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Education / Work Experience

2024-2026
  • Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum (UK) as a JSPS Overseas fellow  

2023
  • (April - September) Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Earth Sciences, ETH Zurich
    (Young Researchers’ Exchange Programme between Japan and Switzerland 2022)
  • (October - ) Visiting Researcher, School of Biological and Environmental Science, Kwansei Gakuin University
2020-2023
  • Ph.D. in Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Thesis: Geochemical features of ore-related arc volcanic rocks: Implication for the formation of epithermal gold deposits)
  • (August 2021) Geologist intern, Japan Gold corp.
2018-2020
  • Master of Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Thesis: Gold mineralization revealed from pyrite geochemistry in the Akeshi and Kasuga deposits, Kagoshima, Japan)
  • (January 2019) Visiting Student, Department of Geology, Universidad de Chile
  • (December 2018 - July 2019) Research Assistant, Ocean Resource Center for Next Generation, Chiba Institute of Technology
2014-2018
  • Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Tokyo (Thesis: Geochemical Behavior of Gold in Nansatsu-Type Gold Deposits Constrained from Bulk Chemical Analysis)

Other Roles and Skills

  • Completed the UTokyo English Academia Program 4 (2020)
    ... Online course on how to teach a class in English.
    More info on the program
  • Completed the UTokyo Future Faculty Program (2020) (More info on the program)
  • Gender Equality Committee student member, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo (2019, 2020, 2022)

Teaching and Outreach

  • 神戸女学院中学部・高等学部 地学愛好会有志への講演 2023年12月(タイトル:高校地学の先にあるもの?)
  • 東京大学教養学部全学体験ゼミナール「鉱物資源はどこでできるのか?」(加藤泰浩教授)2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 TA, 講師
    2021年度は事前講義も担当
    (College of Arts and Science Univ. of Tokyo "Field trip to where the mineral resources are found" for undergraduate students by Prof. Kato, 2018, 2019, 2021 Teaching assistant and lecturer)
  • 東京大学工学部システム創成学科「環境・エネルギープロジェクト」2021, 2022 ゲスト講師
    50分の講義を担当
    (Dept. of Systems Innovation, Univ. of Tokyo, "Environment and Energy Project" for undergraduate students by Prof. Takahashi, 2021, Guest lecturer)
  • 東京大学工学部システム創成学科「基礎プロジェクト」(安川和孝講師担当分)2020, 2021. 2022 TA
    実験補助,一部講義も担当
    (Dept. of Systems Innovation, Univ. of Tokyo, "Specialized Project I" for undergraduate students by Dr. Yasukawa, 2021, Teaching assistant)
  • Grad. School of Engineering, Univ. of Tokyo, "Social Design and Global Leadership" for graduate students (taught in English) by Prof. Shiroyama, 2019, 2020 Teaching assistant.
  • 東京大学加藤研究室主催「自然に学ぶ夏の学校 むし・ほし・いし」2018, 2019, 2020 TA, 講師
    2020年度は火山に関する1時間の講義も担当
    (Summer camp for middle school students "Bugs, Stars and Stones", 2018-2020. Teaching assistant and lecturer)
  • 青森県十和田市立第一中学校2年生への出前授業 2020年11月 講師
    火山について、東大についての90分の講義を実施
    (Special class for the Towada dai-ichi middle school, 2020. Lecturer)
  • 東京大学 高校生のためのオープンキャンパス女子中高生企画 2020夏・冬、2022夏 ゲスト講師
    (UTokyo Open campus for high school students, 2020 summer and winter, Guest lecturer)
  • 東京大学工学部「東大工学部のリアル ~CREATE THE FUTURE@安田講堂~」2022年6月 メインパネリスト

Media

  • 47News 2022. 3. 27 「『あんかけ』や『セーラームーン』が研究の原点だった 東大生たちがプレゼンする、工学の〝狂おしい〟ほどの魅力」
    オンライン記事リンク
  • デーリー東北 2022. 2. 19 「工学の魅力 熱い言葉で 東大大学院が学生紹介動画公開」
  • 日本経済新聞 2022. 2. 14 「工学の魅力 動画で熱弁 東大大学院 学生の声発信」
  • 日本経済新聞 2021. 2. 8 「いでよ、女性STEM人材 技術革新の恩恵広く社会へ」
    オンライン記事リンク
  • 東奥日報 2020. 2. 19「湖畔『可能性秘めた地』東大生 魅力向上に提言」(紙面のみ)
  • BUNKA新聞社 2019. 12. 10 令和元年度東京大学フィールドスタディ型政策協働プログラム 第一中生が東大生と学ぶ交流授業
  • 東奥日報 2019. 11. 15「壮大な景勝美 火山のおかげ 東大院生 一中生に成り立ち解説」(紙面のみ)
  • デーリー東北 2019. 11. 15 「地域の自然に興味持って 東大大学院生 十和田一中で交流授業」(Web掲載期間終了)

Personal History

1995
  • Born in a city near Kobe, Japan.
2008
  • Enrolled in Kobe College Junior High School.
2012-2013
  • Spend a year in Lake Region High School, Maine, US as an cultural exchange student.
2014
  • Graduated Kobe College High School.
  • Enrolled in the Human Sciences III course in Univ. of Tokyo.
2015
  • Changed my mind to major Science and Engineering courses.
2014-2017
  • Volunteered as a student medical/physical trainer of The Univ. of Tokyo’s American Football Team WARRIORS
2018
  • Selected as a member of Rikejo Initiative tour, an empowerment program for Women in STEM2D in Univ. of Tokyo, funded by Johnson and Johnson.
  • Started Master’s course at Kato and Nakamura Lab at the Systems Innovation Department, Univ. of Tokyo.
  • Participated in Shigen-Sozai Juku (Mining & Materials Processing Summer School) funded by The Mining and Materials Processing Institute of Japan.
2019
  • Visited Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile for a month (Funded by Musha-Shugyo program of the University of Tokyo)
  • Participated in the 19th SPring-8 Summer School for Graduate Students. More info on the program
  • Participated in the Post-Cruise Meeting of the IODP Exp. 376 at Kagoshima as an meeting organizer.
  • Organized a volcanology outreach program at the Towada Dai-chi middle school in Aomori prefecture (Funded by the Field Study Program, the University of Tokyo)
2020
  • Started Ph.D. research at Kato, Nakamura and Yasukawa Lab at the Systems Innovation Department, Univ. of Tokyo.
    Lab HP
  • Participated in the KR20-12 research cruise organized by Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).
2021
  • Acquired a driver's licence.
  • Geologist Internship at Japan Gold Corp., a junior exploration company.Japan Gold
2022
  • Elected as a co-chair of the 2024 Gordon Research Seminar Geochemistry of Mineral Deposit.
  • Participated in the Asian Dean's Forum 2022 - The Rising Stars Women in Engineering Workshop
    The event HP
2023
  • Moved to Zurich, Switzerland for 6-month research visit at the Mineral Systems and Ore Fluid group, ETH Zurich.
  • Obtained PhD (Engineering) at the University of Tokyo.
  • Moved back to my hometomn in Hyogo and joined Prof. Tanimizu's environmental geochemistry group at Kwansei Gakuin University.
2024
  • Moved to London, United Kingdom.