Shinichiro HIRABAYASHI Associate Professor|Department of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment, Graduate School, The University of Tokyo

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Shinichiro HIRABAYASHI Associate Professor

Field : Ocean Resource and Energy

TEL : +81-4-7136-4111

E-mail : hirabayashi@edu.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Private Website :
http://www.orca.k.u-tokyo.ac.jp/HirabayashiLab/en/

Shinichiro HIRABAYASHI Associate Professor

Career Summary

1999-2003: Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo (B.Eng.)
2003-2005: School of Engineering, University of Tokyo (M.Eng.)
2005-2007: School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo
2007-2010: Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo
2009: Doctor of Environmental Studies, University of Tokyo
2010-2012: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
2012-2017: Lecturer, University of Tokyo
2017-present: Associate Professor, University of Tokyo

Educational Activities

Graduate school: Fluid Mechanics 1, Fundamental Project, Exercise on Fluid Mechanics A1
Postgraduate school: Marine Hydrodynamics, Marine Environmental Modelling

Research Activities

Modeling of ocean turbulence (2005-2010, 2012-present).
Development of Methane Hydrate (2010-present).

Literature
1) Shinichiro Hirabayashi and Toru Sato, “A novel numerical forcing for homogeneous stratified turbulence in full energy equilibrium”, Comput. & Fluids. Vol. 39 pp. 1789-1795 (2010).
2) Hirabayashi, S. and Sato, T., “Scaling of mixing parameters in stationary, homogeneous, and stratified turbulence”, J. Geophys. Res. Oceans. Vol. 115, C09023, doi:10.1029/2010JC006254 (2010).
3) Shinichiro Hirabayashi, Toru Sato, Keisuke Mitsuhori, and Yoshitaka Yamamoto, “Microscopic numerical simulations of suspension with particle accumulation in porous media”, Powder Technol. Vol. 225, pp. 143-148 (2012).

Other Activities

Member of Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers (JASNAOE), Oceanographic Society of Japan, Japan Institute of Energy, and American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Member of Ocean Environmental Committee of JASNAOE

Future Plan

The ocean contains many keys to solving problems related to energy, natural resources, and the environment. Our primary objective is using the ocean to develop technologies which may save the world.