Curriculum Vitae

Education:

• 2006 – 2011 Hokkaido University, Japan

Doctor of Philosophy (Environmental Science), 2011 September

Research topic: "Differentiation in tree architecture and life history across co-occurring tree species in a Malaysian rainforest" supervised by Prof. Takashi S. Kohyama

Master of Environmental Science, 2008 March

Research topic: "Differentiation in crown architecture among 200 tree species in a lowland rainforest, Peninsular Malaysia " supervised by Prof. Takashi S. Kohyama

• 2002-2006 Chiba University, Japan: Bachelor of Agriculture, 2006 March

Research topic: "Crown-shape plasticity of 10 broad-leaved species in warm-temperate rain forest on Yakushima Island" supervised by Dr. Umeki Kiyoshi

Research/ Fellowships experience:

• 2006 Jul. - Aug.: Center for Tropical Forest Science – Arnold Arboretum International Field Biology Course, Sri Lanka

• 2008 Jun. - 2009 Mar.: Research Assistant, Hokkaido University

• 2009 Apr. - 2011 Mar.: Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

• 2010 Jan. – Apr.: Visiting student in Dr. Lourens Poorter’s lab., Forest Ecology and Forest Management group, Wageningen University, Netherlands

• 2010 Aug. – Oct.: Visiting student in Dr. Lourens Poorter’s lab., Forest Ecology and Forest Management group, Wageningen University, Netherlands

• 2011 Oct. – 2013 Mar.: Postdoctoral Researcher, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University

• 2011 Oct. – 2012 Mar.: Visiting scholar in Dr. Sun I-Fang’s lab. National Donghwa University, Taiwan

• 2012 Oct. – 2013 Feb.: Visiting scholar in Dr. Swenson's lab. Michigan State University, USA

• 2013 Apr. -2015 Mar.: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad in Dr. Swenson's lab. Michigan State University, USA

• 2015 Apr. - 2016 Mar.: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow in Prof. Kitajima lab. Kyoto University, Japan

• 2016 Apr. - 2017 Sep. : Researcher in Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kyushu Research Center

• 2017 Oct. - 2018 Mar.: Senior Researcher in Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, Kyushu Research Center

• 2018 Apr. - present: Senior Researcher in Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute

Teaching experience:

• 2007 June, Tunghai University Field course

• 2007 June, Field course of The National University of Malaysia

• 2013 May 8-12th: "Tree Architecture Workshop", Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, China

• 2021 Feb 4-5th: Short-term Intensive Lecture "Tree ecology" (in Japanese), Chiba University, Japan

• 2022 January 6th & 11th: Special Lecture "Trait-based Forest ecology" (in Japanese), Chiba University, Japan

Editorial Board:

• Oecologia Handling Editor (Plant Population and Community Ecology)（2021 Mar.-present）

Grants (PI):

• 2008 Support funding for visiting program for overseas institutes and fields, Career Upgrade Program in Global COE Program

• 2009 Original proposal for Career-up program, Career Upgrade Program in Global COE Program

• 2009 Apr. – 2011Mar. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for JSPS Research Fellow

• 2010 Excellent Young Researchers Overseas Visit program, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

• 2011 Invitation fellowship program for overseas researcher, Career Upgrade Program in Global COE Program

• 2011 Invitation fellowship program for overseas researcher, Ecological Society of Japan, Hokkaido branch

• 2011 the Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

• 2012 the Institutional Program for Young Researcher Overseas Visits, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

• 2013-2015 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad

• 2015-2016 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship

• 2019-2022 The SUMITOMO foundation grant for environmental research project

• 2021-2024 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research B

Awards:

• 2006 Mar. Prize for excellent research presentation of Bachelor thesis, Chiba University

• 2008 Feb. Incentive Award, Ecology Society of Japan, Hokkaido area meeting

• 2008 Apr. The prize for best spoken paper by a graduate student, ATBC ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE

• 2014 Mar. Suzuki Award for a Young Scientist of the Ecological Society of Japan