Faculty and Technical staff

Takashi ITO, PhD in Eng. - Professor

Research field: Geotechnical Engineering, Rock Mechanics
Office: #305, Building No.1, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
E-mail: takito(at)tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Academic experience:
2018.10 - presentProfessor, School of Civil Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
2004.10 - 2018.09Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyota College
1994.04 - 2004.09Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyota College
1991.05 - 1994.03Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyota College
1987.04 - 1991.04Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Toyota College

Visiting/Guest:
1995.10 - 1996.08Visiting Professor, University of Michigan (USA)

Awards/Honors:
2018Award for Distinguished Service, Japanese Geotechnical Society

Research Grants/Projects:
2021.4 - 2022.3:Research Grant (Head), Okinawa Shimatate Association GE.

Hitoshi MATSUBARA, PhD in Eng. - Professor

Research field: Geosphere Engineering, Computational Science
Office: #303, Building No.1, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
E-mail: matsbara(at)tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Academic experience:
2024.04 - presentProfessor, School of Civil Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
2017.04 - 2024.03Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
2015.08 - 2017.03Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of the Ryukyus
2008.04 - 2015.07Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of the Ryukyus
2005.04 - 2008.03Postdoctoral fellow, Center for Computational Science and E-Systems, Japan Atomic Energy Agency

Visiting/Guest:
2008.04 - presentVisiting Researcher, Center for Computational Mechanics Research, Toyo University
2014.04 - 2019.03Visiting Researcher, Research into Artifacts, Center for Engineering, University of Tokyo
2014.05 - 2015.02Visiting Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta (Canada)

Awards/Honors:
2019The Education Contribution Award, Faculty of Engineering, University of the Ryukyus
2014The JSCES Young Researcher Paper Award
2013The JACM Young Investigator Award
2007The Achievement Award in Computational Science and Engineering Division, Atomic Energy Society of Japan
2005SC|05 HPC Analytics Challenge Honorable Mention
2005President's Honorary Award, University of the Ryukyus
2004Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer
2004Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer - West br.
2002Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer

Research Grants/Projects:
2024.06-2028.03:JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering), Head, 24K21219
2024.06-2025.03:Collaborative project (PFAS Contamination), Obayashi Ltd. Head
2024.04-2027.03:JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Head, 24K00981
2024.04-2025.03:Express Highway Research Foundation of Japan, Head
2023.04-2026.03:Collaborative project, Association of RBP-Wall Techniques, Head
2021.07-2024.03:JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, Head, 21K18754
2021.04-2024.03:JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Head, 21H01428
2021.04-2022.03:Research Grant, Okinawa Shimatate Association GE., Head
2019.11-2024.09:Collaborative project (Oil Contamination), Obayashi Ltd., Head
2016.08-2024.03:Collaborative project, Meiwa Ltd., Head
2019-2020:University of the Ryukyus Incentive Research Grant., Head
2017-2020:University of the Ryukyus Strategic Research Grant., Head
2016-2017:University of the Ryukyus Strategic Research Grant., Head
2016-2018:Collaborative project, West Nippon Expressway Company Limited., Head
2016-2018:Research Grant, Okinawa Shimatate Association GE., Head
2014-2018:JSPS Grant in aid for young scientists (B), Head, 26790079
2014-2015:FY 2014 researcher exchange program between JSPS and NSERC (Canada)
2011-2013:JSPS Grant in aid for young scientists (B), Head, 23760428
2010-2012:Research Grant, Japan Welding Engineering Society GE.
2010-2011:Research Grant, Okinawa Shimatate Association GE., Head
2010-2010:Research Grant, Okinawa-TLO Co., Ltd., Head
2008-2009:Research Grant, Okinawa Kensetsu Kosaikai, Head
2008-2009:Research Grant, Japan Welding Engineering Society GE.

Earthquake damage survey:
2024.03　The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake (University of the Ryukyus）
2016.04　The 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (University of the Ryukyus）
2011.06　The 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake (Simple survey)

Kosaburo HIROSE, PhD in Eng. - Technical Specialist

E-mail: hirose27(at)tec.u-ryukyu.ac.jp

Awards:
2017President's Honorary Award, University of the Ryukyus
2015Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer
2015Outstanding Presentation Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br. Okinawa
2014Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer
2014Outstanding Presentation Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br. Okinawa
2014Outstanding Presentation Award, Japan Society of Civil Engineer - West br. Okinawa
2014Outstanding Student Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br.
2011JCI Kyushu br. Manager Award, Japan Concrete Institute - Kyushu br.

Research Grants/Projects:
2019.04 - 2020.03:JSPS Grant in aid for Encouragement of Scientists, 19H00258, Head.

Ibuki NISHIMURA, PhD in Eng. - JSPS Researcher (PD)

Awards:
2024Deen Award of Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Ryukyu Univ.
2024Outstanding Presentation Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br. Okinawa
2022Deen Award of Graduate School of Engineering and Science, Ryukyu Univ.
2021Outstanding Student Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br.
2020Outstanding Presentation Award in the 14th symposium on soil improvement
2020Outstanding Student Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br.
2020Outstanding Presentation Award of Bachelor's thesis

Research Grants/Projects:
2022.04 - 2025.03:Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 22KJ25366, Head.

Rika YAMASHIRO - Secretary, Data analysis

Graduate students

Doctoral candidates

Jimmy OHSHIRO


Neamatullah Malistani

Master candidates

Sho OHYAMA

Award:
2024Outstanding Student Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br.

Ryuta HIRATA

Award:
2024Outstanding Student Award, Japanese Geotechnical Society - Kyushu br.
2023Outstanding Presentation Award of Bachelor's thesis

Undergraduate students

4th grade
T Momosaki, S Yonashiro, S Shimabukuro, K Katakura, N Tada, Y Arakaki

OB/OG

Professor

2017.03Hisao Hara
2013.03Naohiko Tokashiki
2007.03Tomoyuki Akagi
1999.03Hosei Uehara

Researcher

2020.03Hitoshi Afuso

PhD (DEng)

2024.03Ibuki Nihimura
2017.03Kosaburo Hirosebr> 2016.03Takaaki Edo

MEng

2024.03S Katsuren, K Sarayama, R Hirai
2023.03R Ogido, K Kamimura, H Taguchi, Y Yabiku
2022.03Y Araki, R Uenishi, M Tamashiro, I Nishimura, Y Murayama
2021.03K Okuma
2020.03T Ogihara, N Mori, S Md Khan
2019.03H Oshiro, R Kawakami, H Sakiyama, R Tsuda, K Dohi, K Miyagi
2018.03R Iwasaki
2017.03S Yamaji, S Sakiyama
2015.03F Matsusaki
2014.03K Hirose, S Matsumoto

BEng

2024.03A Omura, M Hashida, I Tanaka, Y Yumisashi, S Taira, K Shiota, D Toyama, Y Esu, H Shimabukuro, Y Teramoto, R Yonamine
2023.03K Ito, K Oyama, K Taminato, T Hattori, Y Higa, M Higa, R Hirata, R Matsuba, K Mori, K Miyagi
2022.03K Ohata, S. Katsuren, K. Sarayama, S. Shirakawa, J. Takahira, T. Tokuyoshi, R. Hirai, H. Fuchikami
2021.03R Itsushi, R Ogido, K Kamimura, H Taguchi, T Tamaki, I Shinyashiki, Y Yabiku
2020.03R Asagi, S Itokazu, R Uenishi, S Oshiro, S Toma, Y Miyoshi, R Motoyama, I Nishimura
2019.03N Obayashi, K Okuma, W Gushi, M Kurahashi, S Shimabukuro, I Seki, S Nitta, T Minemura
2018.03T Abiru, K Ikemiyagi, M Iwatsuki, M Oshiro, T Ogihara, T Kawai, S Nagahama, N Mori
2017.03K Amano, H Ohshiro, T Ohno, A Okita, R Kawakami, R Tsuda, K Dohi, S Hazama, Y Hirayama, H Sakiyama, K Miyagi
2016.03Y Awamori, R Iwasaki, S Esaki, T Okizaki, Y Shi-ihara, M Tsuruta, R Matsumoto, H Miyagi, J Yoshinaka
2015.03Y Abe, S Kondo, S Sakamoto, S Sakiyama, M Takiguchi, K Tamanaha, Y Tamashiro, S Yamaji
2014.03T Isono, M Oshiro, D Nakamura, S Nakandakari