are encountered in explaining the phenomenon of blood flow. The Poiseuille Award lecture from Syoten Oka was "Present status of Hemorheological Theory", gives an excellent summary. Syoten Oka was also most dedicated in his efforts to establish the Japanese Society of Biorheology.