Fumihiro Koike was born in Shizuoka, Japan, on November 16, 1947. He received the B.E., M.E., and Ph.D. degrees in applied physics from Tokyo University, Tokyo, Japan, in 1970, 1972, and 1975, respectively. Since 1975, he has been engaged in research at Kitasato University, Kanagawa, Japan, mainly in atomic and molecular physics. His current research interests include a precise theoretical calculation of the heavy ions that are related to the plasma spectroscopy.