Professor

Hiroaki Yoshimura

Current Position

Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University
Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics (Concurrent Appointment), Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering
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Research Topics

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Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (March 1986)
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (March 1988)
Completed coursework for the Ph.D. program (withdrawal before degree), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (March 1992)
Ph.D. (Engineering) conferred (June 1995)

Professional Experience

Research Associate, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 1992 – Mar. 1995)
Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 1995 – Mar. 1997)
Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 1997 – Mar. 2002)
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 2003 – Mar. 2006)
Professor, Department of Applied Mechanics and Aerospace Engineering, School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 2007 – present)
Professor, Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics, Graduate School of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Waseda University (Apr. 2018 – present)
Part-Time Lecturer, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, University of Tsukuba (Sept. 2001 – Mar. 2002)
Visiting Faculty, Control and Dynamical Systems, California Institute of Technology (Sept. 2002 – Sept. 2003)
Adjunct Professor, School of Mathematics and Statistics, Beijing Institute of Technology (Dec. 2019)
Director of Institute for Applied Mathematics and Sciences, Sustainable Energy & Environmental Society Open Innovation Research Organization (Oct. 2022~)

Teaching

Dynamics 1 (Sophomore required course)
Dynamics 2 (Sophomore required course)
Mathematical Methods 1 (Complex Analysis; Sophomore required course)
Mathematical Methods 2 (Ordinary Differential Equations; Sophomore required course)
Analytical and Design Practice in Engineering (Junior elective)
Analytical Dynamics (Junior elective)
Nonlinear Dynamics (Graduate level; also offered as “Foundations of Geometry 2” under SGU common courses)
Special Lecture on Nonlinear Dynamics
English-Based Degree Program: Dynamics A, B

External Activities

Member, Screening Committee for JSPS Research Fellowship Programs (since July 2019)
Member, Document Screening Committee for JSPS Excellent Young Researchers Program (since July 2019)
Member, Document Screening Committee for JSPS International Programs (since July 2019)
Editorial Board Member, Geometric Mechanics (Journal) (since September 2023)
Reviewer Board Member, Entropy (Journal) (since March 2020)
Member, Committees related to the Dynamics and Control Division, Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers

Awards

Kurata Research Grant, Kurata Memorial Hitachi Science and Technology Foundation (1997)
Kawakami Memorial Foundation (now Mizuho Foundation for the Promotion of Sciences) Research Grant in Engineering (1996)
Young Researcher Award, Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (1987)

Publications

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Research Grants (Past 10 Years)

CREST, Project No. JPMJCR24Q5, “Operator Learning Based on Geometric Classical Field Theory and Infinite Dimensional Data Science,” Co-Principal Investigator (FY2024–FY2029)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), “Development of Discrete Dirac Dynamical Systems and Variational Integrators,” Principal Investigator (FY2022–FY2026)
CREST, Project No. JPMJCR1914, “Development and Applications of Lagrange–Dirac Mechanics: A Structure-Preserving Modeling and Simulation Framework Based on Geometric Discrete Mechanics,” Co-Principal Investigator (FY2019–FY2024)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Mathematics), Project No. 17H01097, “Construction of a Mathematical Theory of Two-Phase Fluid Flows,” Co-Investigator (FY2017–FY2021)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Special Category “Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences” (Exploratory Collaborative Research), Project No. 16KT0024, “Modeling of Complex Fluid Phenomena, Investigation of Multiscale Structures, and Mathematical Analysis,” Principal Investigator (FY2016–FY2018)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) (Mathematical Physics / Fundamental Theory of Condensed Matter Physics), Project No. 26400408, “Analysis of Multibody Dynamics Based on Dynamical Systems Theory and Its Applications to Space Mission Design,” Principal Investigator (FY2014–FY2016)