Shota Katsura

Education:

• B.Sc., Earth and Planetary Physics, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Started Apr. 2009, Conferred March 2011

• M.Sc., Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Started Apr. 2011, Conferred March 2013

• D.Sc., Earth and Planetary Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, Started Apr. 2013, Conferred December 2016

Job Experience:

• Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (Apr. 2015 – Mar. 2017)

• Postdoctoral Fellow at Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Apr. 2017 – Mar. 2019)

•  Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Oversea Research Fellow (Apr. 2019 – Sep. 2021)

• Postdoctoral Scholar at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego (Apr. 2019 – Dec. 2022)

• Postdoctoral Fellow at Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Jan. 2023 - Mar. 2024)

• Assistant Professor at Department of Geophysics, School of Science, Tohoku University (Apr. 2024 -  present)

Journal Referees:

Geophysical Research Letters, Journal of Physical Oceanography, Deep-Sea Research Part I, Journal of Oceanography, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, Ocean Dynamics, Science Advances, Remote Sensing, Frontiers in Climate, Climate Dynamics, Progress in Oceanography, Journal of Climate 

Award:

• AOGS 11th Annual Meeting Best Student Poster Award (Aug. 2014)

• Outstanding Reviewer Status (Deep-Sea Research Part I) (Dec. 2014)

• New Ocean Paradigm on Its Biogeochemistry, Ecosystem and Sustainable Use (NEOPS) International Symposium ‘Developing New Ocean Provinces on Their Biogeochemistry and Ecosystems’ Best Poster Presentation (Dec. 2015)

Research Cruises:

1. R/V Hakuho-maru, KH-11-8, Aug.12-Oct.4, 2011, Tokyo-San Francisco-Tokyo. 

2. R/V Tansei-maru, KT-12-16, Jun.29-Jul.9, 2012, Miyazaki-Ishinomaki. 

3. R/V Hakuho-maru, KH-13-3, Apr.2-May 1, 2013, Tokyo-Kushiro-Shimonoseki. 

4. R/V Shinsei-maru, KS-14-7, May 13-26, 2014, Yokosuka-Yokosuka. 

5. R/V Shinsei-maru, KS-15-14, Oct 19-29, 2015, Yokosuka-Yokosuka.

Research Fund:

• The Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 25-710, 710,000 yen (Apr. 2013 - Feb. 2014)

• Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 15J05210, 1,000,000 yen (Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016)

• Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 15J05210, 900,000 yen (Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2017)

Others:

• Convener of Meeting of Young Oceanographer among The Oceanographic Society of Japan (Sep. 2014)

• Convener of oceanographic summer school of Japan (Aug. 2015)

• Guest Editor of Special Issue "Validation and Evaluation of Global Ocean Satellite Products" on Remote Sensing

• Convener of “Extratropical oceans and atmosphere” session at Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2022 (May 2022)

• Convener of “Extratropical oceans and atmosphere” session at Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023 (May 2023) (session accepted)

• Convener of “Future global ocean observation system: complementarity of autonomous and shipboard observations” session at Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2023 (May 2023) (session accepted)