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Staff

Shinya Uwai, Professor / Director

Research field Phycology, molecular systematics, population genetics
Research subjects
  • Evolution of Seaweeds
  • Speciation and Isolation mechanism in Seaweeds
E-mail uwai@harbor.kobe-u.ac.jp

Hideo OKAMURA, Professor/Deputy Director

Research field Environmental toxicology
Research subjects
  • Environmental management of marine antifoulants
  • Ecotoxicological assessment of PM from ship exhaust gas emission
  • Development of biomonitoring and evaluation of marine pollution
E-mail okamurah@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp

Haruo MIMURA, Professor

Research field Marine microbiology
Research subjects
  • Osmoregulation of marine bacteria
  • Behavior control of cypris larvae
E-mail hmimura@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp

Akio MURAKAMI, Associate Professor

Research field Photo-physiology, Biospectroscopy, Marine biology
Research subjects
  • Adaptation and acclimation of cyanobacterial photosynthetic system
  • Evolution and diversification of photosynthetic antenna pigments
  • Photo-symbioses among marine invertebrates and photosynthetic microorganisms
E-mail akiomura@kobe-u.ac.jp

Mitsuru HAYASHI, Associate Professor

Research field Oceanography, Marine Environment, Marine Meteorology
Research subjects
  • Analysis and prediction of primary production by a numerical ecosystem model
  • Resilience of the sea against the disturbance induced by tsunami
  • The marine and meteorological survey and the utilization of the big data
  • Impact of the coastal sea to global warming
E-mail mitsuru@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp

Takuya SATO, Associate Professor

Research field Community ecology
Research subjects
  • Parasite-mediated energy flow and its community/ ecosystem level consequences
  • Ontogenetic shifts of ecological roles and biodiversity
  • Conservations/ managements of stream salmonids
E-mail tsato@people.kobe-u.ac.jp

Hidetoshi SAKAYAMA, Associate Professor

Research field Phycology, molecular systematics, biodiversity informatics
Research subjects ・Molecular systematics, speciation and DNA barcoding of freshwater algae
・Gene and genome evolution of streptophytes
・Geographic distribution and conservation of endangered species in freshwater ecosystems
E-mail hsak@port.kobe-u.ac.jp

Takeaki HANYUDA, Assistant Professor

Research field Phycology, Molecular phylogeny
Research subjects ・Taxonomy and phylogeography of algae
・Long term monitoring of coastal ecosystems
・Genetic diversity and biogeography of introduced seaweeds
E-mail hanyut@kobe-u.ac.jp

Satoshi ASAOKA, Assistant Professor

Research field Environmental remediation, Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Aquatic Environmental Chemistry
Research subjects
  • Environmental remediation of enclosed seas using recycled materials
  • Developments on simplified analytical methods for aquatic
    environment
  • Environmental assessment of enclosed seas
E-mail s-asaoka@maritime.kobe-u.ac.jp

Masahiro SUZUKI, Specially Appointed Assistant Professor

Research field Phycology, Taxonomy
Research subjects
  • Taxonomy of marine red algae
E-mail mas_suzuki@shark.kobe-u.ac.jp