Profile

I can’t say that I always knew I’d be a planetary scientist, but being full of wonder from a child, I got the chance to be engaged in academic activities.

I did my bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in science at the University of Tokyo and then decided planetary science would give me a chance to pursue the “Planet and Life” -type problem I have really been curious about. And then, I got a Ph.D. at The University of Tokyo on 2008.

Now, I’m an Associate Professor at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Name: Takanori Sasaki
Birthday: May 28, 1979
Nationality: Japanese
Home City: Karatsu City, Saga, Japan (known for “Karatsu pottery” and “Karatsu-Kunchi” festival!)

Affiliation:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Global COE Program “From the Earth to Earths”

Contact Address:
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2-12-1 Ookayama, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8551, JAPAN
Mail Box: I2-43
Phone: +81-3-5734-3720
E-mail: takanori@geo.titech.ac.jp

Curriculum Vitae:
1995.4-1998.3 Karatsu East, Saga perfectural high school
1999.4-2003.3 The University of Tokyo
2003.3 B.S. (Earth and Planetary Physics)
2003.4-2008.3 Graduate School, The University of Tokyo
2005.3 M.S. (Earth and Planetary Science)
2008.3 Ph.D. (Science)
2005.4-2008.3 Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1)
2008.4-2011.3 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2008.4-2011.3 Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD)
2008.4- part-time lecturer, Kanagawa University
2011.4- 2012.3 Assistant Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2012.4- Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Awards:
Research Incentive Award, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

Academic Memberships:
2003.4- Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences
2004.6- Astronomical Society of Japan
2005.1-2005.12 Ecological Society of Japan
2005.1- Japanese Society for Mathematical Biology