Message from the President of the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering
It is my great honor to serve as President of the Japan Society of Erosion Control Engineering. My name is Yoshifumi Satofuka.
Since joining the Erosion Control Research Division of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute at Kyoto University as a Research Associate in 1989, I have been engaged in research on sediment transport, riverbed variation, and their control through laboratory experiments and numerical analysis.
In 2002, I became an Associate Professor in the Division of Forest Science at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. During this time, my research expanded beyond flow processes to include rainfall characteristics in mountain watersheds and water movement within mountain stream deposits. I also began developing a general-purpose debris flow simulation model. Looking back, I feel fortunate to have been a member of a laboratory where a wide range of research on mountain watershed conservation was actively pursued, as it greatly broadened my research interests.
In 2008, I joined Ritsumeikan University as a Professor. Since then, my research has covered not only erosion and sediment control but also river engineering. Under the theme of “Watershed Design,” my laboratory works to improve the safety of entire river basins, from the headwaters to the river mouth.
Every year, several graduates from my laboratory begin careers related to erosion and sediment control. Meeting them again at the Society’s annual conference is one of my greatest pleasures.
As President, I will do my best, together with all of you, to make our Society a place where members truly appreciate the value of belonging and where our activities continue to support your professional work and research. I sincerely look forward to your support and cooperation.