{"id":195,"date":"2025-12-25T15:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp\/mwm-group\/?page_id=195"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T03:50:08","slug":"kenta-koyanagi","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cc.miyazaki-u.ac.jp\/mwm-group\/kenta-koyanagi","title":{"rendered":"Kenta Koyanagi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Period<\/th>Degree<\/th>Affiliation<\/th>Thesis title<\/th>Supervisor(s)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nov 2022 – Oct 2025<\/td>PhD in Mountain Environment and Agriculture<\/td>Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/td>Experimental analysis and numerical modelling of runoff and sediment dynamics in Alpine forested catchments<\/td>Dr. Francesco Comiti, Dr. Andrea Andreoli, Dr. Ronald Poeppl<\/td><\/tr>
Aug 2017 – Dec 2019<\/td>M.Sc. Agriculture and Forestry\/
M.Sc. Forest Sciences
(Joint degree)<\/td>		University of Eastern Finland\/
University of Freiburg<\/td>		Modeling the drought impact on the productivity of a Scots pine forest<\/td>Dr. Jens Lange, Dr. Andreas Christen<\/td><\/tr>
Apr 2013 – Mar 2017<\/td>Bachelor of Agriculture<\/td>Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology<\/td>Characteristics of landslide distribution and sediment transport in forested and grassland triggered by the Kumamoto Earthquake<\/td>Dr. Takashi Gomi<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professional Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Period<\/th>Affiliation<\/th>Position<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nov 2025 – Present<\/td>Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki<\/td>Project Assistant Professor<\/td><\/tr>
Apr 2020 – Sep 2022<\/td>Erosion and Sediment Control Research Group, Public Works Research Institute<\/td>Researcher<\/td><\/tr>
Oct 2019 – Mar 2020<\/td>Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology<\/td>Part-time researcher<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Honors and Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Period<\/th>Title<\/th>Organization<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Nov 2024 – Oct 2025<\/td>Graduate scholarship for degree-seeking students<\/td>Japan Student Services Organization<\/td><\/tr>
Dec 2023<\/td>AGU Ecohydrology Tiny Grants<\/td>AGU Ecohydrology Technical Committee<\/td><\/tr>
Nov 2022 – Oct 2025<\/td>PhD Scholarships<\/td>Free University of Bozen-Bolzano<\/td><\/tr>
May 2022<\/td>Best Presentation Award for Online Oral Presentation<\/td>Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering<\/td><\/tr>
Aug 2017 – Jul 2019<\/td>Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters scholarships<\/td>European Commission<\/td><\/tr>
May 2017<\/td>27th Student Forest Technology Research Thesis Contest, President’s Award of the Forest Society of Japan<\/td>Japan Forest Technology Association<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Study and Research Visits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Period<\/th>Position<\/th>Host institute<\/th>Supervisor<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Oct 2024 – Jan 2025<\/td>Visiting PhD student<\/td>S\u00e3o Carlos School of Engineering, University of S\u00e3o Paulo<\/td>Dr. Jamil A. A. Anache<\/td><\/tr>
Jan 2024 – Apr 2024<\/td>Visiting PhD student<\/td>Department of Geography and Regional Research, University of Vienna<\/td>Dr. Ronald Poeppl<\/td><\/tr>
Jun 2018 – Aug 2018<\/td>Visiting International Research Students (VIRS)<\/td>Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia<\/td>Dr. Sarah E. Gergel<\/td><\/tr>
Aug 2015 – Jan 2016<\/td>ASEAN International Mobility for Students Programme<\/td>Faculty of Forestry, University of Putra Malaysia<\/td>N.A.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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