Declaration of candidacy for 2024 JpGU Representative Election ended at 5pm on Thursday September 13rd 2019.
The number of candidates for Electoral Zone “Space and Planetary Sciences” was 22, then it did not exceed the fixed number 23. Therefore, 22 persons of candidates for this Electoral Zone will automatically be elected without any votes being cast based on Detailed Regulations of the Representative Election Article 6 (3).
NO. | Name | Affiliation | Aspiratins or Recommendations | Leading Recommender |
| 1 | Shinsuke Imada | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo | I have been working on plasma research in a wide range of environments, such as the earth’s magnetosphere, solar atmosphere, and laboratory plasma. I would like to contribute to the activities of the Japan Geoscience Union by making use of my experiences. | |
| 2 | Kyoko Watanabe | National Defense Academy of Japan | I have been a researcher at JpGU in the fields of solar physics and space weather. In the future, I would like to contribute to diverse research in the Department of Space and Planetary Science. in JpGU and support collaborative research. | |
| 3 | Eiichi Tajika | Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo | For the further development of Earth and planetary science and its community, I will continue to improve our research activities, human resource development and education, and public relations and outreach to increase public interest and understanding. | |
| 4 | Yusuke Ebihara | Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere, Kyoto University | Diversity of research fields is one of the major characteristics of JpGU. For the purpose of developing Space and Planetary Sciences, I would facilitate emergent research by promoting knowledge exchange with different fields, and reinforce support for early realization of members’ idea. | |
| 5 | Kanako Seki | Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo | In changing environment for the space and planetary science, I would like to contribute my humble efforts to development of long-term strategic plans and international activities of our space and planetary sciences section in order to ensure exciting science activities in the future. | |
| 6 | Koji Wada | Planetary Exploration Research Center, Chiba Institute of Technology | With my experience in organizing the JpGU meetings over the past few years, I would like to contribute to the further development of JpGU and the Space and Planetary Sciences Section. | |
| 7 | Kiyoshi Kuramoto | Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Sciences, Hokkaido University | I hope to contribute to the development of earth and planetary science as a whole while promoting communication and exchange among diverse researchers. | |
| 8 | Yoshizumi Miyoshi | Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University | I would like to contribute to the development of research in the field of space and planetary science and the internationalization of JpGU through further promoting interactions within the Space and Planetary Science Section. | |
| 9 | Christian Potiszil | Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University | I am an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University. I am an astrobiologist specialised in the analysis of organic matter within meteorites and asteroids. I would like to be a representative, so I can contribute to the Planetary Science community in Japan. | |
| 10 | Sho Sasaki | Department of Earth and Space Sciences, School of Science, Osaka University | JPGU was forced to become a hybrid due to the Corona disaster. However, it could be seen as an opportunity for internationalization and the inclusion of young people, and we could move forward proactively with ideas. | |
| 11 | Eiichiro Kokubo | Division of Science, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan | I would like to work as a bridge between astronomy and planetary science. | |
| 12 | Munetake Momose | The College of Science, Ibaraki University | From the standpoint of a researcher whose main research field is observational astronomy, I would like to contribute to the development of the activities of JpGU. | |
| 13 | Yukihiro Takahashi | Department of Cosmosciences, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University | With my experience as Vice President and President of JpGU, I will strongly support JpGU’s activities, especially with regard to strengthening relations with developing countries, improving the financial situation through sponsorship, and collaborating with related research fields and society. | |
| 14 | Aoi Nakamizo | Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology | I hope to contribute to the revitalization of our field, promote interdisciplinary collaboration, and advance the development of Earth and planetary science by leveraging my experience in research, space weather forecasting, and international collaboration. | |
| 15 | Yasumasa Kasaba | Tohoku University | Prof. Yasumasa Kasaba has been promoting many international/domestic projects, aiming to build an interdisciplinary community by combining ground-based and spacecraft observations and modeling studies of the Earth and planets. | Naoki Terada |
| 16 | Takuji Nakamura | National Institute of Polar Research | Would like to contribute to JpGU based on the experiences as director-general of NIPR, researchers in RISH, a member of SCJ, officers of international academic bodies such as COSPAR, SCOSTEP, SCAR, and IAGA etc. | |
| 17 | Akiko Nakamura | Graduate School of Science, Kobe University | Based on my experience over several terms as a JpGU committee member, I hope to contribute to the strengthening of sustainable organizational activities. | |
| 18 | Mitsumu K. Ejiri | National Institute of Polar Research | A female scientist with a long research experience of geospace by lidars and airglow imagings. She has a good network with scientists in US, Europe, and N/S America. I believe she can contribute to activating JpGU Space/Planetary section. | Takuji Nakamura |
| 19 | Yusuke Iida | Niigata University | I have been involved in the JpGU via the Meeting Organizing Committee and the Publicity and Outreach Committee. I would like to support the division activities based on this experience and my recent membership in non-JpGU societies, such as the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence and so on. | |
| 20 | Hikaru Yabuta | Hiroshima University, Department of Earth and Planetary Systems Science | I am willing to contribute for the further growth of Space & Planetary Science and JpGU and for developing young scientists through combination of experiences, skills, and a new niche idea. | |
| 21 | Taishi Nakamoto | Tokyo Institute of Technology | I hope to contribute to the community as much as I can. | |
| 22 | Takanori Sasaki | Department of Astronomy, Kyoto University | I would like to work to improve JpGU based on the diverse opinions from the members. | |
