Members

Director:HORI Tomoharu
Vice-Directors: ENOMOTO TakeshiSAKAI YukiYAMORI KatsuyaNISHIMURA Takuya


[ May, 2025 ]

Integrated Arts and Sciences for Disaster Reduction Research Group( Chief: HATAYAMA Michinori )

Research Division of Disaster Management for Safe and Secure Society (Chief: SAKAI Yuki )
Safety Control of Urban Space Professor: SAKAI Yuki
Associate Professor: NISHINO Tomoaki
Disaster Mitigation Planning for Built Environment Professor: MAKI Norio
Associate Professor: SEKIGUCHI Haruko
Innovative Disaster Prevention Technology and Policy Research Professor: SAYAMA Takahiro
Associate Professor: TANAKA Tomohiro
Senior Lecturer / Junior Associate Professor: LAHOURNAT Florence
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: YAMAMOTO Eva Mia Siska
Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor: SUGAHARA Yoshito
Program-Specific Researcher: FENG Shi
Program-Specific Researcher: JAMRUSSRI Sarawut
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: UCHIMURA Saisei
Health Emergency and Regional Disaster Risk Management Professor: OHTSURU Shigeru (collaboration)
Professor: MAKI Norio (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: KURATA Masahiro (concurrently served)
Multi-Sectoral Preparedness & Strategic Coordination for Health Security KUBO Tatsuhiko(md)  
International Research Collaboration for Disaster Management
(International Visiting Professors)
Sophisticated Earthquake Risk Evaluation
(Hanshin Consultants)
Program-Specific Associate Professor: AKAZAWA Takashi
Specially-Appointed Professor: PETUKHIN Anatoly
Program-Specific Researcher: SEMENTSOV Kirill
Disaster Risk Finance
(SOMPO Japan Risk Management)
Program-Specific Professor: MATSUSHIMA Kakuya
Program-Specific Associate Professor: SAITO Ryu
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: TSURUSHIMA Daiki

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Research Center for Disaster Reduction Systems (Chief: HATAYAMA Michinori )
Integrated Disaster Reduction Systems Professor: YAMORI Katsuya
Associate Professor: NAKANO Genta
Program-Specific Researcher: GARIBAY RUBIO Carlos Rodrigo
Program-Specific Researcher: PARRA ORDUZ Lina Maria
Disaster Information Systems Professor: HATAYAMA Michinori
Program-Specific Professor: TOSA Naoko
Associate Professor: HIROI Kei
Specially-Appointed Professor: NAKAMURA Ichiya
Specially-Appointed Professor: NAKATSU Ryohei
Disaster Risk Management Associate Professor: MATSUDA Yoko
Historical Disaster Analysis
(Visiting Professors)
Visiting Professor: KONDO Seiji
Visiting Associate Professor: SHIROSHITA Hideyuki
Regional Disaster Studies
(Visiting Professors)
Visiting Professor: UBAURA Michio
Visiting Associate Professor: SUWA Hirohiko
International Disaster Information Network
(International Visiting Professors)

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Seismic and Volcanic Hazards Mitigation Research Group (Chief: IKEDA Yoshiki )

Research Division of Earthquake Disasters (Chief: IKEDA Yoshiki )
Earthquake Source Mechanisms Professor: MIYAZAWA Masatoshi
Associate Professor: YAMADA Masumi
Part-time Researcher: INOUE Hiroshi
Strong Motion Seismology Professor: ASANO Kimiyuki
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: HALLO Miroslav
Dynamics of Foundation Structures Professor: GOTO Hiroyuki
Specially-Appointed Professor: SAWADA Sumio
Earthquake Resistant Structures Professor: IKEDA Yoshiki
Associate Professor: KURATA Masahiro

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Research Center for Earthquake Hazards ( Chief: OHMI Shiro )
Crustal Activity Information Professor: OHMI Shiro
Space Geodesy Professor: NISHIMURA Takuya
Associate Professor: XU Peiliang
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: ROUET-LEDUC Bertrand Philippe Gerard
Inland Earthquakes Professor: FUKAHATA Yukitoshi
Professor: YAMORI Katsuya (concurrently served) (a)
Associate Professor: YAMAZAKI Kenichi (m)
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: NOZUE Yohei
Marine Seismology Professor: ITO Yoshihiro
Program-Specific Researcher: RAMIREZ BANALES Isaias manuel
Seismic Ground Response Professor: MATSUSHIMA Shinichi
Associate Professor: NAGASHIMA Fumiaki
Earth Observation Systems Associate Professor: NISHIKAWA Tomoaki
Fault Physics Associate Professor: NODA Hiroyuki
Earth's Interior
(Visiting Professors)
Visiting Professor: BABA Toshitaka

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Research Center for Volcano Hazards Mitigation (Chief: NAKAMICHI Haruhisa )
Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions Professor: NAKAMICHI Haruhisa (s)
Professor: OHMI Shiro (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YAMADA Taishi (s)
Assistant Professor: YAMAMOTO Keigo (s)
Specially-Appointed Professor: KOBAYASHI Tetsuo (s)
Geofluids Professor: YOSHIMURA Ryokei
Assistant Professor: HATA Maki  
Colossal Eruptions Program-Specific Professor: TSUTSUI Tomoki (s)
Associate Professor: TAMEGURI Takeshi (s)
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: MIKI Daisuke (s)  
Volcanic Sabo Professor: NAKATANI Kana (u)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YAMANOI Kazuki (u)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TAKAYAMA Shoki   (h)  

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Geohazards Research Group (Chief:  KOGURE Tetsuya

Research Division of Geohazards (Chief: KOGURE Tetsuya )
Geotechnics Professor: UZUOKA Ryosuke
Associate Professor: UEDA Kyohei
Mountain Hazards Professor: MATSUSHI Yuki
Slope Conservation Professor: KOGURE Tetsuya
Associate Professor: TERAJIMA Tomomi

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Research Center for Landslide Disaster Risk Cognition and Reduction (Chief: WANG Gonghui)
Information for Landslide Disaster Risk Cognition and Reduction Professor: HAYASHI Koichi
Associate Professor: MATSUZAWA Makoto
Landslide Disaster Prediction Professor: WANG Gonghui
Associate Professor: DOI Issei
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: YAN Kongming
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: LI Changze  
Landslide Monitoring  Associate Professor: YAMASAKI Shintaro (tl)
Assistant Professor: NAKAYAMA Masayuki (tl)
Part-time Researcher: ARAI Noriyuki (tl)  

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Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Research Group (Chief: IGARASHI Akira )

Research Division of Atmospheric and Fluvial-Coastal Disasters (Chief: IGARASHI Akira )
Climate Environment Professor: ENOMOTO Takeshi
Associate Professor: YOSHIDA Akira
Assistant Professor: IGUCHI Takao
Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor: NAKASHITA Saori
Wind Engineering and Wind Resistant Structures Professor: NISHIJIMA Kazuyoshi
Program-Specific Researcher: LI Rongmao
Sabo Sediment Transport and Control Professor: NAKATANI Kana (u)
Associate Professor: YAMANOI Kazuki (u)
Urban Compound Disaster Protection Professor: IGARASHI Akira
Associate Professor: YONEYAMA Nozomu
Part-time Researcher: ISHIKAWA Yohei
Advanced Hydrohazard Measurement and Analysis Professor: SANJOU Michio (u)
Part-time Researcher: UCHIYAMA Kiyoshi (o)

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Research Center for Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Chief: TATANO Hirokazu )
Adaptation Planning and Management Professor: TATANO Hirokazu
Associate Professor: SAMADDAR Subhajyoti
Associate Professor: FUJIMI Toshio
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: LIU Huan
Part-time Researcher: KURODA Nozomu
Part-time Researcher: NGULUBE Nombulelo Kitsepile
Severe Storm and Extreme Weather Professor: TAKEMI Tetsuya
Associate Professor: ITO Kosuke
Assistant Professor: TANJI Seika
Program-Specific Researcher: HIRANO Soichiro
Program-Specific Researcher: LEE Shao-Yi
Part-time Researcher: HIRANO Hana
Part-time Researcher: TONG Ling
Part-time Researcher: NAYAK Sandhyaran
Coastal Disasters Risk Professor: MORI Nobuhito
Associate Professor: SHIMURA Tomoya
Assistant Professor: MIYASHITA Takuya
Part-time Researcher: INOUE Tomoo
Program-Specific Researcher: LYU Zuorui
Program-Specific Researcher: TSAI Yu-Lin
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: NISHINO Ai
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: JO Junbeom
Hydrometeorology Professor: YAMAGUCHI Kosei
Assistant Professor: NAKA Yukari
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: MANABE Yui
Program-Specific Researcher: HARJUPA Wendi
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: OKAZAKI Megumi
River Disaster Prevention Systems Professor: KAWAIKE Kenji (u)
Associate Professor: TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi (u)
Assistant Professor: KOSHIBA Takahiro (u)
Specially-Appointed Professor: WADA Keiko (u)
Part-time Researcher: NAKAMURA Ryota
Atmospheric and Oceanic Monitoring Associate Professor: BABA Yasuyuki (sr)
Assistant Professor: IMAI Yuki (sr)
Meteorological and Hydrological Risk Information (endowed by JWA) Program-Specific Associate Professor: WU Yinghsin
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: YAMAMOTO Kodai
Specially-Appointed Associate Professor: HONMA Motohiro

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Water Resources Research Center (Chief: TANAKA Kenji )
Global Water Dynamics Professor: HORI Tomoharu
Assistant Professor: YAMADA Masafumi
Regional Water Environment Systems Professor: TANAKA Kenji
Associate Professor: YOROZU Kazuaki
Program-Specific Associate Professor: TOUGE Yoshiya
Specially-Appointed Assistant Professor: KHUJANAZAROV Temur
Program-Specific Researcher: CHANG Juiche
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists: NAGASATO Takeyoshi
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: GREEN Daniel Lewis
Socio and Eco Environment Risk Management Professor: KANTOUSH Sameh Ahmed
Associate Professor: KOBAYASHI Sohei
Program-Specific Associate Professor: AHMED Mohamed Saber Mohamed Sayed
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: NGUYEN Binh Quang
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research in Japan: NOURANI Vahid
Water Resources Distribution Assessment
(Visiting Professors)
Visiting Professor: ENDO Takahiro
Visiting Associate Professor: TSUBAKI Ryota
Dam Upgrading and Sediment Environment Restoration Engineering Program-Specific Professor: SUMI Tetsuya
Program-Specific Associate Professor: ARIMITSU Tsuyoshi
Program-Specific Associate Professor: ONDA Chihaya
Program-Specific Associate Professor: YOSHIMURA Takeshi
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: MATSUMOTO Kazumasa
Program-Specific Researcher: KIDO Kentaro

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Joint Research Unit for Climate Change Risk Projection and Adaptation Strategies
(Chief: MORI Nobuhito )
Joint Research Unit for Climate Change Risk Projection and Adaptation Strategies Professor: TATANO Hirokazu (concurrently served)
Professor: YAMORI Katsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: HATAYAMA Michinori (concurrently served)
Professor: ENOMOTO Takeshi (concurrently served)
Professor: TAKEMI Tetsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: MORI Nobuhito (concurrently served)
Professor: KAWAIKE Kenji (u)(concurrently served)
Professor: HORI Tomoharu (concurrently served)
Professor: SUMI Tetsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: TANAKA Kenji (concurrently served)
Professor: UZUOKA Ryosuke (concurrently served)
Professor: SAYAMA Takahiro (concurrently served)
Professor: NISHIJIMA Kazuyoshi (concurrently served)
Professor: YAMAGUCHI Kosei (concurrently served)
Professor: NAKATANI Kana (u)(concurrently served)
Professor: KOGURE Tetsuya (concurrently served)
Program-Specific Associate Professor: TOUGE Yoshiya
Associate Professor: SAMADDAR Subhajyoti (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: FUJIMI Toshio (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: SHIMURA Tomoya (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi (u)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YOSHIDA Akira (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YOROZU Kazuaki (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: ITO Kosuke (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YAMANOI Kazuki (u)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: BABA Yasuyuki (sr)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TANAKA Tomohiro (concurrently served)
Program-Specific Associate Professor: WU Yinghsin (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: MIYASHITA Takuya (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: NAKA Yukari (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: IMAI Yuki (sr)(concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: TANJI Seika (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: KOSHIBA Takahiro (u)(concurrently served)
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: YAMAMOTO Kodai (concurrently served)
Program-Specific Assistant Professor: LIU Huan (concurrently served)
Specially-Appointed Professor: WATANABE Tsuguhiro

(Graduate School of Engineering)
Professor: TACHIKAWA Yasuto (collaboration)
Professor: ICHIKAWA Yutaka (collaboration)
Associate Professor: KIM Sunmin (collaboration)
(Graduate School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability)
Professor: YAMASIKI Yosuke (collaboration)
(Graduate School of Agriculture)
Professor: NAKAMURA Kimihito (collaboration)
Professor: HAMA Takehide (collaboration)
Joint Research Unit for Tsunami Hazard
(Chief: YAMORI Katsuya )
Joint Research Unit for Tsunami Hazard Professor: TATANO Hirokazu (concurrently served)
Professor: MAKI Norio (concurrently served)
Professor: YAMORI Katsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: UZUOKA Ryosuke (concurrently served)
Professor: MORI Nobuhito (concurrently served)
Professor: NISHIMURA Takuya (concurrently served)
Professor: ITO Yoshihiro (concurrently served)
Professor: MIYAZAWA Masatoshi (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YONEYAMA Nozomu (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: NISHINO Tomoaki (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: BABA Yasuyuki (sr)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: FUJIMI Toshio (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YAMADA Masumi (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: NISHIKAWA Tomoaki (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: NAKANO Genta (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: MIYASHITA Takuya (concurrently served)
Joint Research Unit for Volcanic Disaster Risk Reduction
(Chief: YOSHIMURA Ryokei )
Joint Research Unit for Volcanic Disaster Risk Reduction Professor: NAKAMICHI Haruhisa (concurrently served)
Professor: TATANO Hirokazu (concurrently served)
Professor: YAMORI Katsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: YOSHIMURA Ryokei (concurrently served)
Professor: TAKEMI Tetsuya (concurrently served)
Professor: MORI Nobuhito (concurrently served)
Professor: ENOMOTO Takeshi (concurrently served)
Professor: OHMI Shiro (concurrently served)
Professor: NISHIMURA Takuya (concurrently served)
Professor: WANG Gonghui (concurrently served)
Professor: NAKATANI Kana (u)(concurrently served)
Specially-Appointed Professor: MAKI Masayuki (s)
Associate Professor: YAMANOI Kazuki (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TAKAYAMA Shoki   (h)(concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TAMEGURI Takeshi (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: TAKEBAYASHI Hiroshi (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YOSHIDA Akira (concurrently served)
Associate Professor: YAMADA Taishi (concurrently served)
Assistant Professor: IGUCHI Takao (concurrently served)
Part-time Researcher: MIYAMOTO Kuniaki (s)
Part-time Researcher: NISHI Takaaki (s)

(Graduate School of Engineerring)
Professor: ONISHI Masamitsu (collaboration)

(Graduate School of Agriculture)
Associate Professor: MIYATA Shusuke (collaboration)

(Graduate School of Science)
Assistant Professor: ISHII Kyoka (collaboration)

(Kobe University)
Professor: TAKEBAYASHI Mikio (collaboration)

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(u):Ujigawa Open Laboratory (sr):Shirahama Oceanographic Observatory
(a):Abuyama Observatory (h):Hodaka Sedimentation
(o):Ogata Wave Observatory (k):Kamitakaraa Observatory
(m):Miyazaki Observatory (tl): Tokushima Landslide Observatory
(md):Graduate School of Medicine and Faculty of Medicine

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