NAKADA Setsuya

Specialties

Volcanology

Education and Research History

1979 Research Assistant, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University
1995 Associate Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
1999 Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, The University of Tokyo (Retired in 2018, Professor Emeritus)
2016 Director-General, Center for Integrated Volcano Research, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience
2018 Senior Research Fellow, National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience

Recent Research Activities

• Volcanic geological studies on volcanic eruptions in Japan and Indonesia
• Research on development of technology for volcanic disaster prevention measures in the Next Generation Volcano Research Promotion Project

Selected Publications

Nakada, S. et al., Growth process of the lava dome/flow complex at Sinabung Volcano during 2012-2016. Jour. Volcanol. Geotherm. Res., 382, 120-136, 2019.

Professional Memberships

• International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth’s Interior (IAVCEI)
• Volcanological Society of Japan
• Geological Society of Japan

Affiliated Fundamental Research and Development Centers

Center for Integrated Volcano Research

Remarks

• Chairman, Japan Geopark Committee
• Vice Chairman, Liaison Committee for Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions