Prof.FumihikoImamura Education: March1984TohokuUniversity,B.S.inCivilEngineering March1986TohokuUniversity,M.S.Eng.inCoastalEngineering March1989TohokuUniversity,Dr.Eng.inCoastalEngineering ProfessionalExperience: August2000presentProf,DisasterControlResearchCenter,TohokuUniversity June1998March2000AffiliatedFaculty,DPRI,KyotoUniversity Oct.1995July2000Assoc.Prof,DisasterControlResearchCenter,TohokuUniversity Aug.1993Sept.1995Assoc.Prof.,SCE,AsianInstituteofTechnology Dec.1992Aug.1993Assoc.Prof.,DisasterControlResearchCenter,TohokuUniversity Jan.1991Dec.1992AssistantProf.,TohokuUniversity Apr.1989Dec.

Apr.1989Dec.1990ResearchAssociate,TohokuUniversity CurrentResearch: Numerical tsunami simulation, warning system, disaster prevention and evacuation system. The TEListheonlylaboratoryintheworldthatstudiestsunamisfromanengineeringpointofview.In additiontostudyingmodernandancienttsunamisthroughfieldsurveysandanalysisofhistorical documents, the TEL has developed a numerical simulation of tsunamis. This simulation is currently being used to develop highly accurate quantitative tsunami warnings and design characteristics of waterfront structures. The numerical simulation has been transferred to tsunamiprone countries of the world by IUGG and the IOC joint project for the International DecadeforNaturalDisasterReduction. ContactInfo: Email:imamura@tsunami2.civil.tohoku.ac.jp