Basics of Paleomagnetism and Rock Magnetism

Curriculum Vitae of Hidefumi Tanaka

Hometown:  Tokyo, Japan

Education:  1965_1968  Tokyo Metropolitan Shinjuku High School
1969-1973Department of Physics, Tokyo Institute of Technology (B.Sc., 1973)
1973-1976Graduate School, University of Tokyo (M.Sc. in Geophysics, 1975)
1981D. Sc. in Geophysics, University of Tokyo

Employment:  1976-1995Research Associate, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Tokyo Institute of Technology
1995-2001Associate Professor, Department of Education, Kochi University
2001-2012Professor, Department of Education, Kochi University

Professional  1973-2013Society of Geomagnetism and Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences
Societies:  (SGEPSS)
1976-2015American Geophysical Union (AGU)

Awards:  1991Tanakadate Prize, SGEPSS

Professional  1987-1988Consultant at Bureau of Mineral Resources, Australia
Work:  1991Visiting Assistant Researcher at University of California, Santa Barbara
1993-1995Associate Editor for Journal of Geophysical Research --- Solid Earth (American Geophysical Union)
1993-1997Vice Chairman of WG I-3 Paleomagnetism, International Association of Geomagnetism and Aeronomy (IAGA)
1994-1995Part-time Lecturer, Nihon University, Department of Humanity and Science
1996-1998Expert Committee Member, National Center for University Entrance Examinations
1997-2001Chairman of WG I-3 Paleomagnetism, IAGA
2000-2007Editor of Earth, Planets and Space (Five Societies of Earth and Planetary Sciences in Japan)
2003-2007Co-Chair of Div.I, Internal Magnetic Field, IAGA
2007-2011Chair of Div.I, Internal Magnetic Field, IAGA
2012-2015Visiting Researcher, Center for Advanced Marine Core Research,
Kochi University