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Contents
Recent activ
vity of the Intternational Geosphere-BioGosphere ProgrrammeParticipatioon in the 8th Session
Sof IOCC WESTPAC
A New Direection of Ocea
an Research inn the Westernn Pacific
Completion of the Multillateral Core University
U
Proogram “Coasttal Marine Sccience” (2001-2010)
Asian CORE
E Program: Establishment
Et of Research and Educatioon Network ono Coastal Ma
arine Sciencein Southeasst Asia
IOC/WESTPPAC 8th Interrnational Scieentific Sympoosium
JSPS Asiann CORE Progrram
The 3rd International Sy
ymposium of Oryzias
O
Fish
A New IODPP Science Pla
an for 2013-20
023
Yutaka Mich
hida elected IOCIvice- chaairperson
Professor Emeritus Makoto Terazaki (1945-2011)
List of Visitting Professorrs
Visiting Proofessors’ Repoorts．．．．．．1．．．．．．2．．．．．．2．．．．．．3．．．．．．4．．．．．．5．．．．．．6．．．．．．7．．．．．．8．．．．．．8．．．．．．9．．．．．10．．．．．111

Participation in the 8th Session of IOC WESTPAC
Yutaka Michida
Professor, Center for International Collaboration
From May 10 through 13, 2010, the 8th Session of the
IOC Sub-commission for WESTPAC (IOC-WESTPAC-8)
was held in Bali, Indonesia, in which Professor Michidaof the Center for International Collaboration of AORI
(CIC) participated as a member of the Japanesedelegation, headed by Professor Fukuyo of the Universityof Tokyo. The IOC-WESTPAC has taken a leading rolein promoting international cooperation and coordinationof oceanographic activities since its establishment in 1979,
with a particular focus on the Western Pacific region, as
one of the primary subsidiary bodies of the IOC. The
session adopted five recommendations to be considered

and approved by its governing body, IOC Assembly
and/orExecutive
CouncilofIOC.
The
recommendations include establishing a UNESCO/IOC
regional network of training and research centers on
oceanography. There was intensive discussion regarding
the program and the budget of WESTPAC for the next
inter-sessional period, based on the evaluation and reviewof the ongoing and newly proposed research projects
within the WESTPAC framework. As one of themembers of the WESTPAC Advisory Group and Japanesedelegation, Professor Michida made a significant
contribution to the session’s discussion.

“A New Direction of Ocean Research in the Western Pacific”-Past, Present, and Future of UNESCO/IOC/WESTPAC Activities for 50 Yearsand the JSPS Project “Coastal Marine Science”Shuhei Nishida
Professor, Center for International Collaboration
The above-mentioned conference was held from 26 toThailand, and Vietnam) and 28 scientists from Japan

29 October 2010 at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research

participated in the conference. We were fortunate enoughInstitute, the University of Tokyo. The conference

to have the participation and greetings of major delegatescelebrated the 50-year anniversary of the UNESCO/IOC

from IOC/WESTPAC represented by Dr. S.K. Byun, the(Intergovernmental

Commission),Vice-Chairperson of IOC, and Dr. N.A.H. Mokhtar, thesynthesized the accomplishments of the Multilateral Core

Vice-Chairperson of WESTPAC. During the conference,

University Program “Coastal Marine Science (CMS)” ofrepresentative officials, principal investigators, andthe Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS),

national coordinators of the collaborating countries

and discussed directions for future research and education

presented the activities, accomplishments, and challenges

in the Asian Region (see next topic). The conference wasof the IOC, WESTPAC, and CMS Project, with active

co-sponsored by MEXT, the Oceanographic Society ofand fruitful discussion ensuing. We also had a poster

Japan, the Ocean Alliance of the University of Tokyo, andsession presenting 68 papers from the CMS Project. The

Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology,

conference was closed with concluding remarks regardingwith special financial support from Horiba, Ltd.

the need for continued collaboration in working toward

Oceanographic

A total of 52 scientists from seven Asian countries(Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Russia,

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the successful implementation of a newly proposed
project.

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Completion of the Multilateral Core University Program “Coastal Marine
Science” (2001-2010)
Shuhei Nishida
Professor, Center for International Collaboration
The 10-year Multilateral Core University Program“Coastal Marine Science,” supported by the JSPS andconducted by the Atmosphere and Ocean ResearchInstitute, was accomplished through the collaboration offive Southeast Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, thePhilippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) and Japan. Uponcompletion of the project, we published the book Coastal
Marine Science in Southeast Asia – Synthesis Report of
the Core University Program of the Japan Society for the
Promotion of Science: Coastal Marine Science(2001-2010) (edited by: S. Nishida, M.D. Fortes, and N.
Miyazaki).The book is available upon request to S.
Nishida, Center for International Collaboration, AORI;
PDFs
can
be
downloaded
for
free
at:
http://www.terrapub.co.jp/e-library/nishida/index.html.

in the coastal marine environment and their ecologicaleffect. Project 3 was composed of the following fourgroups: fish, benthos, seagrass/seaweeds, and plankton. A
total of 222 foreign scientists and 104 Japanese scientists
joined the program and worked together in such activities
as collaborative field research, joint seminars,
coordinators’ meetings, and workshops. In order toencourage young scientists, we also held training courses
using field guides of fish, seagrasses, and benthos, andtextbooks and analytical manuals, all of which had been
compiled/published by project members. The activities ofthe four projects resulted in the publication of
approximately 1300 peer-reviewed scientific papers and
170 articles in other forms.
Upon completion of the project, participants
recognized the importance of continuing and enhancing
this system of multilateral collaboration among these
Asian countries, which is being realized with the new
project in the Asian CORE Program (see next topic).

Group photos from training courses (Plankton Group).
A, The Philippines; B, Vietnam; C, Malaysia;
D, Indonesia

The program covered the following four subjects:
Project 1: Water circulation and the process of materialtransport in the coastal areas and marginal seas of Eastand Southeast Asia; Project 2: Ecology and oceanographyof harmful marine microalgae; Project 3: Biodiversity
studies in the coastal waters of the East and Southeast
Asia; and Project 4: Pollution from hazardous chemicals

Front cover of the synthesis book3

Asian CORE Program: Establishment of Research and Education Network on
Coastal Marine Science in Southeast Asia (ACORE-CMS: 2011-2015) Asian CORE
Shuhei Nishida
Professor, Center for International Collaboration
In light of the accomplishments and challenges fromsources.

the Multilateral Core University Program “Coastal

The project will hold international seminars/workshops

Marine Science (MCU-CMS),” the new project, adopted

each year in different countries to implement research

as a project of the Asian CORE Program of JSPS, intends

plans, synthesize results, and provide opportunities forto establish and enhance a network dedicated to researchyoung researchers to take part in the research andand education within the field of coastal marine science indiscussions.

of

In addition, the education of young researchers isscientists/researchers in six countries: Indonesia, Japan,

enhanced thorough the exchange of project members

Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam (Fig. 1).

among collaborating countries, including inviting young

The project office at the Atmosphere and Ocean Researchresearchers to Japan and expert members visiting

Institute, the University of Tokyo manages the wholecollaborating countries to learn and/or educate about

project, while activities in each collaborating country arevarious advanced techniques of ecosystem research, suchmanaged through communication among the national

as satellite imagery, habitat mapping, pollutant analysis,

coordinators of the core institutions and other projectand molecular genetics.

Southeast

Asia

throughthecollaboration

members.
To address the major issues in coastal marine sciencein Southeast Asia, the project comprises the following
seven research groups in three major topics: Physical
Oceanography, Biodiversity (Harmful Algal Blooms,
Plankton, Fishes, Benthos, and Macrophytes), andPollution from Hazardous Chemicals. Each group
comprises members from all collaborating countries andis led by a group leader, selected by agreement among
project members on the basis of his or her performance
during the MCU-CMS Program (2001-2010).
The project intends to enhance scientific research in
two ways: (1) through research centering on the specificresearch groups and covering wide areas of Southeast
Asia and (2) through integrative, multi-disciplinary
research on whole ecosystems in specific sites. The
project also intends to establish and then expand an
integrative database specific to the coastal environmentand biodiversity in Southeast Asia; this will beaccomplished by compiling all relevant information fromthe project, literature, and data mining from unpublished4

Fig.1 Structure of the ACORE-CMS Project

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IOC/WESTPAC 8th International Scientific Symposium“Ocean Climate and Marine Ecosystems in the Western Pacific”
Shuhei Nishida
Professor, Center for International Collaboration
The Eighth International Scientific Symposium washeld in Busan, Republic of Korea, 28-31 March 2011,
co-sponsored by the Ministry of Land, Transportation andMaritime Affairs (MLTM) of the Republic of Korea andthe IOC/WESTPAC. The symposium was designed toprovide an interdisciplinary platform for marine scientists
and local managers from the region to assess andprioritize emerging issues requiring scientific research,and catalyze international and cross-disciplinary
collaboration to improve management practices and thesustainable development of ocean and coastal resources.
The symposium included eleven sessions, coveringsuch key regional issues as anthropogenic impact, climatechange, air-sea interaction, ocean acidification, andmarinebiodiversity
andconservation.
Eightside-workshops were also organized in parallel by
respective WESTPAC projects and relevant partners,
including Coastal and Marine Biodiversity andConservation, Harmful Algal Blooms, Response of
Marine Hazards to Climate Change, and Ocean Remote
Sensing for Coastal Habitat Mapping.
About 500 delegates from 20 countries participated in
the symposium, including 329 scientists. The rest werepolicymakers, representatives of non-governmentalorganizations, and noted scholars and public figures.
From the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute,

Associate Professor T. Komatsu participated in the
symposium as the convenor of the Habitat Mapping
Workshop, and Professor S. Nishida as a member of theInternational Scientific Committee and chair of the
Marine Diversity Conservation Session.
The symposium recognized that: (1) Oceans are
threatened by escalating pollution, population, and coastal
development of land; (2) global climate change iscontributing to sea level rise, warming and acidification;and (3) marine biodiversity is falling, while occurrencesof cyclones and storm surges are rising. The symposium
recommended that in the future focus should be on thefollowing subjects: an ocean observing system at thenational and regional level; an ocean forecasting system;
atmosphere and ocean circulation and sea-air interaction;
coastal erosion and other coastal hazards, such as storm
surge; biogeochemical cycles in the ocean; building
marine ecosystem resilience; ecosystem restoration
techniques/methods, such as mangrove rehabilitation;
multi-disciplinary approaches to coral reef bleaching;harmful algae bloom; ocean acidification; and marine
renewable energy.
The Executive Summary of the symposium is available
at the website of IOC/WESTPAC (http://westpac.
unescobkk. org).

Group photo at opening ceremony

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JSPS Asian CORE Program:“An Asian core formation of climate and environment research and education”
Masaaki Takahashi
Professor, Department of Climate System Modeling,
Division of Climate System Research
The purpose of the Asian CORE Program is to form acore in the East Asian region to conduct research andeducation on climate and environment modeling and data
analysis both on a global scale and for the Asian region
through the partnership among cooperating institutes inJapan and core/cooperating institutes in Korea, China,
and Taiwan. The Asian CORE Program has continued forfive years, from FY2007 to FY2011. To accomplish the
Asian CORE Program, we conducted the following
activities:

10 Japanese attendants. However, the UAW had grown solarge and become so complicated that the organizedcommittee decided to terminate the UAW and structure
different ways, as the small-size workshops on special
topics could be easily held anytime, anywhere.
Lectures and practices about the Nonhydrostatic
ICosahedral Atmospheric Model (NICAM) will be heldin February 2012 in collaboration with Virtual Laboratory,
and foreign students from Korea, China, and Taiwan will
be invited.

Promotion of Exchange through Workshops:
The University Allied Workshop on Climate andEnvironmental Studies for Global Sustainability (UAW)
organized by groups from Japan, Korea, China, andTaiwan had been already implemented. The Asian CORE
Program administered the fifth UAW that was held at
Maihama, Chiba prefecture, from June 30 to July 4 in2008. The number of total attendants was approximately
90, and the Asian CORE Program supported the lodging
of 72 people (14 Japanese, 21 Korean, 18 Chinese, and 19
Taiwanese). The UAW had a great variety of climate
issues, such as aerosol-cloud interaction, precipitation inmonsoon regions, and monsoon dynamics.

Research
Promotion
throughExchangeofResearchers and Students:
Many foreign students and young scientists stayed at
AORI, or domestic cooperating institutes, for a few
months. They were eager to study climate issues, andsaid that this program was very useful for them.
FY2007: Three Korean students visited Center for
Climate System Research (CCSR) and studied aerosol
modeling, data analysis of aerosols, and analytic tools ofaerosols. A Chinese student analyzed synoptic
disturbances on an Asian subtropical jet at CCSR. Two
Korean students visited one of the cooperating institutes,
Hydrospheric Atmospheric Research Center, Nagoya
University, and researched precipitation systems over the
East China Sea.
FY2008: Four Korean students visited CCSR and studied
cloud modeling, aerosol-cloud interaction, analytic toolsof aerosols, and physical processes of heavy precipitation
using a global climate model. A Chinese student studied
aerosol modeling at CCSR.
FY2009: Three Korean and five Chinese students/
researchers visited CCSR and researched climate. Theirscientific fields were quite variable, such as aerosol cloudmodeling studies, climate studies using a dynamic model,
Asian monsoon system studies, and disturbances over thesubtropical jet.
FY2010: A Korean student and three Chinese students
visited AORI and researched aerosol-cloud interaction
modeling, data analysis of aerosols, and analysis of

UAW at Maihama in 2008

The sixth UAW was held in Korea from June 22 to 24
in 2009. The total number of attendants was 85, including

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synoptic disturbances on an Asian subtropical jet. A
Chinese student visited one of the cooperating Institutes,
the Center for Environmental Remote Sensing, Chiba
University, and did aerosol analysis using Sky-net flux
data. An AORI student visited one of the foreign
cooperating institutes, the National Central University in
Taiwan to research initial conditions of typhoons.
FY2011: Two Chinese students visited AORI to research
the climate dynamics of Arctic Oscillation andintra-seasonal oscillation over the South China Sea. A
Chinese associate professor is visiting AORI to study
analysis of synoptic disturbances.
Others:In FY2007, the Asian CORE Program invited 10
researchers to the 6th International Symposium on Asian
Monsoon System (ISAM6)/the 9th Workshop on East
Asian Climate (EAC9) held in Fukuoka, and two Chinese
professors lectured at CCSR on the climate dynamics of2011

Asian monsoon. A Korean professor lectured at CCSR on
microphysics and the boundary layer process. In FY2009,a CCSR student attended the Asia Oceania Geosciences
Society’s 2009 meeting in Singapore. In FY2010, theprogram invited five Chinese researchers to the Asian
Monsoon Years 2007-2012 DATA Workshop, five
Chinese to the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison
Project Phase 3 Workshop, and an AORI student attended
the 16th CEReS International Symposium on Climate
Change Studies, through the activities of SKYNET and
the Virtual Laboratory for Climate Diagnostics. In
FY2011, a professor of AORI attended the ABC
Modeling and Impact Workshop held in Seoul.
If you are interested in these activities of the Asian
CORE Program, please see HP, http://www.prime-intl.
co.jp/jsps/2007.html
Finally, the coordinator acknowledges all cooperating
professors and researchers.

The 3rd International Symposium of Oryzias Fish
Koji Inoue
Associate Professor,
Department of Marine Bioscience and Center for International Collaboration
The Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes), a popular fish
as an experimental animal, has 20 or more related speciesof the same genus. Most of these species are small andeasily cultured as Japanese medaka; however, eachspecies has different characteristics in various bodysystems, such as environmental adaptation system,
immune system, and sex-determination system. Thus,
these species offer unique opportunities for comparative
studies. To promote the research of the Oryzias species,
we have held international symposia biyearly since 2007,
and the 3rd Symposium was held on November 10–11,
2011, at University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in Selangor,
Malaysia. Nearly 50 scientists and students from six
countries participated although some Thai scientists could
not come due to the flood at the time. Reflecting on thelocation of the venue, 7 of the 17 presentations werestudies of local species in Malaysia, such as the Javanese
medaka O. javanicus. I hope that research using local
Oryzias species will further increase in the future. During
the symposium, there was also a field trip to the Kuala
Selangor Nature Park; in the protected area of the park,

we could see a mangrove ecosystem, including wildmonkeys, birds, insects, mudskippers, and the Indian
medaka O. dancena. We would like to express our sincere
thanks to Professor Ahmad Ismail, the chairman of thesymposium, and members of the local organizing
committee for putting the symposium together.

Speakers and staff of the symposium

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A New IODP Science Plan for 2013-2023
Jin-Oh PARK
Associate Professor,
Department of Ocean Floor Geoscience and Center for International Collaboration
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) for
2003-2013 is an international marine research programthat explores Earth’s history and structure as recorded inseafloor sediment and rocks; in addition, the IODP
monitors subseafloor environments. The IODP builds
upon the earlier successes of the Deep Sea Drilling
Project (DSDP) and Ocean Drilling Program (ODP),
which revolutionized our view of Earth’s history andglobal processes through ocean basin exploration.
As a successor program of the current IODP, a new
International Ocean Discovery Program is currently being
planned by 24 nations and is scheduled to launch in
October 2013 and to last for 10 years. This newinternational scientific ocean drilling program will bring
together researchers from the earth, ocean atmospheric,and life sciences with a common goal of understanding
the Earth’s past, present, and future. To achieve its aims,
the program will draw on information from beneath theocean floor, brought to the surface by ocean coring

technologies and borehole observatories. The program’s
science plan for 2013-2023, “Illuminating Earth’s Past,
Present, and Future,” addresses pressing scientificpriorities and social concerns with four themes: Climate
and Ocean Change, Biosphere Frontiers, Earth
Connections, and Earth in Motion. The scientific goals of
the plan require access to two permanent drilling
platforms, the U.S-supplied JOIDES Resolution and theJapanese riser-vessel Chikyu, and the option to charter
mission-specific platforms for operations in environments
where specialized platforms are required.
Meanwhile, U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF)
officials recently notified the community that the UnitedStates would be leaving the IODP when the program
expires in September 2013. Therefore, the IODP
community is currently facing a situation of having todevelop a new model for international collaboration ofscientific drilling. For more details, see
http:// www.iodp.org/

Yutaka Michida elected IOC vice- chairperson
During the 26th session of the IOC Assembly, held in
UNESCO headquarters in Paris, the Japanese delegationof oceanography, headed by Professor Toshio Yamagata,from the University of Tokyo, and a member of theJapanese National Commission for UNESCO,
participated in the discussion. The election of officials
took place during the Assembly, and Professor Yutaka
Michida, from the Atmosphere and Ocean ResearchInstitute, The University of Tokyo, was elected as one of
the incoming vice-chairpersons. The last vice-chairpersonfrom Japan was Ken Sugawara, a professor emeritus of
the University of Nagoya, who was elected 40 years ago
in 1971. The term of office of Yutaka Michida, as
vice-chairperson, will be for two years, until the end of
the next Assembly in 2013.
The IOC was founded in 1960 as an institution withfunctional autonomy, within UNESCO, in order todevelop international co-operation and coordination in thefield of oceanography. Currently, the activities of the IOC
have transcended the field of ocean research, and now
include coastal area management, health of the ocean,research of climate change and variability, ocean services,and capacity building.
Yutaka Michida took part in developing various
programmes promoted by the IOC, including the

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Prof.Michida (left) with IOC chair, Dr.Byun

International Oceanographic Data and Information
Exchange (IODE) and the regional body of the Western
Pacific (WESTPAC). He has connections with many IOC
members, since 20 years ago when he served as an
official of the Japan Coast Guard. After moving to the
University of Tokyo in 2000, he participated in the
Assembly and Executive Council meeting of IOC every
year as a member of the Japanese delegation. He has
contributed to many activities at IOC meetings,
participating in the resolutions committee and serving as
an active and leading member of the IODE and
WESTPAC and many other expert meetings.

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Professor Emeritus Makoto Terazaki (1945-2011)

Prof. Terazaki relaxed after the reception of the National
coordinators’ meeting of the JSPS Multilateral Core
University

Program"CoastalMarineScience"at

Palawan Is., the Philippines in 2004.

Makoto Terazaki, the former director of the Ocean
Research Institute (2005-2007) and former director of theCenter for International Cooperation and the Center forInternational Coastal Research Center, ORI, theUniversity of Tokyo, passed away from a cerebral
infarction on August 4, 2011, at the age of 66. His
career of studying the “Ecology of Chaetognatha”
spanned more than 40 years.
His scientificaccomplishments were highly praised, and he received
the Japanese-French Oceanographic Society (JFOS)
Award in 2001.

Dr. Terazaki served as the president of the Plankton
Society of Japan, the vice president of the Oceanographic
Society of Japan, and held many other important
positions in national academic activities, in addition to his
enthusiastically administering the Ocean ResearchInstitute as its director.
He spent a lot of effort establishing the Center forInternational Cooperation at the ORI in 1994. He was astrong driving force in developing the JSPS MultilateralCore University Program with Southeast Asian countries.
He also served as a leader of the delegation of theJapanese government for the Intergovernmental
Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO for many years.
He was helpful, friendly, and cheerful, as well as an
excellent scientist. He was very popular and made thosearound him happy. His wonderful personality willremain in the memories of everyone who knew him.
Although we knew of his academic accomplishments,
we were surprised to discover his contribution to theJapan Amateur Boxing Federation as a vice president.
He participated in the Beijing 2008 Olympic games as amember of the Japanese delegation. We believe he is
the first and only man in the world to serve on both theIntergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
We are reminded of his favorite phrase: “Mountains:
Even in a protracted struggle, are as dignified as
mountains.” Dr. Makoto Terazaki was the right personin the right place at the right time. He will be sorely
missed.

Makoto Terazaki: A Dear Friend
Miguel D. Fortes, PhD
Professor, Marine Science Institute CS, University of the Philippines
Sorrow fills my heart whenever I remember
Makoto-san’s passing. It is a sorrow that is deep andpersonal. Our lives will be empty in the areas brightened
and made shining for us by a man we will miss greatly.
There are only a handful of people who come into ourworld and touch our lives in a special way. Some ofthem are just flickers of light during a long life, whileothers are consistent glows for years. For me,
Makoto-san was a consistent glow. He was a colleague
who was so passionate in the science he professed. Mostof all, he was a dear and personal friend for close to 20
years. Allow me to say more of him not as a scientist par
excellence, but as a friend. I would like these few words
to celebrate his life!
Unexpectedly perhaps of a Japanese, Makoto-san was
genuinely warm and delightfully humorous. His charming
personality always shines through and his dry sense ofhumor kept people around him laughing long after thepunch line was delivered. With his boyish looks and eyes
always smiling, he never forgot to share joy with others.
Indeed, Makoto-san was a man who gave. While he gave
much to his work, he gave as much to his family andfriends. In the years I knew him, the character of the life
he lived might be summed up in a few words: he wassincere, he was earnest, he was loyal. Makoto-san had agreat intellect and a big heart. He was truly a beautiful
person inside and out.
We all know that his passing will not only leave a voidin marine science (and in boxing!), but in the hearts of all
those who knew him. Our sorrow is lessened only slightly
with the comforting thought that we had the privilege toknow a vibrant and brilliant man and a dear friend–Makoto Terazaki.

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Name

Country

Length of stay

Subject for study

Sang-Jin KIM

Korea

2010.06.21-2010.08.17
2011.03.02-2011.03.31

・ Comparison for the contribution of organic nanoparticles to pelagic and deep-sea microorganisms as anenergy source and theirs biochemical composition.
・Isolation and characterization of uncultivated marine
microorganisms
・ Community structure of free-living ultra microbacteria in marine environments.

Ravi BHUSHAN

India

2010.10.01-2010.11.30

Geochemical cycles as inferred fromradionuclides Th-230 and Pa-231 in the ocean

Christopher Alan
LORETZ

U.S.A

2010.05.20-2010.08.19

Experimental studies on the molecular physiology andevolutionary developmental history of extracellular
calcium-sensing receptors, with particular emphasis on
the biology of calcium sensing in aquatic vertebrates.

William L.
MILLER, JR.

U.S.A

2010.11.15- 2011.12.18
2011.03.09-2011.03.17

Examining the long-term temporal and spatial patterns
between surface ocean photochemistry and lower
atmospheric measurements of aerosols and trace gases:a joint US/Japan SOLAS project.

Tony ROBINET

France2010.06.11-2010.07.10
2011.02.01-2011.03.31

Taxonomic description of mesopelagic fish larvae
assemblage in the Western Indian Ocean and the
set-up for “Eel Exhibition 2011”

Christian RUTZ

Germany

2010.12.20-2011.02.07

Ecological and behavioural research of streaked
shearwaters, using animal-borne video cameras

Yuan WANG

China

2010.06.21-2010.09.19

Environmental pollution of heavy metals in the coastal
waters in China

Yuqing WANG

Australia

2010.04.01-2010.06.30

Improvements of NIACAM physics and analysis oftropical cyclones simulated in NIACAM

Badarinath VS
KANDALAM

India

2010.07.01-2010.09.30

Studies on atmospheric aerosols using multi-satellite
data sets and ground based measurements

Pascal YIOUFrance2010.11.01-2011.01.31

Research on the statistical features of the atmosphericcirculation and some climate extremes

Masa
KAGEYAMAFrance2010.11.01-2011.01.31

Glacial climat, sensitivity to ice-sheets and greenhousegas concentrarions and to the state of the Atlantic
Meridional Overturning Circulation

natural＊Visiting professors’ reports of Division of Climate System Research are included in the CCSR NEWS.

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Christopher A. Loretz
Associate Professor,
Department of Biological Sciences
States University of New York at Buffalo, U.S.A

My selection to be a Visiting Professor at AORI insummer 2010 was a distinct honor, and moreover was aremarkable experience through the extraordinary
opportunities that it afforded to me. For the three months
from mid-May through mid-August, I conductedcollaborative laboratory research with my colleagues
Professor Yoshio Takei and Dr. Susumu Hyodo in the
Laboratory of Physiology in the Department of Marine
Biosciences. Although I have enjoyed long and fruitfulprofessional scientific relationships with Professor Takei
and Dr. Hyodo, the continuous three-month tenure underthe visiting professorship permitted a depth and intensityof collegial interaction that could not have been achieved
otherwise. Our extended in-person collaboration researchand discussions were most rewarding, and enjoyable.
My research work focused on the biology of theextracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR). This
receptor protein is critically important in the homeostatic
regulation of the calcium ion concentration in body fluidsof all vertebrate animals (those animals with a backbone).
A shared interest in the biological mechanisms andevolution of salt and water balance in fishes forms astrong linkage between the AORI Laboratory ofPhysiology and my laboratory at the University at Buffalo.
At the same time, our respective strengths in molecular2011

biology and membrane transport are complementary. In
practical terms, because of my collaborative visits to
AORI, I am able to conduct experiments and achieve ascientific productivity that would otherwise be impossible.
My 2010 summer research work comprised two aspects.
First, based on our expectation that CaSR plays animportant role in regulating calcium storage in bonemineral, we explored by molecular biological andmicroscopic techniques the expression pattern of the
CaSR protein in fish skeleton. And, second, we conducted
phylogenetic analyses to reveal the evolutionary historyof the CaSR that, interestingly, is seen only in vertebrate
animals. In this context, our studies on fishes may yield
important clues to the early evolution of the receptor.
Regarding our phylogenetic analyses, I was very
fortunate to meet and discuss my work with Professor
Mutsumi Nishida, who was at that time Director of AORI.
On a more practical scale, our collaborative
research-based contributions to a better understanding of
homeostatic mechanisms in the fishes (including theregulation of calcium ion) can have direct benefits toaquaculture and mariculture of economically-importantfood fishes such as eel and tilapia. And the biologicalunderstanding of adaptive mechanisms in aquaticorganisms carries even more importance under the threatof changes in global climate and ocean systems.
I presented results of our collaborative AORI summer
project in spring of 2011 at the Experimental Biology
meeting in the U.S., in Washington, D.C. For thosereaders who are interested, the abstract is available
on-line (at : http://www.fasebj.org/cgi/content/meeting_abstract/25/1_MeetingAbstracts/1048.1), with a full
publication now in preparation. Interestingly, one of theco-authors of the Experimental Biology report, my
graduate student Ms. Amanda Herberger, was a 2009
JSPS-NSF Summer Program research fellow at ORI in
Nakano. Just as my first research experience in Japan at
ORI in 1980 was supported by my postdoctoral research
mentor, I hope to pass on my excitement for international
collaboration to the next generation of scientists.
Having spent many summers at the ORI in Nakano, the2010 research season brought the added excitement of a
new campus and a modern spacious building. Bigger labs,
efficient workspaces, and a move for the Laboratory ofPhysiology from the basement to the third floor all11

contributed to the high spirits of AORI faculty, staff andstudents at the Kashiwa Campus. And, from myobservations, there continues to be a strong sense ofcommunity in the organizational fabric at AORI. The
facilities are simply first-rate, as is the quality of theresearch work across fields of scientific study. I learnsomething new with every visit to AORI. The techniquesthat I carry home to my laboratory at the University at
Buffalo extend the reach of my AORI experience.
An important part of the intellectual program of myvisiting professorship was the opportunity to meet andspeak with faculty, staff and students in a variety ofcontexts. I especially enjoyed chatting with the Japanese
graduate students about their projects, assisting inmanuscript review and editing, and answering theirquestions about academic life in the U.S. I gave some
lectures at AORI on my personal research in the field ofcalcium homeostasis, and I made seminar presentations
during my site visits to other institutions. In order to meet
new Japanese colleagues and to refresh older scientificfriendships and acquaintances, I traveled to The
University of Tokyo Hongo Campus, Tsukuba University,
Jichi Medical University (Utsunomiya), and National

Institute of Basic Biology (Okazaki). Altogether, thesevarious interactions were always stimulating, andgenerated new ideas for future work, too.
I am thankful for the support provided to me throughthe AORI Center for International Collaboration. I
appreciate their confidence and trust. The knowledgeable
and kind staff in the AORI main office and at theInternational Lodge Office were very helpful to me, also.
They made the visit seem very easy, and allowed me toset my mind to the scientific research activities. Finally, I
thank and extend heartfelt best wishes to the many
wonderful colleagues and friends that I have met during
my time at AORI, and who worked so hard to make visit
a success, and I look forward to welcoming Japanese
researchers in my Buffalo laboratory.
Special note: The extraordinary earthquake andtsunami events of March 2011, through the devastation of
the International Coastal Research Center in Otsuchi
especially, reached AORI strongly in both scientific andpersonal ways. I wish to express my heartfelt concern for
those affected, and my sincere hopes for recovery andhealing.

Yuan Wang
Associate Professor
Dalian Ocean University, China
I mainly engage in molecular ecology research, especiallythe molecular ecotoxic effects of heavy metals andpersistent organic pollutants (POP) on marine organisms.
Heavy metals and POP are often observed to accumulate
at excessive qualities in a wide range of marine organisms,
which may consequently cause a variety of biologicalproblems such as morphological abnormalities,
neurophysiological disturbances, genetic alteration ofcells (mutation), teratogenesis and carcinogenesis. The
embryo–larval bioassays, in particular with sea urchins,
have been used as sensitive, simple, and reliable tools forassessing and monitoring marine pollution in recent years.
I am now undertaking a research project funded by the
National Natural Science Fund of People's Republic ofChina (NSFC) to investigate the mechanisms underlying
the toxicity of organotin compounds to sea urchin
embryos and larvae.
Tributyltin (TBT) component, a highly toxic organotin
compound, is often found in ports and their adjacent12

sediments. TBT has been reported to cause imposex in thefemales of over 150 species of marine mollusks, or caneven result in recruitment failure and population decline
in the worst cases. Furthermore, environmental stresses
due to pollution can also cause molecular problems inaquatic organisms such as increased synthesis ofsecondary metabolites and signaling molecules, ion fluxes,oxidative bursts, and changes in the transcription of an

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array of genes. Despite the recent accumulating
literatureof the TBT toxic effects (e.g. acute, chronic toxic
effects and estrogenic effects) on aquatic organisms suchas plankton, algae, fish and birds, molecular mechanismsof the exposed organisms in response to TBT toxicity is
still relatively less investigated. With an aim ofinvestigating the molecular mechanisms of microalgae in
response to TBT stress, I come to the International
Coastal Research Center (ICRC), AORI of the Universityof Tokyo, to conduct cooperative research with thescientists here. ICRC is world-ratified for its perfectequipment, excellent faculty and academic work. I am
lucky to work here for three months. In the toxicity tests,
I use green alga Chlamydomonas as test organisms tolook at how TBT exposures affect the cell redox state, cellsignals and mitochondrial phosphorylation protein profileof the Chlamydomonas. Judging from what I have got
from the tests so far, I suppose that the biological
endpoints of the green alga examined in the tests have thepotential, as effective bioindicators, for evaluating thetoxicity of TBT to aquatic environment.

During my stay here, I can freely talk with the local
people as well as the staff and students in the centre. Thisnot only improves my academic research work but also
gives me the opportunity to have a better understandingof Japanese culture, customs and the people. I am really
touched by the wonderful wishes, beautiful flower,
kindness, and friendship the local people generously
offered me. Heading with Mr. Takahashi, the staffs of
Coastal Promotion Bureau in Kamaishi, give me so many
unforgettable surprises and joys.
I greatly appreciate Prof. Nishida and Prof. Otake, forinviting and hosting me as a visiting associate professor
to work here. I particularly express my thanks to Prof.
Michida, who goes through the details to arrange my life
and work here. I am also grateful to Mr. Ohkoshi, Prof.
Sato, Dr. Fukuda, Mr. Omori, Ms. Iwama, Mr. Fujiwara
and other persons and students, not listed all here. Yourkind help brings me numerous joys and happiness. Thesefine memories in Otsuchi will remain fresh forever in mylife.

Ravi Bhushan

Research, Kyoto University, where I was invited by Prof.
Sohrin and delivered an invited talk on GEOTRACES
perspectives in Indian Ocean. I had the pleasure ofspending productive moments of my stay at AORI in thevisiting scientist room of Prof. M. Uematsu, whosepleasant nature and fruitful discussions kept me motivated.
Discussions with various faculties and students from thedepartment were my source of inspiration.
The new campus of AORI at Kashiwanoha is a very
quiet and beautiful location and the surrounding townshipwas an ideal place to live. A couple of month stay at
Kashiwanoha gave us a glimpse of the lifestyle andculture of Japan. Because of its planned buildings, theclean broad roads and the bustling Lalaport mall,Kashiwanoha remains embedded in our minds.
Kashiwanoha reflected the modern face of Japan. How
nice and friendly the people were. A cheerful smile and awave from Japanese would immediately make you feel athome. During the weekends, we happened to visit a few
places like the capital city of Tokyo, Kyoto the old capital,
the legendary Asakusa temple, the Imperial Palace, Mt.
Fuji, Kamakura, Yokohama, Hakone and quite a few
monasteries. The natural beauty of Mt. Fuji wasbreathtaking. The serenity of the Pagodas and the beauty

Scientist, Geosciences Division
Physical Research Laboratory, India
It was a pleasure working as visiting professor at
Atmospheric and Ocean Research Institute, University ofTokyo during October-November, 2010. I am highly
indebted to my host Prof. T Gamo, a meticulous andaccomplished scientist, who was kind enough to provide
me this opportunity. The scientific ambience of AORI
was perfect for me to realise some of my research plans.
During my stay my wife, daughter and my mother too
joined me for about a month, which made my stay further
enjoyable.
The weekly seminars of the Department of Marine
Inorganic Chemistry, AORI were very interesting and I
learnt lot about the group’s scientific programme. I too
had the pleasant opportunity of delivering two scientifictalks in this forum. My discussions with Prof. Obata on
salient developments of GEOTRACES protocol forsampling and measurements were very beneficial. I spentsignificant part of my time at AORI on writing scientificpapers. Additionally, I visited Institute of Chemical13

of the monastery gardens were worth watching. Inside themonastery gardens one felt as if we have gone thousand
years back in time. The wedding and the birthday
ceremonies at the Pagoda gardens reflected the rich,ancient and elaborate culture of Japan, not to mention thebeautiful costumes and the aroma of delicious Japanesefood.
I would like to thank the University of Tokyo and inparticular Prof. T Gamo, my host, for providing me thisopportunity to visit AORI. The pleasant and caring natureof Prof. Gamo would always remain fresh in my memory
who took very good care of me. I would also like to thankstudents and colleagues of Prof. Gamo who made myvisit so comfortable and enjoyable at AORI. I lookforward for very fruitful future collaborations with Prof.
Gamo and his colleagues in GEOTRACES programme, amajor international oceanographic initiative. And last
but not the least, I shall always look forward for my next
visit to Japan, a country with rich culture, utmost
technology and warm and friendly people.

William L. Miller, JR.
Professor, University of Georgia, U.S.A
First and most importantly, I would like to express mydeepest gratitude to my host and good friend, Professor
Mitsuo Uematsu, who, along with all his colleagues andstudents, showed me exceptional hospitality during myvisit to the new Atmosphere and Ocean Research Instituteon the Kashiwa Campus of the University of Tokyo. Dr.
Narita was especially good at helping me understand thesmall details for travel and local activities that made myvisit so smooth. Because of a busy schedule, my visit
took place in two parts; first during most of November
2010 and second in the spring of 2011. My researchinterests in marine photochemistry and ocean-atmosphereinteractions allowed a platform for a wonderful series of
exchanges with AORI researchers and other Japanesescientists. Participating in Dr. Uematsu’s groupmeetings as they prepared for the Fall AGU meeting in
San Francisco and helping to edit publications for Hiroshi
and Jinyoung were great learning experiences for me. I
now know much more about new methods for chemical
analysis of atmospheric aerosols from marine
environments and have seen novel data that argues theimportance of these aerosols to marine nutrient andbiogeochemical cycles. My stay was very productivefrom a personal scientific perspective.
My short visit was also full of opportunities toexperience science and life Japan. Early in my fall visit,
I had the honor to speak to the Japan Society ofAtmospheric Chemistry Annual Meeting, visiting
Metropolitan University in Tokyo and learning many new
things about Japanese science. Later in my visit, I
travelled to Nagasaki and participated in the Joint 5thWorkshop on Asian Dust and Ocean EcoSystem

14(ADOES) with Asian SOLAS/WESTPAC/METMOP/SALSA. Here I met new colleagues and helped to liaise
with the international SOLAS office, writing a report of
the workshop for the SOLAS newsletter. Our local host,
Shigenobu Takeda, a friend from his collaboration with
the Canadian SOLAS program, arranged enjoyable toursof this wonderful city for our group and later, shared withme the best sushi & sashimi experience of my life. I
discovered the complexity of the Tokyo subway systems,
visited many sites in the city, took hundreds of pictures,and shopped at LaLa Port. I discovered new Japanese
food, learned the proper manners to drink sake, had abottle of shochu with my name on it, and greatly enjoyed
the pleasant autumn days and colorful scenery of Japanby walking in the Kashiwanoha Park. The giant swanboats, the golden ginkgoes and the simple activities offamilies in the park provided a wonderful and peacefulcontrast to the busy streets of Tokyo.

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My return visit in the spring was very different. I
arrived with excitement to return to my “home away fromhome” in the Kashiwa Guest House and to see myJapanese friends once again. The very next day, March 11,
I was working on the 7th floor of AORI when thedevastating
Great
EasternJapanearthquake
struck. Having no previous personal experience withanything but tremors, I first wondered if this was normal
for Japan. As the quake progressed, I made my way tothe door of my office. In the hall I saw the faces of my7th floor colleagues and quickly realized that this was
spectacularly NOT normal. Once the shaking stopped,
and the people had spilled out of the buildings to the open
spaces outside, I joined everyone as the news of what had
happened began to flow to the many cell phones. Overthe next week, I shared in the horrible news of thetsunami in the north and the Fukushima power plant. I
will always feel deeply impressed by the incredible
dignity, calm, and resolve with which the Japanese people
mobilized the response to these horrible events over the
coming days.
For me, participating in the minor inconveniences of2011

power outages and the scarcity of some foods aroundKashiwa was a good thing that allowed me to feel I was,in some small way, helping in the response to the disasteras part of the AORI community. Through it all, myfriends Uematsu-sensei, his colleagues, staff and students
in the Center for International Collaboration were thevery best of hosts. While busy with important things
stemming from the earthquake, they still went to great
trouble to ensure that I understood any new news, felt
safe and continued to work at AORI as long as I wanted
to stay. In the end, with some sadness, I left Japan twodays earlier than planned. I rode to the bus to Narita
airport looking out the window and thinking of the cherry
blossoms that were just starting to appear on the trees. I
knew that the earthquake and tsunami would not keep thebeauty of the cherry blossoms from coming in the spring
and, in the same way that the horrible disaster and lossof life would bring out the kind and compassionate spiritof the Japanese people. My visits to Japan have deeply
affected me and I cannot thank everyone enough. I wish
to return soon.

CIC STAFF
Director of CIC
International Scientific Planning
International Advanced ResearchInternational Research Cooperation

Prof. Mitsuo UEMATSU
Prof. Yutaka MICHIDA
Prof. Mitsuo UEMATSU
Prof. Shuhei NISHIDA
Assoc Prof. Ryoichi IMASU
Assoc Prof. Jin-Oh PARK
Assoc Prof. Koji INOUE

Center for International Collaboration
Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo
5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
Phone＆Fax：+81-4-7136-6361
URL：http://www.aori.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

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