Curriculum Vitae

Born on: July 12, 1964

Birth place: Tochigi Prefecture, Japan

Mar. 1977: Higashi Elementary School, Nishi-nasuno, Tochigi

Mar. 1980: Nishinasuno Junior High School, Nishi-nasuno, Tochigi

Mar. 1983: Utsunomiya High School, Tochigi

Mar. 1987: B.Sc. (Geophysics), The University of Tokyo

Mar. 1989: M.Sc. (Geophysics), The University of Tokyo

Nov. 1995: Ph.D. (Science), The University of Tokyo

Apr. 1990 - Mar. 2003: Geographical Survey Institute

Feb. 1996 - Jan. 1997: STA Visiting researcher at U.S. Geological Survey (with Dr. Wayne Thatcher)

Apr. 2003 - Dec. 2007: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2011: Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University

Jan. 2012 - present: Professor, Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya University

Publication List

Awards

1. ✦ Outstanding reviewer, Geophysical Journal International, December 2018
   

2. ✦ Excellence in refereeing (Journal of Geophysical Research, Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union, August 2011
   

3. ✦“Top 20 authors - Earthquakes”: Ranked as 13th in “Cites per paper”, Thomson Reuters, June 2010
   

Scientific Societies

1. ✦ Japan Geoscience Union
   

2. ✦ The Geodetic Society of Japan
   

3. ✦ The Volcanological Society of Japan
   

4. ✦ Japanese Society for Active Fault Studies
   

5. ✦ American Geophysical Union
   

6. ✦ Seismological Society of America
   

Professional Services

1. ✦  President, The Geodetic Society of Japan (2023-2024)
   

2. ✦ Editor-in-Chief, Earth, Planets and Space (2021-2024)
   

3. ✦ Associate Editor, Earth, Planets and Space (2006-2010)
   

4. ✦ Editor in Chief, Journal of the Geodetic Society of Japan (2015~2018)
   

5. ✦ International Editorial Board member, Proceedings of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, Earth Sciences
   

6. ✦ Editorial Board member, Vietnamese Journal of Earth Sciences