Faculty Members KOSHIYA Shin
KOSHIYA Shin
Professor
- Civil and Environmental Engineering
- [Master's Program] Regional and Community Design
- [Doctoral Program] Systems Innovation Engineering
Degrees Obtained
- Doctorate of Engineering Field of Degree: Earth Science
Fields of Research
- Geology
- Natural Disaster Science
Profile
- 1982: Bachelor of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai
- 1988: Doctor of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai
- April1988 – April 1999: Research Associate, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
- May1999 – March 2016: Associate Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Iwate University
- April 2016 – August 2016: Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University
- September 2016 – present: Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Iwate University
Research Themes
The underground geological structure of active faults in the Ou Backbone Range of northeastern Japan
There are many active faults in Japan. We do not know the location of all the active faults, and in fact, there is not much understanding of the underground structures where earthquakes occur. Our goal is to create and provide basic data in order to prepare for future disasters using surface geological surveys and geophysical methods to understand the underground structures around the Ou Backbone Range in northeastern Japan where active faults develop and their lateral continuity or widening as source faults.
Teaching Philosophy
I aim to give my students comprehensive knowledge of geology, geomorphology, seismology, volcanology not only from classroom lectures but from actually getting out into the field for hands-on investigating and observation, so they can contribute to the mitigation of natural disasters such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.