Greetings

Thank you for visiting my page. I belonged to the field of river engineering in my graduation thesis, and after entering graduate school, I majored in the field of coastal engineering. I have been conducting research on coastal engineering, especially on the aquatic environment of inland bays. In contrast to lakes and reservoirs, the spatial scale of inland bays is large, and the influence of boundaries such as rivers and open seawater is significant, so I am keenly aware that it is not easy to develop environmental rehabilitation from a purely technical perspective. In the future, I strongly believe that it will be more important to consider various scenarios from a macroscopic perspective, including global population dynamics, land-use changes, and dietary habits in the bay area.
At the end of 2004, an earthquake off the coast of Sumatra Island caused unprecedented tsunami damage. Since the countries hit by the tsunami were mainly developing countries in Asia, where our laboratory is specialized, we would like to be actively involved in the tsunami damage survey. I feel that it is urgent to organize the knowledge of traditional coastal engineering and to build an easy-to-use system.

Contents

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  • Profile
  • Prospectus

Short CV

Education

  • 1991: Received B.S. in Engineering (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1993: Received M.S. in Engineering (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1996: Received Ph.D. in Engineering (The University of Tokyo)

Professional Experiences

  • 1995.4-1996.11: JSPS Research Fellow DC2 (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1996.12: JSPS Research Fellow PD (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1997.1-1999.3: Research Associate (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1999.4-2002.9: Associate Professor (The University of Tokyo)
  • 1999.12-2000.2: Visiting Researcher (Asian Institute of Technology)
  • 2002.10-2009.3: Associate Professor (Yokohama National University)
  • 2007.8-2007.11: Visiting Researcher (University of Florida)
  • 2009.4-2013.3: Professor (Yokohama National University)
  • 2013.4-: Professor (The University of Tokyo)

Academic Society Activities

  • 2021.6-2023.6: Chair, Coastal Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
  • 2020.6-2022.6: Member, Editorial Committee, JSCE
  • 2017.5-2021.5: Executive Board Member, Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Management (JACZS)
  • Memer, The Japan Society for International Development (JASID)
  • Member, American Geophysical Union (AGU)
  • Member, Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association (ECSA)

Government Committee Activities

  • Member, Committee on the Formation of Carbon Neutral Port (CNP), Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Chair, Blue Carbon Research Group in Japan
  • Chair, Committee on the Role of Blue Carbon in Contributing to the Prevention of Global Warming, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Member, Expert Committee on Nature Restoration, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
  • Member, Study Group on the Future of Water Environment Management, Ministry of the Environment
  • Expert Committee Member, Council for Social Infrastructure Improvement, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Chair, Committee on Environmental Evaluation of Shallow Water Restoration Project in Tokyo Bay, Kanto Regional Development Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
  • Member, Committee on Coral Reef Conservation and Restoration Technology Development under Severe Environmental Conditions Commissioned Project Study, Fisheries Agency
  • Member, Chiba Prefectural Environmental Council
  • Chair, Planning and Policy Subcommittee, Chiba Prefectural Environmental Council
  • Member, Water Environment Subcommittee, Chiba Prefectural Environmental Council
  • Member, Planning and Administration Committee, The Public-Private Cooperation Forum for Tokyo-Bay Restoration (Tokyo-Bay PP Forum)
  • Leader, Habitat Creation Project Team, Tokyo-Bay PP Forum