Hitoshi Tanaka
Tohoku University, Japan
Biography
Prof. Hitoshi Tanaka finished his PhD study at Tohoku University, Japan in 1984. After job experience in other universities such as Utsunomiya University (Japan) and Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok, Thailand), he was promoted to a full-professor of Tohoku University in 1996. He was a visiting researcher at ISVA (Institute of Hydrodynamics and Hydraulic Engineering), Technical University of Denmark in 1996. His main research interest lies in fluid mechanics such as turbulent wave boundary layers, related sediment movement and also resulting morpho-dynamics in coastal and estuarine environments. His study sites are not confined in Japan, but covering various countries worldwide such as Vietnam, Thailand, Korea, Indonesia, Oman and Bolivia etc.
Abstract
Abstract : Tsunami Propagation into Rivers; Problems and Solutions