Curriculum Vitae

Shinya Sato, PhD

Born: July 1978

Address: Fukui Prefectural University, 1-1 Gakuencho, Obama City, Fukui 917-0003, JAPAN

Tel: +81 770 52 6300

Position Held

Since 04/2021 Fukui Prefectural University, Japan: Professor

04/2018-03/2021 Fukui Prefectural University, Japan: Associate Professor

04/2014-03/2018 Fukui Prefectural University, Japan: Lecturer

04/2013-03/2014 Yamaguchi University, Japan: Post-doctoral Fellow

05/2012-03/2013 Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK: Research Associate

03/2010-03/2013 Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, UK: Post-doctoral Fellow

03/2010-02/2012 University of Edinburgh, UK: Senior Research Fellow

07/2009-02/2010 Kochi University, Japan: Post-doctoral Fellow

04/2009-06/2009 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan: Research Fellow

06/2008-03/2009 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany: Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter (Research Associate)

04/2004-05/2005 Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Germany: Guest Researcher

Education

06/2005-05/2008　University of Bremen / Alfred-Wegener-Institut for Polar and Marine Research, Germany

04/2002-03/2004　Graduate School of Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan

04/1998-03/2002　Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan

Degree

PhD　07/2008: Natural Science

Advisors: Prof. Victor Smetacek and Prof. Linda K. Medlin

University of Bremen, Germany

MS　03/2004: Fisheries Science

Advisors: Prof. Tamotsu Nagumo and Prof. Jiro Tanaka

Graduate School of Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan

BS　03/2002: Fisheries Science

Advisors: Prof. Tamotsu Nagumo and Prof. Jiro Tanaka

Tokyo University of Fisheries, Japan

Awards and Honours

- 2014 The British Phycological Society, Hilda Canter-Lund Annual Photography Award: Nominated

- 2009 Young Researcher Award of the Japanese Society of Phycology

- 2010 JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships: 2 years

- 2008 Summa cum Laude (first class honour) for PhD degree in University of Bremen

- 2005 DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst) scholarship for doctoral research in Germany: 3 years

- 2004 Best poster award in 18th International Diatom Symposium

- 2002 Best poster award in 17th International Diatom Symposium

Society Memberships

- International Society of Diatom Research (Council member, 2020-now)

- Japanese Society of Diatomology (Council member, 2017-2020, 2023-now)

- Japanese Society of Phycology (Council member, 2019-2020, 2025-now)

- Phycological Society of America

- International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae

Editorial responsibilities

- Editorial Secretary, Phycological Research (2014-2017)

- Associate Editor, Phycological Research (2024-now)

- Associate Editor, Phycologia (2024-now)

- Associate Editor, Diatom Research (2011-2023)

- Associate Editor, DIATOM (2015-2018, 2023-now)

- Review Editor, Frontiers in Plant Science (2024-now)

- Editor in Chief, DIATOM (2019-2022)

- Manuscripts reviewed for: Applied Sciences, Biology, Deep Sea Research, Diatom, European Journal of Phycology, Fottea, Harmful Algae, The ISME Journal, Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, Journal of Phycology, Nova Hedwigia, Organisms Diversity and Evolution, Oceanological and Hydrobiological Studies, Phycologia, Phycological Research, Phytotaxa, Plants, PLoS ONE, Protist, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Scientific Reports, Toxins, Vie et Milieu - Life & Environment

- Peer review of grant applications to: Research Foundation Flanders (FWO, Belgium)