Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo
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Professor
  Aitaro Kato

Researcher
  Motoko Ishise

Researcher
  Ryo Kurihara

Graduate Students

Doctoral course
  Taku Ueda

Master's Course
  Masaki Yamana

Master's Course
  Naoto Yokotani

Profile of Aitaro Kato

Affiliation:
Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo
Research field:
Seismology, Slow earthquakes
Affiliated academic society:
Seismological Society of Japan, Volcanological Society of Japan American Geophysical Union (AGU), Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)
Education:
  • 2002 Ph.D. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo
  • 1999 M.S. Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo
Professional Experience:
  • 2019 – Present: Professor of ERI, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 2016 – 2019 Associate Professor of ERI, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 2014 – 2016: Associate Professor of Nagoya University, Japan
  • 2013 – 2014: Associate Professor of ERI, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 2004 – 2013: Assistant Professor of ERI, University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 2002 – 2004: Researcher of IFREE, JAMSTEC, Japan
Honors and Awards:
  • EPS Excellent Paper Award 2018
  • 2016 Paper award of the Volcanological Society of Japan
  • 2013 Paper award of the Seismological Society of Japan
  • 2011 The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, The Young Scientists’ Prize
  • 2007 Award for Yong Scientists by the Seismological Society of Japan

Alumni and Alumnae

Petrelis François (April 2019~ August 2019)
Blandine Gardonio (January 2019~March 2019)
椎名 高裕 (April 2018~March 2020)
Chen Xiaowei (April 2013~July 2013)