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An Associate Professor in the Faculty of Science at Hokkaido University, where he earned his Ph.D. in Science. His research focuses on oceanic variability and associated climate and environmental changes, using theory, numerical simulation, and statistical analyses, with a particular emphasis on ocean circulation variability in the mid-latitudes. A key contribution of his work is the proposal of the "jet-trapped Rossby wave" theory, which accounts for westward propagation signals in the North Pacific and the decadal variability of the Kuroshio Extension. He has also investigated coastal sea level changes, revealing that sea level rise along the southeastern coast of Japan is induced by the northward shift of the Kuroshio Extension.

A Professor at the Field Science Center for Northern Biosphere, Graduate School of Environmental Science, Hokkaido University. His research focuses on horticultural crops, with a particular emphasis on Haskap (blue honeysuckle, Lonicera caerulea), a berry native to Hokkaido. His key research areas include wild genetic resources, polyploidy breeding, endosperm culture, and interspecific hybridization, spanning crops such as Haskap, raspberry, apple, and ornamental plants. His current funded research focuses on building a foundation for polyploidy breeding that maximizes the effects of genome size increase.

Prof. Dr. C. Hanny Wijaya

An Indonesian professor of Food Science and Technology at IPB University (Bogor Agricultural University). She serves as Head of the Hokkaido University Liaison Office in Indonesia, where she promotes academic collaboration, student exchange, and research partnerships between Hokkaido University and Indonesian institutions. She is also a Hokkaido University Ambassador, contributing to the strengthening of educational and research ties between Japan and Indonesia.