EDUCATION

• Dec. 2004: Ph.D., Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University
• Mar. 1998: M.Sc., Graduate School of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University
• Apr.-Sep. 1995: Faculty of Science, Osaka City University
• Mar. 1995: B.Sc., Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Apr. 2008 - Present:

Researcher, Next-Generation Model Development Group, Global Environment Modeling Research Program, Frontier Research Center for Global Change, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology

Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2008:

Postdoctoral research fellow, Climate Environment, Division of Atmospheric and Hydrospheric Disasters, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University

Apr. 2005 - Mar. 2006:

Postdoctoral research fellow, Groups of Climate Dynamics, Section of Earth System Science, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University

Feb. 2005 - Mar. 2005:

Teacher (on a temporary basis), Hokkaido Hiragishi high school

Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2005:

Research Fellow, the Japan Marine Science Foundation

Apr. 2003 - Mar. 2006:

Instructor (a part-time), Hokusei Gakuen University

Apr. 2002 - Mar. 2004:

Instructor (a part-time), Sapporo Gakuin University

Apr. 2001 - Mar. 2003

Teaching Assistant, Hokusei Gakuen University

Apr. 1998 - Mar. 2001

Teaching Assistant, Hokkaido University