Profile
Takuro Michibata, Associate Professor
- Degree: PhD (Dr. Science) (Kyushu University, Sep 2017)
- Research Fields: Climate Science, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Atmospheric Environment
Career History
- Aug 2024 – Present: Current position
- Apr 2021 – Jul 2024: Associate Professor, Department of Earth Sciences, Okayama University
- Aug 2018 – Mar 2021: Assistant Professor, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University (Climate Change Science Section)
- Apr 2018 – Jul 2018: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (PD), Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
- Oct 2017 – Mar 2018: JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow (PD), Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University
- Apr 2015 – Sep 2017: JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Doctoral Program, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University
Committee Memberships
- Member, Next-Generation Cloud Observation Mission Working Group, EarthCARE Subcommittee, Dec 2024 – Present
- Public Relations Committee Member, Meteorological Society of Japan, Aug 2024 – Present
- Scientific Program Committee Member, Meteorological Society of Japan, Jul 2024 – Present
- COSP (CFMIP Observation Simulator Package) Project Management Committee, Sep 2022 – Present
Awards & Certifications
- Yamamoto Award, Meteorological Society of Japan, Oct 2019
- Young Scientist Award, Kyushu Branch of the Meteorological Society of Japan, Mar 2017
- Graduate School of Engineering Sciences Award, Kyushu University, Mar 2015
- Best Student Poster Award, 11th Annual Meeting, AOGS2014, Aug 2014
- Certified Weather Forecaster (Japan), Oct 2011
Journal Referee
- Climate
- Journal of the Meteorological Society of Japan
- Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society
- Earth and Space Science
- Atmospheric Science Letters
- Nature Communications
- Geophysical Research Letters
- Geoscientific Model Development
- Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences
- Scientific Online Letters on the Atmosphere (SOLA)
- Scientific Reports
- Atmosphere
- Remote Sensing
- Atmospheric Environment
- Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
- Journal of Geophysical Research -Atmospheres
- Atmospheric Reseach
Courses Taught
- Climate Modeling I & II (Graduate course, 3rd–4th quarters, Mon 3rd period)
- Interdisciplinary Seminar F (Graduate course, full year)
- Introduction to Atmospheric and Oceanic Environmental Science A & B (Undergraduate general education, 1st quarter, omnibus, Wed 4th period)
- Teaching Practice Seminar (University-wide, 3rd–4th quarters, omnibus, Tue 1st–4th periods)
- Introduction to Earth Science (1st-year undergraduate, 1st quarter, omnibus, Mon 3rd–4th periods)
- Earth Science Seminar 2 (1st-year undergraduate, 4th quarter, Tue 3rd–4th periods)
- Earth Science Seminar 5 (2nd-year undergraduate, 3rd quarter, Thu 1st–2nd periods)
- Atmospheric Thermodynamics (3rd-year undergraduate, 1st–2nd quarters, Tue 1st–2nd periods)
- Atmospheric Radiation (3rd-year undergraduate, 3rd–4th quarters, Fri 7th–8th periods)
- Basic Earth Science Laboratory (For students from other departments, 2nd quarter, Tue 5th–8th periods)
- General Earth Science Laboratory (University-wide, summer intensive)
- Atmospheric Science Laboratory 1 (2nd-year undergraduate, 3rd quarter, Thu 5th–8th periods)
- Atmospheric Science Laboratory 2 (3rd-year undergraduate, 1st quarter, Mon 5th–8th periods)
- Satellite Remote Sensing (Master’s course, 3rd–4th quarters, Fri 5th–6th periods)
- Earth System Environmental Science (Doctoral course, irregular schedule)
- Mathematical and Data Science (AI & Data Science Practice) (Certificate course, 4th quarter)