NOBORU NOGUCHI, Ph.D.
Vice dean and Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Japan
Deputy Program Director, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) "Technologies for smart bio-industry and agriculture", Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
EDUCATION
B.S. Agricultural Engineering, Hokkaido University, 1985.
M.S. Agricultural Engineering, Hokkaido University, 1987.
Ph.D. Agricultural Engineering, Hokkaido University, 1990.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
<University>
Assistant Professor College of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 1990.
Associate Professor Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 1997.
Professor Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, 2004
<National academy>
- Council Member, Science Council of Japan, 2006-2014.
- Chair, Committee on Food Science, Science Council of Japan, 2010-2014.
- Member, Science Council of Japan, 2014- present.
<Government agency>
- Program Officer, Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS), 2007-2010.
- Program Director, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) (1st term), "Technologies for Creating Next-Generation Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries", Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan), 2016-2019.
- Deputy Program Director, Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP) (2nd term) "Technologies for smart bio-industry and agriculture", Bureau of Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan), 2018-present.
<Overseas organization>
- Adjunct Faculty, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois, USA, 2007-2017.
- Ding Ying Guest Professor, South China Agricultural University, P.R.China, 2010-2018.
- Member of academic committee, Key Laboratory of Integrated Research on Modern Precision Agriculture System, China Agricultural University, P.R.China, 2010-2018.
- Guest Professor, China Agricultural University, P.R.China, 2011-2018.
- Guest Professor, Northwest A&F University, P.R.China, 2012-2018.
- Member, the Club of Bologna, Italy, 2010-present.
AWARDS and PRIZES
- Junior Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 1994.
- Robotics and Mechatronics Award of Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1997.
- Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 1998.
- Mori Technical Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2000.
- Outstanding Contribution Award of CIGR, 2000.
- Excellence in Professional Achievement of Hokkaido Agricultural Association, 2001.
- Hokkaido Branch Award of Japanese Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001.
- Best-Paper Award from IET division of ASAE, 2001.
- Junior Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics, 2003.
- Outstanding Contribution Award of the Japanese Society of Environment Control in Biology, 2004.
- Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics, 2006.
- HASHIMOTO Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics, 2006.
- Best Paper Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Machinery, 2010.
- International Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, 2011.
- President Award for Research Achievements, Hokkaido University, 2012.
- Distinguished Visiting Fellowship Award, Royal Academy of Engineering, UK, 2012.
- Japan Prize of Agricultural Engineering, Japan Association of International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, 2015.
- Fellow of Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics, 2013.
- Fellow of Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, 2013.
- Space Development and Utilization Award (Minster for Space Policy), 2013.
- Best Paper Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, 2014.
- Academic Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Engineering,2015.
- Fellow of Japanese Society of Agricultural Engineering,2015
- Japan Prize of Agricultural Science, Japan Association of Agricultural Scientific Societies, 2016.
- YOMIURI Prize of Agricultural Science, Yomiuri Shimbun, 2016.
- Outstanding Contribution Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, 2016.
- Shin-Norinsha International Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural Informatics, 2016.
- Hokkaido Science and Technology Award, Hokkaido prefecture, 2017.
- Award of Hokkaido Bureau of Telecommuications, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, 2017.
- Special Research Achievement Award of Japanese Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists, 2017.