Background

Shigeta, Masaya was born on April 11, 1976 in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Son of Yoshio and Hiroko Shigeta.

Education

Undergraduate, Tohoku University, 1999. Master in Mechanical Engineering, Tuhoku University, 2001. Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, 2004.

Career

Research assistant Institute Fluid Science Tohoku University, 2003. Research associate Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2004, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2005, Tohoku University, Sendai, 2006—2007, assistant professor, since 2007.

Achievements

• Masaya Shigeta has been listed as a noteworthy mechanical engineer, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member of Japan Society Fluid Mechanics, Japan Society Multiphase Flow, Japan Society Mechanical Engineering.

Interests

• Drums, snowboarding.

Connections

Father:

Yoshio Shigeta

Mother:

Hiroko Shigeta