Career (Research Experience)

• Dec 2025 - Present --- Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Research Center for Green X-Tech, Green Goals Initiative, Tohoku University
• Oct 2025 - Nov 2025 --- JSPS Research Fellow (PD), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 --- JSPS Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
• Jan 2025 - Jul 2025 --- Research Student, Aerospace Robotics Lab., Concordia University, Canada
• Sep 2024 - Feb 2025 --- Long-term Internship, ispace Inc., Japan
• Jul 2024 - Aug 2024 --- Administrative Assistant, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
• Oct 2022 - Mar 2024 --- Research Assistant, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan
• Apr 2022 - Mar 2024 --- Long-term Internship, amulapo Inc., Japan
• Apr 2023 - May 2023 --- Research Student, Institute of System Dynamics and Control, German Aerospace Center (DLR)

Education

• Oct 2023 - Sep 2025 --- PHD in Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
  • Thesis: Terramechanics-Based Traction Analysis of High-Speed Mobility for Lunar Rovers
  • 2.0 (/3.0) years early graduation
  • Outstanding Researcher Scholarship (Globalink Research Award)
• Oct 2021 - Sep 2023 --- MS in Aerospace Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
  • Thesis: Prediction of Driving Performance of Lunar Exploration Rover Based on Traction Analysis
  • Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Dean Award)
• Apr 2018 - Sep 2021 --- BS Undergraduate degree, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
  • Supervisor: Prof. Kazuya Yoshida
  • Thesis: Evaluation of Driving Performance for High-Speed Lunar Exploration Rover (in Japanese)
  • 3.5 (/4.0) years early graduation

Awards

1. Jul 2025 --- Best Presentation Award, SICE Tohoku, Japan
2. Mar 2024 --- Outstanding Graduate Student Award (Dean Award), Tohoku University, Japan
3. Nov 2023 --- Best Paper Award, The 16th European-African Regional Conference of the ISTVS

Research Grants

1. Apr 2024 - Mar 2027 --- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
• Research Title: "Development of a Novel Dynamic Terramechanics Theory"

Scholarship

1. Oct 2025 - Mar 2027 --- Research Fellowship for Young Scientists PD, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
2. Apr 2024 - Sep 2025 --- Research Fellowship for Young Scientists DC1, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan
3. Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 --- Research Fellowship, Pioneering Research Support Project, Tohoku University, Japan
4. Oct 2022 - Sep 2023 --- Research Fellowship, Graduate Program for Integration of Mechanical Systems (GP-Mech), Japan

Student Research Funding

1. Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 --- Globalink Research Award, Mitacs, Canada
2. Mar 2025 - Jun 2025 --- Study Abroad Grant, Graduate Program for Integration of Mechanical Systems (GP-Mech), Japan
3. Oct 2023 - Mar 2024 --- Research Grant, Pioneering Research Support Project, Tohoku University, Japan
4. Apr 2023 - May 2023 --- Study Abroad Grant, Graduate Program for Integration of Mechanical Systems (GP-Mech), Japan

Teaching Experience

1. Tohoku University Engineering Summer Program (TESP 2024)
• Institution: Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
• Period: Jul 2024 - Aug 2024
• Position: Administrative Assistant

Committee Activities

1. Board Member, Alumni Association of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University (Apr. 2024 – Present)
2. Representative, Graduate Student Council of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University (Apr. 2024 – Mar. 2025)
3. Student Representative, Mechanical Engineering Division, Tohoku University (Apr. 2022 – Mar. 2023)

Peer Review

1. Journal of Terramechanics
2. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing
3. Advances in Space Research
4. International Conference on Space Robotics (iSpaRo2025)
5. Acta Astronautica
6. The Planetary Science Journal
7. International Society for Terrain-Vehicle Systems (ISTVS2024)

Collaborators

1. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION, Japan
2. ispace inc., Japan
3. amulapo inc., Japan