Kazuya Kawakatsu

Hyogo Prefectural Himejihigashi Senior High School, Japan

Title: Disaster Prevention Education: Combining Scientific Understanding of Disaster with Knowledge of Disaster Mitigation Strategies

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Biography

Master of Science, Shimane University Graduate School of Science. Principal Teacher of Natural Science Education of High School. Received the Noyori Science Encouragement Award in 2011 and 2014, the Physics Education Achievement Award of the Japan Society of Physics in 2012, the Outstanding Faculty and Staff Award from the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2013, the Kanagawa University Excellent Instructor Award for 15 consecutive years, the Tokyo University of Science Outstanding Instructor Award in 2017, and the Research Awards from the Takeda Science Foundation in 2018 and 2022. Wrote textbooks and problem collections on the basics of earth science, earth science, and the basics of science and mathematics. Delegate of the Geological Society of Japan (2022~) and of the Union of Japan Earth Sciences (2020~), member of the Subcommittee on International Education Response, the American Geoscience Union, and the Society of Japan Geoscience Education.

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