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Professor
SATO Shinji

Dr. Eng., The University of Tokyo, JAPAN, 1987

Master Eng., The University of Tokyo, JAPAN, 1983

Job titles:

- Dean, Graduate School of Engineering
- Head, Engineering Course
- Head, Special Course for Mid-career Professionals
Affiliation:

- Graduate School of Enginering
- Engineering Course, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Enginering
- Special Course for Mid-career Professionals, Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Enginering
- School of Systems Engineering
- Research Organization for Regional Alliances
Personal web site: http://www.sceng.kochi-tech.ac.jp/sato/index-e.html
researchmap： https://researchmap.jp/read0061011

Areas of specialization	coastal engineering
Laboratory/research office	Coastal Engineering Laboratory Japan has long suffered a variety of coastal disasters, such as high waves and storm surges caused by typhoons, and tsunami generated by earthquakes. Coastal erosion and water quality degradation endanger the sustainability of natural environment. The Coastal Engineering Laboratory will develop countermeasures to these disasters; and enhance the value of the coastal zone through cutting-edge research on nearshore dynamics and marine material transport. Results of the studies will be applicable, for both Kochi Prefecture and the whole world, to the creation of seawalls with strong resistance to tsunami and storm surges; the development of countermeasures against potential Nankai Trough mega-earthquakes; the conservation of beaches; and the mitigation of sea level rise problems.
Current research topics	Tsunami, Storm surge, Sediment transport, Beach evolution, Coastal erosion
Educational background
Professional background	2019-: Professor, Kochi University of Technology 2000-2019: Professor, The University of Tokyo 1999-2000: Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo 1997-1999: Head of Coast Division, Public Works Research Institute 1994-1997: Senior Researcher, Public Works Research Institute 1988-1994: Associate Professor, Yokohama National University 1987-1988: Research Associate, Yokohama National University 1985-1987: Research Associate, The University of Tokyo 1984-1985: Research Engineer, The University of Tokyo
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Courses

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Undergraduate school	Introduction to Fluid Mechanics Hydraulics Graduation Thesis Outline of Engineering
Graduate school	Advanced Seminar 2 Individual Work for Graduate

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Research activities

Research papers	Authors: NUkazawa Kei, Tomoya Itakiyo, Kenichi Ito, SATO Shinji, Hiroyuki Oishi, Yoshihiro Suzuki Title: Mineralogical fingerprinting to characterize spatial distribution of coastal and riverine sediments in southern Japan Journal: CATENA (ISSN 0341-8162), Vol. 203, No. 105323, pp. 1-8, Elsevier Year: 2021 Authors: Matsuba Y., Shimozono T., SATO Shinji Title: Infragravity wave dynamics on Seisho Coast during Typhoon Lan in 2017 Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2, Taylor and Francis Year: 2020 Authors: Matsuba Y., Shimozono T., SATO Shinji Title: Wave-breaking modulation by infragravity waves during an extreme typhoon Journal: PLOS ONE, Vol. 15, No. 4 Year: 2020 Authors: Morioka J., Tajima Y., Yamanaka Y., Larson M., Kuriyama Y., Shimozono T., SATO Shinji Title: Numerical modeling of ship wave generation using Green’s functions based on linear dispersive wave theory Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 62, No. 2, Taylor and Francis Year: 2020 Authors: Kevin Bobiles, SATO Shinji Title: Investigation of proposed countermeasures against coastal erosion and sediment invasion around half-buried floodway Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 62, No. 1, pp. 85-100, Taylor and Francis Year: 2020 Authors: NOGUCHI Kenji, SUWA Y, KATO Fuminori, SATO Shinji Title: Trench survey technique for sand–gravel mixed beach with application at Hamamatsu-shinohara beach Journal: Proc. 10th Intl. Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast, Vol. 10, No. NA, pp. 427-434, Springer Year: 2019 Authors: HATTORI Naohiro, SATO Shinji Title: Extraction of wave crests from UAV imagery Journal: Proc. 10th Intl. Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast, Vol. 10, No. NA, pp. 913-919, Springer Year: 2019 Authors: SHIBATA Ryotaro, SATO Shinji, NOGUCHI Kenji, KATO Fuminori, KONDO R Title: Spatial and temporal spectra of swash motions estimated by multiple synchronized UAVs Journal: Proc. 10th Intl. Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast, Vol. 10, No. NA, pp. 971-977, Springer Year: 2019 Authors: NOMURA Ryota, SATO Shinji, NOGUCHI Kenji Title: Mechanism of beach deformation elucidated by bathymetry survey and beach trench survey on Miyazaki Coast Journal: Proc. 10th Intl. Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast, Vol. 10, No. NA, pp. 353-360, Springer Year: 2019 Authors: TAJIMA Yoshimitsu, WU Lianhui, FUSE Takashi, SHIMOZONO Takenori, SATO Shinji Title: Study on shoreline monitoring system based on satellite SAR imagery Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 401-421, Taylor & Francis Year: 2019 Authors: PAMUK Aykut, SATO Shinji, OKABE Yumi Title: Acceleration mechanism of void development in concrete riprapped seawalls Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 340-353, Taylor & Francis Year: 2019 Authors: SHIBATA Ryotaro, SATO Shinji, YAMANAKA Yusuke Title: Study on the comprehensive countermeasures for coastal erosion of Kujukuri Beach Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 256-265, Taylor & Francis Year: 2019 Authors: HATTORI Naohiro, SATO Shinji, YAMANAKA Yusuke Title: Development of an imagery-based monitoring system for nearshore bathymetry by using wave breaking density Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 3, pp. 308-320, Taylor & Francis Year: 2019 Authors: YAMANAKA Yusuke, SATO Shinji, SHIMOZONO Takenori, TAJIMA Yoshimitsu Title: A numerical study on nearshore behavior of Japan Sea tsunamis using Green’s functions for Gaussian sources based on linear Boussinesq theory Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 187-198, Taylor & Francis Year: 2019 Authors: WU Lianhui, TAJIMA Yoshimitsu, YAMANAKA Yusuke, SHIMOZONO Takenori, SATO Shinji Title: Study on characteristics of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imagery around the coast for shoreline detection Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 61, No. 2, pp. 152-170, Taylor & Francis Year: 2018 Authors: TAJIMA Yoshimitsu, TAKAGAWA Tomohiro, SATO Shinji, TAKEWAKA Satoshi Title: Collapse and recovery process of the sand spit at the Tenryu River mouth on the Pacific Coast of Japan Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 532-547, Taylor & Francis Year: 2018 Authors: MATSUBA Yoshinao, SATO Shinji Title: Nearshore bathymetry estimation using UAV Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 51-59, Taylor & Francis Year: 2018 Authors: YAMANAKA Yusuke, SATO Shinji, SHIMOZONO Takenori, TAJIMA Yoshimitsu Title: A parametric study of tsunami fission generation in a bay geometry based on numerical simulation Journal: Coastal Engineering Journal, Vol. 60, No. 1, pp. 22-38, Taylor & Francis Year: 2018
Keynote lectures	New challenges of coastal erosion control in Japan, Geo Summit 2024, Genoa, Italy, 2024 Key note: Tsunami Disaster Mitigation by Two-Level Design , vICCE, International Conference on Coastal Engineering, Web based conference, 2020
Awards	JAMSTEC Nakanishi Award, Japan Federation of Ocean Engineering Societies, 2020 Best Paper Award, APAC 2019, International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast , 2019 CEJ Best Citation Award, 2016 CEJ Award, 2005 APAC Excellent Paper Award, APAC, 2004
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Japanese government	Project title: Innovation of beach nourishment technology for erosion control based on multi-aspect analyses of beach topography and sediments Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) Project number: 18H01539 Project period: 2018-2020 Total budget amount: 17,160,000 yen Keywords:

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Social activities

Committee roles	Associate Editor, Journal of Hydraulic Research, Taylor and Francis, 2018-2022 Editorial Board member, Coastal Engineering, Elsevier, 2017-2023 APAC Council, International Conference on Asian and Pacific Coast, 2015-2024 Coastal Engineering Research Council, ASCE, 2017-2021

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