Background
Kawase, Hiroshi was born on May 14, 1955 in Nagoya, Japan. Son of Shigeru and Setsuko Kawase.
researcher architecture educator
Kawase, Hiroshi was born on May 14, 1955 in Nagoya, Japan. Son of Shigeru and Setsuko Kawase.
Bachelor in Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan, 1978. Master in Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan, 1980. Doctor in Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan, 1990.
Researcher atomic engineering department Shimizu Corporation, Tokyo, 1980—1982, researcher Ohsaki Research Laboratory, 1982—1986, 1988—1991, 1992—1993, senior researcher, 1993—1998. Visiting researcher department geological science University Southern California, Los Angeles, 1986—1988. Long-term science advisor Japan International Cooperation Agency, Mexico City, 1991—1992.
Associate professor Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, 1998—2000, professor, since 2000. Head department architecture and urban design, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu University, 2004—2005, vice director, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, since 2007.
Member of American Geophysical Union, Seismological Society of America (associate editor bulletin), Architectural Institute of Japan (director membership issues 2005-2007, Distinguished Paper award 2005).
Married Seiko Tsuji; children: Kiwamu, Yui.