Simple Profile of Tetsuzo Yasunari

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Research Interests

• Variability and predictability of the earth climate system, with special emphasis on Asian monsoon system
• Global and regional energy and water cycle in the climate system
• Role of the biosphere in the earth climate system
• Role of the cryoshere in the earth climate system
• Evolution of climate of the earth
• Human impact on the Asian monsoon and tropical climate
• Philosophical study on human activity and nature
  

Education:

• 1981 - D.Sc. (Meteorology & Climatology), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
• 1974 - M.S. (Meteorology), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
• 1971 - B.S.(Geophysics), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
  

Former positions for scientific and educational activity:

• Professor, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC), Nagoya University. (8/2002-3/2012)
• Visiting Professor, Department of Earth & Planetary Science, the University of Tokyo. (4/2003-3/2006)
• Professor, Climatology & Meteorology, University of Tsukuba. (4/1992-7/2002)
• Associate Professor, Climatology & Meteorology, University of Tsukuba. (6/1990-3/1992)
• Assistant Professor, Climatology & Meteorology, University of Tsukuba. (8/1984-8/1985)
• Visiting Scientist, Department of Meteorology, Florida State University (8/1984-8/1985)
• Research Associate, Center for Southeast Asian Studies, Kyoto University. (4/1977-3/1982)
  

Current affiliated positions:

• Designated Professor, Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center (HyARC), Nagoya University. (4/2012- )
• Leader, the Global COE Program “From Earth System Science to Basic and Clinic Environmental Studies” of Nagoya University
• Director, Study Consortium for Earth-Life-Interactive System, Nagoya University
• Leader, the 21st Century COE Program "The Sun-Earth-Life Interactive System (SELIS)"of Nagoya University
• Distinguished professor, the Research Institute for Advanced Studies (RIAS), Nagoya University
• Program Director, Hydrological Cycle Research Program, Frontier Research Center for Global Change (FRCGC), JAMSTEC
• Professor Emeritus, the University of Tsukuba
• Council member, Science Council of Japan (SCJ)

Current International commitment:

• Vice-Chairman, the Monsoon Asia Integrated Regional Studies (MAIRS), Earth System Science Partnership(ESSP), ICSU
• Former Member of the Joint Scientific Committee (JSC), World Climate Research Program (WCRP)
• Member, East Asian monsoon study working group, WMO/CAS (committee for Atmospheric Sciences)
• Member of the IARC Science Advisory Board (ISAB), IARC, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
• Member of the International Scientific Advisory Council of the Netherlands National Research for Climate Change Spatial Plannning

Current National commitment:

• Formal council member, Science Council of Japan (SCJ)
• Chairman, Japan joint national committee for IGBP/WCRP
• Executive council member, the Meteorological Society of Japan

Awards:

• Chichibuno-Miya Memorial award (as a group member) 1980
• Yamamoto Prize, Meteorological Society of Japan 1981
• Research Award (Gakkai-sho), Meteorological society of Japan 1986
• Nikkei Prize for Global Emvironmental Study and Technology 1991
• Fujiwara Prize, Meteorological Society of Japan 2002
• International Award, Japanese Society of Hydrology and Water resources　2006 [pdf]
• Special award for natural environmental studies, Ministry of Natural Environment of Mongolia2008