Background
Muraoka, Hirofumi was born on December 15, 1951 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Son of Jiro and Miyako Muraoka.
Muraoka, Hirofumi was born on December 15, 1951 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Son of Jiro and Miyako Muraoka.
Bachelor of Science, Yamaguchi University, Japan, 1975. Master of Science, Hiroshima University, Japan, 1977. Doctor of Science, Hiroshima University, Japan, 1989.
Researcher Geological Survey Japan, Kawasaki, Japan, 1978—1983, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, Ikebukuro, Japan, 1983—1985, chief section Japan, 1993—1995. Senior researcher Geological Survey Japan, Tsukuba, 1985—1989, 1991—1993, group leader National Institute Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, since 1995. Postdoctoral guest researcher University Auckland, New Zealand, 1989—1991.
Chairman organizing committee Asia Geothermal Symposium, Tsukuba, since 2003. Japan representative geothermal implementing agreement International Energy Agency, Paris, since 2005. Leader rural geothermal project Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Mataloko, Indonesia, 1997—2002.
Member Yellow River groundwater project Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, China, since 2003. Advisor national geothermal project Japan International Cooperation Agency, Indonesia, since 2006.
Member of Volcanological Society Japan, Geological Society Japan, American Geophysical Union, Geothermal Research Society Japan (member executive boards since 1998).
Married Kayoko Nakagawa, May 28, 1977. Children: Mina, Joe.