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Curriculum Vitae
Name: YAMASHITA, Tamon
Year and Place of Birth: 1966. Nagoya, Japan.
Nationality: Japan
Position: Associate Professor
Marital Status: Married
Present Address: Forest Science Section, Education and Research Centre for Biological Resources, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University, 1060 Nishi-Kawatsu, Matsue, Shimane 690-8504, Japan. Phone +81-852-32-6590, Fax +81-852-32-6079, Email tamonyam @ life.shimane-u.ac.jp / yamashita @ ufsu.life.shimane-u.ac.jp (remove spaces in front of and behind @)
Professional Qualifications: B.Agr.Sc. in Forestry, Nagoya University (March 1990) . M.Agr. in Tropical Agriculture, Kyoto University (March 1992). Dr in Agriculture, Kyoto University (January 2005).
Career History: 1986-1988, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Nagoya University. 1988-1990, School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University. 1990-1992, Master Course of Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. 1992-1994, Ph.D. Course of Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. 1994-1995, Research Associate of University Forest, Faculty of Agriculture, Shimane University. 1995-1997, Research Associate of University Forest, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University. 1997-2005, Research Associate of Forest Science Section, Education and Research Centre for Biological Resources, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University. 2006-, Associate Professor of Forest Science Section, Education and Research Centre for Biological Resources, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, Shimane University.
Overseas Experiences
-Indonesia
December 1989: Personally visited JICA project at Samarinda, KalTim.
March 1991: Research on cinnamon producing forest in Sumatra with Prof. H. Watanabe (Kyoto Univ.).
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-Thailand
November 1990: Research on lacquer producing forest in Northern Thailand with Prof. H. Watanabe (Kyoto Univ.).
December 1997: Nutrient cycling and decomposition processes in tropical forest with Prof. H. Takeda (Kyoto Univ.) and Dr. J. Tsukamoto (Kochi Univ.).
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-Malaysia
1992-1995: Research on nutrient cycling and decomposition processes in dipterocarp plantations in Peninsular Malaysia. Joined as a member of a joint research project of NIES/FRIM/UPM under the guidance of Dr. H. Takeda (Kyoto Univ.).
1999-2001: Research on the effects of deforestation and forest deterioration on productivity and mater cycle of ecosystem of tropical forests. Joined as a member of a joint research project of NIES/FRIM/UPM.
2005(-2006): Research on the carbon budget of Asian terrestrial ecosystems for the new century carbon management system. Joined as a member of a joint research project of FFPRI/NIES/FRIM.
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-Singapore
March 1991: Visited Singapore Botanic Garden with Prof. H. Watanabe (Kyoto Univ.).
May 2000: Participated the workshop held at NIE organized by Center for Tropical Forest Science.
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-Peru & Bolivia
March 1988: Personally visited tropical forests in Peruvian Amazon.
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-Former Yugoslavia
March 1990: Personally visited University of Zagreb (Republic of Croatia).
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-Germany
February 2002: Participated the 15th Annual Meeting of Society for Tropical Ecology at Georg-August-University Goettingen.
June 2002 - January 2004: Guest Scientist at the Institute of Soil Science and Forest Nutrition, Georg-August-University Goettingen.
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