CURRICULUM VITAE

Hiroaki ISHII

Current Title: Professor

Address:

Laboratory of Forest Resources
Graduate School of Agricultural
Kobe University
Kobe 657-8501
JAPAN

Phone: +81-78-803-5826
E-mail:
Web: http://www2.kobe-u.ac.jp/~hishii

Education:

B.S. Hokkaido University, Japan
M.S. Kyoto University, Japan
Ph.D. College of Forest Resources, University of Washington,

Research Interests:

Physiological ecology of trees: photosynthetic light-use efficiency of conifer shoots.

Forest community ecology: structural development of the forest canopy.

Population ecology of trees: focusing on spatial processes and crown competition.

Conservation, restoration and management of urban forests.

Research Experience:

1996 Research Technician: Finnish Forest Research Institute, Suonenjoki Research Station, Finland
Project: Investigating the relationship between shoot structure and photosynthesis of Scots pine in response to experimental manipulation of the canopy light environment.

1997 ResearchTechnician: Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility,Carson, WA, USA
Project: Developing methods for accurate measurement of tree height using the laser impulse range finder to infer vertical development of canopy structure. Developing the researcher's guide to facility use.

1998-00 Predoctoral Research Associate: College of Forest Resources, Universityof Washington, USA
Project: Structure and dynamics of the old-growth forest canopy at Wind River Canopy Crane Research Facility (funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation).

2000-02 Post-doctoral Fellow: Institute of Low TemperatureScience, Hokkaido University, Japan
Project: Fire disturbance and vegetation dynamics of boreal forest ecosystems in Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia inresponse to socio-economic and climatic change.

2002      Visiting Scholar:  College of Forest Resources, University of Washington, USA
            Project: Canopy structural development in Pacific Northwest natural forests.

Teaching Experience:

Teaching Assistant: CFR 450 SeniorProject Planning (Autumn 1997 - Spring 1998, University of Washington)
Responsibilities: Lectures and studentconsultation on research design, implementation, and scientific writing.
Senior Thesis Advisor (1997 - 2000)
Teaching Assistant, Senior Project Planning,College of Forest Resources, U. of Washington
Teaching Practicum, Prof. Tom Hinckley,College of Forest Resources, U. of Washington
Senior theses advised:

MacArthy, S. 1997. Intra-canopy variationin shoot morphology in an old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) canopy.
Barnard, H. R. 1998. Estimation ofabove-ground biomass and its response to nitrogen fertilization.
Cocke, A.E. 1999. Analysis of biomassdistribution of two hybrid poplars.
Dinnie, E.C. 1999. The production ofepicormic sprouts in old-growth Douglas-fir.
Boscolo, M. 2000. Needle morphologyof old-growth Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) trees.
Manriquez, A.C. 2000. Crown structurein old-growth Douglas-fir: patterns in horizontal distribution of foliageand light environment within branches.
Wilson, M.E. 2000. Morphology and lightenvironment of Douglas-fir crowns in an old-growth stand in western Washington.

Instructor: Winter Field Course in Forest Ecology (March 2001)Co-taught with five other faculty at Hokkaido University Forest
Responsibilities: Helped designand implement an introductory one-week undergraduate field course for sophomores.
Instructor: Summer Inter-college FieldCourse in Forest Ecology (August 2001)Co-taught with four other faculty at Hokkaido University Forest
Responsibilities: Field lectureson tree water use and general tree physiology during a one-week undergraduatefield course in forest ecology for students from various universities.
Instructor: Plant Resources Practicum (2003-present) Co-taught with seven other faculty at Kobe University
Responsibilities: Three classes each on dendro-chronology and tree leaf anatomy
Instructor: English for Plant Resources Science (Autumun-Winter 2005) Co-taught with one other faculty at Kobe University
Responsibilities: Reading of English literature on plant science. I used introductory articles from Nature as text.
Instructor: Technical English for Agricultural Science (Winter 2009) Kobe University
Content: Short course given in English regarding agricuture in Asia and the world.
Instructor: Forest Resources Science (Spring 2009-) Kobe University
Content: Overview of forest ecosystems and forest resources of te world and Japan.
Instructor: Forest and Urban Park Environments (Fall 2009-) Kobe University
Content: Environmental science of forests and urban parks, focusing on trees and the environment.

Scientific Papers:
https://scholar.google.co.jp/citations?user=fRGApj4AAAAJ&hl=ja