Abbreviated
Resume of Professor Koichi Sassa
Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University
President, Geosystem Research Institute, Japan
Education:
Dr. Eng.,(1962) Kyoto University, Japan (1962)
M. Eng.,(1958) Kyoto University, Japan (1958)
B. Eng.,(1956) Kyoto University, Japan (1956)
Professional Experience:
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Fukui University of Technology,
Japan. (1997-2006)
Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University, Japan. (1997-present)
Professor, Department of Earth Resources Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. (1983-1997)
Associate Professor, Department of Mineral Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. (1977-1983)
Lecturer, Department of Mineral Science and Technology, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. (1968-1977)
Post-doctorate Fellow, Department of Mines and Technical Surveys, Ottawa, Canada. (1963-1965)
Research Assistant, Department of Mining Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University. (1961-1968)
Awards:
Industrial Explosive Society of Japan Prize for Best Paper. (1972)
Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Japan Prize for Best Paper. (1984)
Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan Prize for Best Paper. (1990)
International Society for Rock Mechanics Fellow (2015)
Academic Experience and Involvement in Other Professional Organizations:
Member, Science Council of Japan, (1994-1997).
President, Mining and Material Processing Institute of Japan (MMIJ). (1995-1996)
President, Society of Exploration Geophysicists of Japan, (SEG Japan).
(1994-1995)
Vice-President for Asia, International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM). (1991-1995)
President, Commission on the Application of Geophysics to Rock Engineering in
the International Society for Rock Mechanics (ISRM), (1996-2007)
Chairman, Joint Technical Committee on
Geophysical Methods in the Federation
of the International Geo-engineering Societies. (2008-2010)
President, Japanese Committee for Rock Mechanics, (1996-1997)
President, Mineral Development Committee in the Science Council of Japan. (1986-1997)
Chairman, Research Committee on the Effect of Earthquake to Nuclear Waste Repositories. (1985-1995)
Director, Society of Material Science, Japan.
(SMC Japan). (1979-1981)
Director, Japan Explosives Society. (1990-1997)
Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences, (1992-1999)
Member, Advisory Committee on Hot Dry Rock National Project. (1981-2002)
Executive Director, The Institiute for Geophysical Exploration (2000-2003)
Director, Institute for Safety Engineering. (1993-2007)
President, Geosystem Research Institute (2005-2010)
Honorary President, Geosystem Research Institute(2010-Present)