MEMBERS
Director
Atsuo Iiyoshi
Board Chairman of Directors/Chancellor, Chubu University
Academic Appointments:
2011-present Board Chairman of Directors, Chubu University
2005-present Chancellor, Chubu University
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
Professor Emeritus, Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Professor Emeritus, National Institute for Fusion Science
Member, Physical Society of Japan
Member, Japan Society Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research
Member, Council for Science, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Previous Appointments:
1999 President, Chubu University
1989 Director General, National Institute for Fusion Science, Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture
1988 Director, Plasma Physics Laboratory, Kyoto University
1974 Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
1969 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Keio University
1966 Researcher, Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, UK
1965 Researcher, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University, USA
Education:
1965 Ph.D. (Engineering), Keio University
1960 B.S., Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Keio University
Selected Awards & Honors:
2015 Order of the Sacred Treasure (Gold Rays with Neck Ribbon)
Link to
http://www.chubu.ac.jp/english/faculty/profile/2dd5a1355f5a12e1ddbf6a3329d13a89ba2d0c2d.html
Chairman of CUAES Management Committee/ Coordinator
Tetsuro Matsuzawa
Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Born in 1950 (Ehime Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests：
Comparative cognitive science
Famous worldwide for his outstanding works in a series of laboratory studies called “Ai Project” and field studies in Chimpanzees.
Education
1989 Ph.D. (Science), Kyoto University
1974 B.A., Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
Academic Appointments:
2016- present
Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Previous Appointments:
Full Professor, Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University
Selected Awards & Honors:
2013 Person of Cultural Merits, Japanese Government
2012-2016 President, the International Primatological Society
2004 Chunichi Cultural Prize
2004 The Medal with Purple Ribbon
Link to
Coordinator
Shigefumi Mori
Director and Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Born in 1951 (Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests：
Algebraic Geometry, especially Birational Geometry
The Fields Medalist in 1990
(Note: The Fields Medal is known as the mathematician’s “Nobel Prize”)
Education:
1978 Ph.D. (Science), Kyoto University
1973 B.S., Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
Academic Appointments:
2016- present
Director and Distinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Distinguished Visiting Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Previous Appointments:
Professor, RIMS, Kyoto University
Professor, Nagoya University
Assistant, Kyoto University,
Selected Awards & Honors:
2015-present President, the International Mathematical Union, becoming the first head of the group from East Asia
2010 University Professor, Nagoya University
1990 Person of Cultural Merits, Japanese Government
1990 Fields Prize, ICM at Kyoto, Japan
1984 Chunichi Cultural Prize
Link to
http://www.mathunion.org/fileadmin/IMU/EC/2015-2018/CV-EC01-MORI-Shigefumi.pdf
Committee Members
Osamu Ishihara
Masashi Tsujimoto
Hisashi Yamamoto
Professor and Director, Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University
Professor and Director, Institute of Science and Technology Research,
Chubu University
Born in 1943 (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests：Synthetic organic chemistry and catalytic chemistry
Well-known as the world’s top researcher in molecular acid catalysis
Education:
1971 Ph. D., Harvard University
1967 B. S., Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Academic Appointments:
2016-present
President of Chemical Society of Japan
2012-present
Research Supervisor, JST Crest Project of Molecular Technology
2012-present
Professor and Director, Molecular Catalyst Research Center, Chubu University
Previous Appointments:
Professor, Chicago University
Professor, Nagoya University
Selected Awards & Honors:
2017 ACS Award for Roger Adams Prize
2012 Fujiwara Prize
2007 Japan Academy Award
2002 Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (Japan)
Link to：
http://www3.chubu.ac.jp/catalyst/member/hisashi_yamamoto/
Takaho Ando
Vice Director, Institute for the Promotion of Research, Chubu University
Born in 1949 (Aichi Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests:
History of social thoughts of public sphere and new social philosophy
Education:
Ph.D. (Economics), Nagoya University
B.A., School of Law, Nagoya University
Academic Appointments:
2015-present Vice Director, Institute for the Promotion of Research, Chubu University
Previous Appointments:
Professor, Nagoya University
Selected Awards & Honors:
2009 Japan Academy Prize
Link to：
http://www.chubu.ac.jp/english/faculty/profile/109cbb775429869af242d796613fb2de5424c327.html
Hiromichi Fukui
Director, Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University
Director, International GIS Center
Born in 1956 (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests：
Global environmental studies, regional planning studies, spatial information sciences
The research goals are “establishing Digital Earth” and applying it to environmental issues and disaster prevention/reduction.
Education:
Ph.D. (Science), Nagoya University
B.S., School of Science, Nagoya University,
Academic Appointments:
2011-present
Director, Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, Chubu University
Director, International GIS Center
Previous Appointments:
Professor, Keio University
Employed at Sumishin Research Institute, and Environmental Assessment Center
Selected Awards & Honors:
2009 ISDE Medal
2001 Keio Award
Link to:
http://www.chubu.ac.jp/english/faculty/profile/25d03f0929efb38a451215eceecd9c20007392ff.html
Kozo Matsubayashi
Keizo Yamaguchi
Toshikazu Hasegawa
Makoto Yano
Takao Doi
Shiro Kohshima
CUAES faculty members
Ichiro Tsuda
Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
Research Interests:
Complex systems of brains
Established the theory of chaos in Japan.
Education:
1982 Ph.D. (Physics), Kyoto University
1977 B.S., Faculty of Science, Osaka University
Academic Appointments:
2016-present
Visiting Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
2014-present
Associate Member of Science Council of Japan
1993-present
Professor, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Previous Appointments:
Deputy Director, Research Institute for Electronic Science, Hokkaido University
Director, Research Center for Integrative Mathematics, Hokkaido University
Associate Professor, Department of Artificial Intelligence, Faculty of Computer Science Kyushu Institute of Technology
Selected Awards & Honors:
2013 Merit Award
2010 HFSP Program Award
2007 Plenary Lecture, the 6th International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM)
2000 Plenary Lecture, the 1st SIAM Pacific Rim Conference on the Dynamical Systems
Link to:
http://www.isc.chubu.ac.jp/tsuda/en/index.html
Zin Arai
Kazunari Ushida
Ikki Matsuda
Associate Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Born in 1978 (Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests:
Ecology and Primatology
Conducting researches on the ecology of various species of wild primates by doing fieldwork in the rainforests overseas.
Education:
2008 Ph.D. (Environmental Science), Hokkaido University
2002 B.S., Faculty of Engineering, Doshisha University
Academic Appointments:
2016-present
Associate Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Others
Specially Appointed Associate Professor, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University
Advisor, Japan Monkey Center
Visiting Researcher, University of Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
Previous Appointments:
Program-Specific Assistant Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Selected Awards & Honors:
2016 Miyaji Award, Ecological Society of Japan
2013 Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant Award
2011 Takashima Prize, Primate Society of Japan
Link to：
https://sites.google.com/view/ikki-matsuda
Hiroko Kuwahata
Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Born in 1976 (Hyogo Prefecture, Japan)
Research Interests:
Comparative cognitive science, Comparative developmental science
Education:
2004 Ph.D. (Psychology), Kyoto University
1999 B.A., Faculty of Letters, Kyoto University
Academic Appointments:
2016-present
Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor, Chubu University Academy of Emerging Sciences
Previous Appointments:
Researcher, Wildlife Research Center, Kyoto University