PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born : 1971 August, in Tokyo, Japan
EDUCATION
2000 Ph.D. in Astronomy, Graduate Univ. for Advanced Studies, Tokyo, Japan,
thesis title: An observational study of the extremely young stage of star formation
Advisor: Prof. Ryohei Kawabe (NRO), committee chair: Prof. Shoken Miyama (NAOJ)
1997 M.S. in Astronomy, Ibaraki University, Mito, Japan
1995 B.S. in Physics, Kagoshima University, Kagoshima, Japan
GRADUATE
FELLOWSHIPS,
RESEARCH & TEACHING ASSISTANTSHIPS
1998-1999 Research Assistant at Nobeyama Radio Observatory with Prof. Ryohei Kawabe
1995-1997 Predoctoral Fellow at Kashima Space Center with Dr. Jun-ichi Nakajima
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT
2003 July - present Postdoctoral Scholar in Astronomy of California Institute of Technology
(Pasadena, U.S.A) at the Radio Astronomy Group led by Prof. Anneila Sargent
2003 May/June Postdoctoral Research Fellow ("NAO Kenkyu-in") of National Astronomical
Observatory (Tokyo, Japan) at the VLBI Space Observatory Program Group
led by Prof. Makoto Inoue
2000-2003 April Postdoctoral Research Fellow of INAF, Osservatorio Astrofisico di Arcetri
(Firenze, Italy) at the Star Formation Group led by Prof. Malcolm Walmsley
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2003- present International Astronomical Union
1997-1999 American Astronomical Society
1993- present VLBI Consortium of Japan
1992- present Astronomical Society of Japan
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
1996-2000 Councilor ("Hyougi-iin") of Astronomical Society of Japan.
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