Education
1983 Graduated from Kaisei High School, Tokyo
1987 Graduated from Dept. Aeronautics and Astronautics, The Univ. of Tokyo
1992 Doctor of Engineering from The Univ. of Tokyo in Aeronautics and Astronautics
Profession
1992 Research Associate, Dept. Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya Univ.
1995 Assistant Professor, Dept. Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya Univ.
1996 Visiting Researcher, Univ. of Minnesota (6 months)
1998 Associate Professor, Dept. Aeronautics and Astronautics, The Univ. of Tokyo
1999 Associate Professor, Dept. Advanced Energy, The Univ. of Tokyo
2000 Visiting Researcher, Univ. of Stuttgart (10 months)
2009 Professor, Dept. Advanced Energy, The Univ. of Tokyo
2009 Guest Professor, JAXA/ISAS (24 months)
2015 Professor, Dept. Aeronautics and Astronautics, The Univ. of Tokyo
Membership
Japan Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences (Fellow, President)
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics(Associate Fellow)
Space Solar Power Systems Society (Former Vice President)
The Laser Society of Japan
Institute of Applied Plasma Science
Japan Society of Mechamical Engineers
Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
The Japan Society of Plasma Science and Nuclear Fusion Research(Councilor)
Award
Best Reseacher Award at International Conference on Sensing Technology, 2023
Best Paper Award by Applied Plasma Science, 2020
Best Paper Award at International Electric Propulsion Conference, 2015
Special Award for Excellent Applications in Fluid Mechanics by Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics, 2010
Best Paper Award by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2007
Best Paper Award by Applied Plasma Science, 2004
Special Encouragement by Japan Society of Aeronautical and Space Sciences, 1993
Links
Journals I edit
Transactions of the Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Space Solar Power Systems
Applied Plasma Science
Laboratories where I worked
University of Michigan (Prof. Alec D. Gallimore's Lab)
University of Minnesota, AHPCRC(Prof. Graham V. Candler's Lab)
University of Stuttgart, IRS（Dr. Georg Herdrich's Lab）
Visiting/Hosting
With Sawai JSASS President and Mikami Cabinet Office Counselor (Jan. '26)
Dr. Chan, DLR and his student visited Kashiwa Campus (Oct. '25)
IEPC2025(London)_OpeningSession (Sep. '25)
ICASSE Singapore National University, Keynote Speech (July '25) (July '25)
35th ISTS Tokushima at New Space Night(June '25) (June '25)
AJCPP Xi'an Wuahi Grand Hotel・Giant Wild Goose Pagoda with Profs. Yang and Kawshima(Mar. '25) (Mar. '25)
Laboratory trip to Bandai Ski Resort (Feb. '25)
60th birthday party at Tetsumon Memorial Hall Restaurant (Mar. '25)
ISAPS Otsu Prince Hotel (Aug. '24)
Clinmbing Mt. Fiji with lab members starting at 5:00AM (July '24)
IEPC Toulouse Chateau de Preissac(June '24)
Xi'an Jiaotong University, Invited lecture(May '24)
34th ISTS Kurume (June '23)
AJCPP Kanazawa、with Korean delegates (Mar. '２３)
宇宙科学技術連合講演会 熊本城前で (Sep. '22)
Princeton University Prof. Raitses at Nezu Kamachiku(Oct '22)
Institut fur Raumfahrtsysteme's new building in Stuttgart (Sep. '22)
Technical visit to ENPULSION, Wien(Sep. '19)
At Beihang Univ and Beijing Inst. of Technol. with Prof. Ling and Yang(July '19)
Prof. Chen's farewell party at Nezu station (Dec.'18)
With Prof. Anbang Sun in Xianyang (Nov.'18)
At SWIP Center for Fusion Science in Chengdu (Sep.'17)
With Director Yonghe Zhang at Shanghai Engineering Center for Microsatellite (Sep.'17)
With Prof. Wonho Choe(KAIST) in Hongo (Aug.'17)
At Hanoi Institute of technology (Mar.'17)
With Prof. Parkin at Santa Fe,BEP (Apr.'14)
With Dr. Herbertz at Okinawa ISTS (Jun.'11)
At Shanghai Jiao Tong University (Sep.'10)
With Dr. Eckel at DLR Stuttgart (Sep.'11)
Prof. Yang's farewell party at Kashiwa station (Jan.'10)
With Prof. Tang at USTC in Hefei (May '10)
Northwestern Polytechnical University (Sep. '10)
Dr. Alexei Lazurenko at IEPC, Firenze (Sep. '07)
Ground Sumo with Prof. J.Kim. Conni and Markus joined (Jan. '08)
Sedona, Arizona after ISBEP6 with Univ. Michigan students (Oct. '09)
In Ludwigsburg Castle. Prof. Kazeev, Dr. Nawaz et al. (Aug. '07)
Prof. Herdrich, Dr. Herbertz, Dr. Manfletti in Kashiwa (June '07)
With Dr. Choi NASA. His lecture was promotive for the youth (Jan. '07)
Tsinghua Univ., with Deputy Dean of School of Aerospace Eng. (Apr. '06)
Universitat Stuttgart, President Fritisch visited our department (July '02)
Universitat Stuttgart, Prof.Auweter-Kurtz and her students with Gluehwine (Dec. '00)
Univ. of Michigan, Prof. Gallimore in Hakone (Nov. '99)
From Moscow, Dr.Kim, Prof. Bugrova, Dr. Semenkin, et al. (Oct. '98)
Univ. of Minnesota, Prof. Candler and his students (Sep. '96)