NAKAJIMA, Teruyuki / Professor / Climate modeling N/A / Center for Climate System Research / Atmospheric physics, Remote sensing http://157.82.240.167/index.html Career Summary 1977: Leaving with Completion, Geophysical Institute, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University 1977-1980: Teaching assistant, Geophysical Institute, Tohoku University 1981: Doctor of Science, Tohoku University; in Geophysics 1981-1990: Assis. prof., Upper Atmosphere and Space Research Laboratory, Tohoku U. 1990-1991: Assoc. prof., Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Variation, Tohoku U. 1987-1990: Senior visiting associate, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center 1991-1994 : Assoc. prof., Center for Climate System Research, U. Tokyo 1994-: Professor, Center for Climate System Research 2004-: Director, Center for Climate System Research Educational Activities Graduate school: Atmospheric physics Research Activities We study the following subjects: * Climate effects of air pollution * Climate effects of aerosols and clouds * Microphysical modeling of clouds and precipitation * Evaluation of radiative forcing, such as greenhouse and parasol effects Literature 1) Nakajima, T., M. Sekiguchi, T. Takemura, I. Uno, A. Higurashi, D.H. Kim, B.J. Sohn, S.N. Oh, T.Y. Nakajima, S. Ohta, I. Okada, T. Takamura, and K. Kawamoto, 2003: Significance of direct and indirect radiative forcings of aerosols in the East China Sea region. J. Geophys. Res., 108(D23), 8658, doi: 10.1029/2002JD003261. 2) Nakajima, T., A. Higurashi, K. Kawamoto, and J.E. Penner, 2001: A possible correlation between satellite-derived cloud and aerosol microphysical parameters. Geophys. Res. Lett., 28, 1171-1174. Other Activities * Professor, Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo * Associate Member, Science Council of Japan * Chair, International Radiation Commission, International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences * Board member, Japan Meteorological Society * Member, American Meteorological Society * Member, Remote Sensing Society of Japan Future Plan A climate study of the combined effects of aerosols, clouds, and precipitation Messages to Students Don't get bogged down too much in details, but rather enjoy your science by using plenty of imagination and coming up with new ideas.