Profile of Dr. Jiro Takemura

Academic records:

1991 : Doctor of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology

1981-1983 : Master of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering,

Tokyo Institute of Technology

1977-1981 : Bachelor of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering,

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Working Experience:

1991 to date : Associate Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology

2001-2003 : Associate Professor, Asian institute of Technology

1998-2000 : Lecturer of JICA Training Course

1995-1996 : Visiting Associate Professor, National University of Singapore

1995 : Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia

1992-1992 : Visiting Lecture, Musashi Institute of Technology

1985-1991 : Research Associate, Tokyo Institute of Technology

1983-1985 : Engineer, Japan Sewage Works Agency

Research Field:

Geotechnical Engineering, Geoenvironmental Engineering

Research Topics:

Foundation Problems

Deep Excavation and tunneling

Soil Improvements

Soil Liquefaction

Geotechnical Centrifuge Modelling

Soil Characterization

　　Ground Water Modeling

　　Soil and Ground Water Contamination

　　Landfill Managements in Developing Countries

Affiliations:

Japan Society of Civil Engineers

Japanese Geotechnical Society

International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering

Southeast Asian Geotechnical Society

Awards:

-Tokyo Tech Education Award, 2010,

-Best Paper Award, 8^th International Conference on Physical Modelling, Perth,

Australia, by “Dynamic response and settlement behaviour of piled raft foundation of oil storage tank”

-Best Paper Award, Japan Geotechnical Society, 2014 by “Centrifuge model tests on piled raft foundation in sand subjected to lateral and moment load”

Personal Information:

Date of Birth : August 7, 1958

Place of Birth : Nagano, Japan

Nationality : Japanese

Marital status : Married

Hobbies:

Skiing, Golfing, Movie, Reading e.p. Japanese historical novels

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