Academic qualification

1999:    Ph. D. in astronomy, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
1996:    M. S. in astronomy, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
1994:    B. S. in astronomy, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan

Academic experiences

2023 October - present :      Professor of the Center for General Education, Institute for Comprehensive Education, Kagoshima University
2018 April - 2023 September :      Associate professor of the Center for General Education, Institute for Comprehensive Education, Kagoshima University
2009 April - 2018 March :      Associate professor of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Kagoshima University
2016 January - March; 2017 June - July:      Visitng Researcher of the Square Kilometre Array Organisation (SKAO) Headquarters
2012 April - 2013 March :      Visitng Associate Professorput of the International Center for Radio Astronomy Resarch (ICRAR)
   (Researcher of the "Strategic Young Researcher Overseas Visits Program for Accelerating Brain Circulation" in JSPS)
2008 April - 2012 March :      Guest associate professor of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2008 March - 2009 March :      Associate professor of the Department of Physics (astronomy), Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University
2003 September - 2008 February :      Research Associate (assistant professor since 2007 April) of the Department of Physics (astronomy), Faculty of Science, Kagoshima University
2002 April - 2003 August:      Support Scientist of the Joint Institute for VLBI in Europe (JIVE)
1999 April - 2002 March:   Postdoctoral fellow funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for young scientists
     working in the software developping working group of the VLBI Exploration of Radio Astrometry of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
1996 April - 1999 March:   Doctral research fellow funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science for young scientists
     supporting the Japanese domestic VLBI network (J-Net)

Publications

See the details in the lists of papers (publication list).

Related experiences

2020 April - 2024 March:    Representative of the Astronomical Society of Japan
2020 April - 2022 March: Secretary General of Japan Radio Astronomy Forum
2018 August - 2025 March: Member of the VLBI Science Advisory Committee in the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
2018 August - 2020 July: Member of the ALMA Science Advisory Committee in the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
2017 September - 2018 July: Member of the VLBI Sub-Committee in the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ)
2016 September - 2020 July: Chair person of the VLBI Program Sub-Committee in NAOJ
2015 April - 2017 March: Member of Millimeter-submillimeter Program Sub-Committee in NAOJ
2014 April - 2018 July: Member of ALMA Science Advisory Committee (JSAC) in NAOJ
2009 January - 2012 December: Member of the Users Committee in the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO, USA)
2006 May - 2008 May: Member of the Management Office of the Japanese Scientist Association (JSA)
2006 - 2007: Member of the Science Organization Committee of the International Astronomical Union Symposium 242
2004 April - 2019 July: Member of the Radio Astronomy Frequency Management Sub-Committee in the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2006 January - 2007 December; 2018 Jamary - 2019 December: Member of the Management Committee of the Japan VLBI Consortium
2004 October - 2008 September: Member of the Management Committee of the Japan Radio Astronomy Forum
1997 August - 1998 August: Vice-chairman of the Organized Committee of the Young Researchers in Japan
1996 April - 2000 March:    Counciler of the Astronomical Society of Japan

Referee record of the proposals for radio astronomy instruments
VERA/KaVA/EAVN、VLBA/VLA、MERLIN、ATNF(ATCA/Parkes/LBA)、ALMA

Referee record of refereed papers submitted to the astronomical jourals
Astrophysical Journal, Astronomical Journal, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Revista Mexicana de Astronomia y Astrocisica, Journal of Astronomical Telescopes, Instruments and Systems, Publications of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Professional member ship

2020 October- present:International Radio Science Union (URSI)senior member
2003 August - present:    International Astronomical Union
2004 - present:    Japan Scientists' Association
1994 August- present:    Astronomical Society of Japan