Dr. Yoshimitsu Okada
"Recent Progress of Seismic Observation Networks in Japan"
Position
President, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention (NIED)
Research Area
Modeling of seismic and volcanic sources using crustal deformation data Seismic activities around the Tokyo metropolitan area
Education
- 1963 - 1967
- Geophysics Course, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, (B.Sc.)
- 1967 - 1969
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Graduate School (Geophysics), University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan (M.Sc.)
- 1980
- University of Tokyo (Ph.D., )
[Dr. Thesis: Theoretical strain seismogram and its applications]
Career
- 1970 - 1980
- Assistant, Fujigawa Geophysical Observatory, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
- 1980 - 1985
- Chief, Crustal Dynamics Laboratory, 2nd Research Division, National Research Center for Disaster Prevention (NRCDP)
- 1985 - 1987
- Chief, Earthquake Precursor Laboratory, 2nd Research Division, NRCDP
- 1987 - 1988
- Chief, Seismic Activity Laboratory, 2nd Research Division, NRCDP
- 1988 - 1990
- Principal Researcher, 2nd Research Division, NRCDP
- 1990 - 1993
- Director, Earthquake and Volcanic Eruption Prediction Research, Solid Earth Science Division, NIED
- 1993 - 1996
- Director, Research Center for Earthquake Prediction, NIED
- 1996 - 2001
- Director, Earthquake Research Center, NIED
- 2001 - 2006
- Director, Strategic Planning Department, NIED 2006 - President, NIED
- 2006 - Present
- President, NIED
AWARD
- 2003
- Research Achievement Award by Minister of Science and Technology Agency (Tokyo, Japan) with “Research on theoretical crustal deformation associated to magma intrusion and modeling of volcanic activity”
- 2006
- Medal with purple ribbon (Tokyo, Japan) with “Development of quantitative model to evaluate crustal deformation”
