Hajime Yano
(矢野 創)Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Assistant Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute for Advanced Studies, Space and Astronautical Science Program, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
- Guest Associate Professor, Graduate School of System Design Management, Keio University
- (Concurrent)Visiting Associate Professor, Institute of Advanced Biosciences
- Affiliate Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Hosei University
- Adjunct Lecturer, School of Engineering Department of Space Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology
- Visiting Scientist, Institute of Soldier Nanotechnologies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Degree
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Ph.D. in Space Sciences(Oct, 1995, University of Kent at Canterbury, United Kingdom)
- Researcher number
- 00321571
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 200901039611171139
- researchmap Member ID
- 1000292032
- External link
Prof. Hajime Yano is a space scientist, professor, and project manager of JAXA/ISAS, Japan, who specializes in solar system exploration science and astrobiology, with an emphasis on sample return missions and space experiments.
As an expert in cosmic dust studies and impact physics for over a quarter of the century, his expertise extends to observational, experimental, analytical, and theoretical works of cosmic dust and space debris, as well as planetary protection and planetary defense. In particular, he has specialized in in-situ detection and collection of cosmic dust and ultimately sample return missions from their parent bodies such as Stardust, Hayabusa, and Hayabusa-2.
Hajime has contributed more than 250 refereed papers as a researcher, a co-investigator, or the principal investigator of about 20 past or ongoing space projects from Japan, Europe, and the United States including LDEF, EuReCa, HST, SFU, Nozomi, Stardust, Hayabusa, Leonid-MAC, SSSAT, IKAROS, Tanpopo, BepiColombo, Hayabusa-2, Tanpopo-2, SpaceSkin, EQUULEUS, DESTINY+, Comet Interceptor, and Gateway. Through these projects, he has accomplished a number of pioneering works that led to major scientific discoveries and “game-changing” movements in solar system exploration. Since 2007, Hajime holds and maintains a Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and served as Tanpopo-2 project manager.
In the space shuttle era, Hajime established post-flight analysis procedures of micrometeoroid and orbital debris impact signatures on retrieved spacecraft surfaces. Microscopic analyses of several hundred impacts per spacecraft such as LDEF, EuReCa, and HST revealed their origins and formed a fundamental database for dust environment modeling in near-Earth space. The SFU post-flight analysis formed Japan’s first in-situ measurement database of meteoroids and debris.
In 1998-2002, Hajime and his team became the world’s first to use high-definition video imagery for astronomical research and their airborne observation onboard the Leonid MAC mission, which yielded both the faintest influx and organic and volatile spectroscopy of the Leonid meteor storm. The Leonid MAC mission resulted in a quantum leap of meteor science as a “human mission to comets without going to space, by using the atmosphere as a large dust detector”.
Hajime developed and operated a number of new instruments for cosmic dust detection and collection. The detectors include the Nozomi-MDC and DESTINY+ DDA impact-induced plasma detector/analyzer, the BepiColombo-MDM and Gateway ERSA/LVDM acoustic sensors, and the ALADDIN PVDF detectors onboard SSSAT and IKAROS as well as the CLOTH PVDF integrated within MLI thermal blankets onboard EQUULEUS. All of them are involved in hypervelocity impact calibration experiments and simulations so Hajime has developed stable shotgun techniques for microparticle impacts with two-stage light gas guns at the University of Kent in the U.K., NASA Johnson Space Center in the U.S.A., and ISAS in Japan. ALADDIN onboard the world’s first interplanetary solar sail IKAROS deployed a 0.54 m2 detection area of cosmic dust impacts; it is the largest dedicated dust detector in the history of solar system exploration and has yielded the finest structure of dust distribution ever between the Earth and Venus. Hajime has also collaborated with MIT ISN to upgrade the LIPIT dust accelerator for impact calibrations of space instrumentation. He is now the science lead of the dust impact bumper for JAXA's B1 spacecraft in the Comet Interceptor mission.
Intact capture of meteoroids was attempted by foil stuck or aerogel modules used on LDEF, EuReCa, Stardust, Tanpopo, and Tanpopo-2. Hajime was also involved in the development of an ice-melting dust collection device for Japan’s first Antarctic micrometeorite expedition in 1999. He is now advancing these experiences for future mission concepts like a sample return from Saturn's ring dust and Enceladus’ icy plume as well as impact ejecta from interstellar objects.
Also noted is Hayabusa-1&2’s asteroid surface sampling device that resulted in the world’s first asteroid sample return from Itokawa in 2010 and the second of its kind from Ryugu in 2020. This impact sampling technique that Hajime and his team developed is a robust system suitable for almost any unknown surface conditions of an airless solid body. Upon the sampling attempt on Itokawa by the Hayabusa-1, Hajime and his colleagues discovered evidence of granular migration on such a small body, which revolutionized ideas of their surface activities and created a new research field of “microgravity geology”. As future sample return missions are more inclined to organic and volatile-rich small bodies, he is also contributing in the fields of astrobiology, planetary protection, and microgravity experiments.
As an educator, Hajime has given a number of classes and lectures for planetary science, astronautical engineering, and project management in universities and institutes worldwide. He has supervised dozens of Masters and Ph.D. students as well as domestic interns and international students in the field of solar system science and exploration at ISAS.
In the international academic community, Hajime has served leading positions in organizing numerous scientific meetings in the collaboration with COSPAR, IAA, IAU, ISTS, and space agencies. He was the chair of the inaugural meeting of the International Primitive Body Exploration Working Group (IPEWG) in 2008 and the first Asian vice chair of the COSPAR Planetary Protection Panel (PPP) in 2014-2018. At present, he is the IAA Academician as well as the secretary of the IAA Space Physical Science Commission. Since 2022, he has been serving as the Chair of the COSPAR Scientific Commission-B on "Space Studies of the Earth-Moon System, Planets, and Small Bodies of the Solar System".
The main belt carbonaceous (B/Cb) asteroid 1995 WF2 is named 8906 Yano.
Research Interests
29Research Areas
7Major Research History
26Education
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Apr, 1983 - Mar, 1987
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Aug, 1984 - Jun, 1985
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Apr, 1980 - Mar, 1983
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Apr, 1974 - Mar, 1980
Committee Memberships
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Sep, 2022 - Present
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Jul, 2021 - Present
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Apr, 2018 - Present
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Dec, 2017 - Present
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Jul, 2013 - Present
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1995 - Present
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Jan, 2007 - Dec, 2022
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May, 2017 - Jul, 2021
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Apr, 2006 - Mar, 2019
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Dec, 2016 - Dec, 2018
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Jul, 2014 - Jul, 2018
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Oct, 2015 - Oct, 2017
Awards
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Nov, 2021
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Apr, 2021
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Mar, 2021
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Dec, 2020
Papers
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Gels, 10(4) 249, Apr 6, 2024 Peer-reviewedLead author
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Space Science Reviews, 220(1), Jan 24, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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Earth, Planets and Space, 75(121), Jun 4, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Science, 379(6634) eabn9057, Feb 24, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Science, 379(6634) eabn9033, Feb 24, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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Science, 379(6634), Feb 24, 2023 Peer-reviewed
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NATURE ASTRONOMY, 7(2) 170-181, Dec, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Earth, Planets and Space, 74(1), Dec, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Science advances, 8(46) eabo7239, Oct 20, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Science (New York, N.Y.), 379(6634) eabo0431, Oct 20, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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Science (New York, N.Y.), 379(6634) eabn7850, Jun 9, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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ASTROBIOLOGY, 22(6) 768-768, Jun, 2022 Peer-reviewedInvited
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
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Proceedings of Science, 395, Mar 18, 2022
Misc.
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Space Research Today, 216 11-12, Apr, 2023 InvitedLead author
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日本惑星科学会秋季講演会予稿集(Web), 2023, 2023
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宇宙科学技術連合講演会講演集(CD-ROM), 67th, 2023
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日本惑星科学会秋季講演会予稿集(Web), 2023, 2023
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宇宙環境利用シンポジウム 第37回: 令和四年度 = Space Utilization Research, Vol. 37 2022: Proceedings of The Thirty-seventh Space Utilization Symposium, Jan, 2023
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遊・星・人 = Planetary people : 日本惑星科学会誌, 31(2) 153-164, Jun, 2022 Peer-reviewed
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宇宙科学技術連合講演会講演集(CD-ROM), 66th, 2022
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日本惑星科学会秋季講演会予稿集(Web), 2022, 2022
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大阪大学レーザー科学研究所共同利用・共同研究成果報告書(Web), 2021, 2022 InvitedLead author
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第36回宇宙環境利用シンポジウム(令和三年度)講演集, 36, Jan, 2022
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IEEE Spectrum, 58(12) 30-37, Nov, 2021 Peer-reviewed
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Bulletin of Research Center for Computing and Multimedia Studies, Hosei University, 36 37-41, Jul 8, 2021
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ISASニュース, 483 5-5, Jun, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead author
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ISASニュース, 483 4-4, Jun, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead author
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令和2年度宇宙科学に関する室内実験シンポジウム 講演集, Mar, 2021 Last author
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日本地球惑星科学連合大会予稿集(Web), 2021, 2021
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日本天文学会年会講演予稿集, 2021, 2021 Last author
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日本惑星科学会秋季講演会予稿集(Web), 2021, 2021
Books and Other Publications
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日本航空宇宙学会 分野横断開発部門・宇宙人文・社会科学研究会, Mar, 2023
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河出書房新社, Nov, 2021 (ISBN: 9784309418520)
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新興出版社啓林館, Mar, 2021 (ISBN: 9784402018245) Peer-reviewed
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岩波書店, Mar, 2018 (ISBN: 9784000062848)
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青土社, Jun, 2017 (ISBN: 4791713486)
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河出書房新社, Feb, 2017 (ISBN: 9784309253619)
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河出書房新社, Mar, 2015 (ISBN: 9784309253237)
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ニュートンプレス, Apr, 2013 (ISBN: 9784315519631)
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岩波書店, Jun, 2012 (ISBN: 4005007147)
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ソル・メディア, Dec, 2011 (ISBN: 9784905349075)
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20世紀フォックス映画, Oct, 2011
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講談社, Mar, 2011 (ISBN: 9784062577229)
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小学館, Jul 15, 2009 (ISBN: 4095260793)
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JAXA宇宙科学研究所, 2008
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JAXA宇宙科学研究所, 2008
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相模原市立博物館, Jul, 2006
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丸善, Nov, 2005 (ISBN: 4621075705)
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日本科学技術振興財団, Mar, 2003
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Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, 2003
Presentations
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 19, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 20, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 20, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 20, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 19, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 19, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 18, 2023
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第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会, Oct 18, 2023
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日本温泉科学会第76回大会, Sep 6, 2023 Invited
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ISAS Planetary Exploration Workshop 2023, Aug 30, 2023 Invited
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光・量子ビーム科学合同シンポジウム (OPTO2023), Jun 14, 2023 Invited
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The 34th International Symposium of Space Technology and Science (ISTS), Jun 9, 2023
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The 5th COSPAR Symposium on Space Science with Small Satellites, Apr 19, 2023
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Virtual Workshop on Gateway Dust Studies in the 2030s, Mar 27, 2023 Invited
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朝日カルチャーセンター横浜校「アストロバイオロジー最前線」講座, Mar 17, 2023 Invited
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宇宙科学に関する室内実験シンポジウム, Mar 6, 2023
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宇宙科学に関する室内実験シンポジウム, Mar 6, 2023
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Airbus Ventures Global Workshop Series: Inaugural Session, Feb 14, 2023 Invited
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第23回宇宙科学シンポジウム, Jan 5, 2023
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第23回宇宙科学シンポジウム, Jan 5, 2023
Teaching Experience
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Apr, 2019 - Present
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Sep, 2010 - Present
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Sep, 2017 - Mar, 2020
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Jan, 2010 - Nov, 2010
Professional Memberships
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Dec, 2020 - Present Other
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Aug, 2020 - Present Other
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Jun, 2020 - Present Other
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Oct, 2019 - Present Other
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Nov, 2018 - Present Other
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Sep, 2017 - Present Other
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Apr, 2016 - Present Other
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Apr, 2007 - Present Other
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Apr, 2005 - Present Other
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Aug, 2000 - Present Other
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Jan, 2006 - Jun, 2022 Other
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Apr, 2001 - Mar, 2021 Other
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Oct, 1995 - Mar, 2011
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Apr, 1998 - Dec, 2006 Other
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2004 - Sep, 2006 Other
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Aug, 1997 - Mar, 2004 Other
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Oct, 1995 - Dec, 2003 Other
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2002 Artistic work
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2002 Artistic work
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1998 - 1999 Other
Research Projects
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自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター・サテライト研究, 自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター, Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025
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大阪大学レーザー科学研究所・共同利用研究B-1, 大阪大学レーザー科学研究所, Oct, 2020 - Mar, 2025
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B)), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Oct, 2018 - Mar, 2024
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基礎科学研究助成, 公益財団法人・住友財団, Nov, 2019 - Mar, 2023
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The ULVAC-Hayashi MISTI Seed Fund, MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives, Jan, 2020 - Aug, 2022
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国際会議開催支援, 公益財団法人宇宙科学振興会, Feb, 2022 - Mar, 2022
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2021 年度ISAS が取得したミッションのデータ整備に関する共同研究提案, JAXA宇宙科学研究所, Nov, 2021 - Mar, 2022
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自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター・サテライト研究, 自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター, Apr, 2019 - Mar, 2022
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会津大学宇宙情報科学研究センター(月惑星探査アーカイブサイエンス拠点) 公募型共同研究, 会津大学宇宙情報科学研究センター, Oct, 2020 - Mar, 2021
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2017 - Mar, 2020
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会津大学宇宙情報科学研究センター(月惑星探査アーカイブサイエンス拠点) 公募型共同研究, 会津大学宇宙情報科学研究センター, Oct, 2019 - Mar, 2020
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2019
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自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンターサテライト研究, 自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2019
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プロジェクト研究, 自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター, Apr, 2016 - Mar, 2019
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2014 - Mar, 2018
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr, 2012 - Mar, 2015
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プロジェクト研究, 自然科学研究機構アストロバイオロジーセンター, Apr, 2013 - Mar, 2015
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オープンラボ研究(技術提案型), 宇宙航空研究開発機構, Apr, 2008 - Mar, 2011
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Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research a proposed research project), Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research a proposed research project), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 2008 - 2010
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宇宙環境利用に関する公募地上研究, 日本宇宙フォーラム, Apr, 2002 - Mar, 2004
Industrial Property Rights
6Academic Activities
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Planning/Implementing academic researchKeck Institute for Space Studies, California Institute of Technology, USA (Keck Institute for Space Studies, California Institute of Technology, USA), Oct 24, 2022 - Apr, 2023
Media Coverage
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NHK, 防災・復興 明日をまもるナビ(第38回), Apr 24, 2022 TV or radio program
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NHK, アナザーストーリーズ 運命の分岐点, Dec 8, 2020 TV or radio program
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時事通信社, 時事ドットコムニュース, Dec 5, 2020 Newspaper, magazine
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毎日新聞社, 毎日新聞, Aug 27, 2016 Newspaper, magazine
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放送大学, 人類文化の現在:人類学研究, May 14, 2016 TV or radio program
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NHK World-Japan, J-Tech Innovation & Evolution, Jul 26, 2015 TV or radio program
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NHKラジオ, 私も一言夕方ニュース・ここに注目 NHK解説委員対談, Apr 3, 2012 TV or radio program
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テレビ朝日, 奇跡の地球物語, Feb 19, 2012 TV or radio program
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NHK, コズミックフロント, Sep 20, 2011 TV or radio program
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BSフジ, ガリレオX(エックス), Jun 12, 2011 TV or radio program
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NHK, 追跡!AtoZスペシャル・真相ファイル2010, Dec 30, 2010 TV or radio program
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NHK, 追跡!A to Z, Aug 28, 2010 TV or radio program
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NHK, サイエンスZERO, Aug 7, 2010 TV or radio program
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NHK, クローズアップ現代, Jun 10, 2010 TV or radio program
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NHK, サイエンスZERO, Dec 17, 2005 TV or radio program
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NHK, クローズアップ現代, Nov 30, 2005 TV or radio program
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NHK, サイエンスZERO, Sep 17, 2005 TV or radio program
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MXテレビ, ガリレオチャンネル, Aug 24, 2003 TV or radio program
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NHK, ハイビジョンスペシャル, Apr 1, 2002 TV or radio program
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NHK衛星放送, Dec 26, 1999 TV or radio program
Other
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Jul, 2007 - PresentCertified by the Project Management Institute (PMI)
Social Activities
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