Employment Affl. Education Societies Awards Confs.
Employment
Senior Scientist with Tenure Jul 2022 ~ Present
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokosuka Headquarters
SUGAR Program, X-STAR
Research Scientist with Tenure Apr 2020 ~ Jun 2022
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokosuka Headquarters
SUGAR Program, X-STAR
Research Scientist (Tenure-Track) Apr 2018 ~ Mar 2020
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokosuka Headquarters
SUGAR Program, X-STAR
International Postdoctoral Fellow May 2015 ~ Mar 2018
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC)
Yokosuka Headquarters
Department of Subsurface Geobiological Analysis and Research (D-SUGAR)
Part-time Lecturer July 2018 ~ Present
Yokohama National University, Japan
Faculty of Environment and Information Sciences
Visiting Research Associate Sept 2014 ~ Present
Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
School of Biological Sciences & Queen’s University Marine Laboratory
Part-time Lecturer April 2017 ~ March 2019
Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan
Faculty of Science and Technology
Research Associate July 2015 ~ July 2016
University of Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Department of Zoology, Ocean Research & Conservation
Other Affiliations
Specialist Member Feb 2019 ~ Present
The IUCN Species Survival Commission: Mollusc Specialist Group
Red Listing of hydrothermal vent animals
Radiation User Apr 2017 ~ Present
SPring-8 Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Hyogo, Japan
RIKEN / JASRI
Affiliate Oct 2016 ~ Present
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California, USA
Advanced Light Source
Education
Doctor of Philosophy in Zoology Graduated 2015
University of Oxford (Merton College) 2011 ~ 2015
British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge 2013 ~ 2015
DPhil Thesis: “Systematics, ecology, and evolution of hydrothermal vent endemic peltospirids (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Indian and Southern oceans”
Main supervisor: Prof. Alex D. Rogers (University of Oxford)
Co-supervisors: Dr. Jonathan T. Copley (University of Southampton), Dr. Katrin Linse (British Antarctic Survey, Cambridge), Dr. Julia D. Sigwart (Queen’s University Belfast)
Master of Arts in Biological Sciences Incepted 2015
Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in Biological Sciences Graduated 2011
University of Oxford (St Anne’s College) 2008 ~ 2011
Major in Animal Biology and Environmental Biology
Minor in Plant and Microbial Biology
Bachelor Thesis (1st Class): “The effect of water pollution on community structure and size distribution of rocky shore organisms in Hong Kong”
Main supervisor: Prof. Martin R. Speight (University of Oxford)
Co-supervisors: Prof. Gray A. Williams (University of Hong Kong), Prof. Kenneth M.Y. Leung (University of Hong Kong)
Learned Societies
- Malacological Society of London
Honorary Officer April 2015 ~ March 2023
Co-opted Council Member October 2014 ~ April 2015
Member 2013 ~ Present - Deep-Sea Biology Society
Trustee 2018 ~ Present
Member 2015 ~ Present - Malacological Society of Japan
Member 2015 ~ Present - Unitas Malacologica
Member 2013 ~ Present - Conchological Society of Great Britain and Ireland
Member 2012 ~ 2017
Roles in Academic Publishing
- Marine Biodiversity August 2020 ~ Present
Associate Editor
For phylum Mollusca - Frontiers in Marine Science July 2017 ~ Present
Associate Editor
Marine Evolutionary Biology, Biogeography and Species Diversity
Awards Received
- Research & Development Achievement Award, JAMSTEC April 2021
For significant contributions toward understanding the evolution, ecology, and physiology of deep-sea animals by a combination of morphological and genomic analyses - Advanced Imaging Society Lumiere Japan Virtual Reality Special Award 2019
Awarded to the JAMSTEC ‘VR in Deep Sea – Step on Seabed’ programme produced by JAMSTEC PR, in which I played a scientific supervisory role - WoRMS “10 Astounding Marine Species of the Last Decade (2007~2017)” Apr 2018
Awarded to the Scaly-foot Snail Chrysomallon squamiferum Chen et al., 2015 and my lead-authored paper describing it
Presented by: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) - Award of Excellence, 12th “Beauty” in Science and Technology Panel Exhibition Apr 2018
For the photograph “Scenery in Edmond field, Indian Ocean” Voted by the public
Presented by: Japan Science and Technology Agency - Annual Award, Malacological Society of London(Year 2015-2016) Apr 2016
For an exceptionally promising initial contribution to the study of molluscs
Presented by: Malacological Society of London - The Best Oral Presentation Award Jun 2015
International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems 2015 (BECoME 2015), Hong Kong
Presented by: BECoME Conference - Best Poster Award Jul 2013
World Congress of Malacology Conference 2013, Azores, Portugal
Presented by: Unitas Malacologica Council
Invited Talks
- Ridge Seminar Series April 2021
Invited seminar over Zoom
Invited by: Dr. Ana Colaço and Dr. Marjolaine Matabos - Oregon Institute of Marine Biology July 2020
Invited lecture over Zoom
2020 Summer Seminar Series - Hiroo Gakuen Junior & Senior High School April 2019
Invited lecture: Tokyo, Japan
Part of the “Super Academia” lecture series - Second Institute of Oceanography, China November 2018
Invited seminar: Akita, Japan
Invited by Dr Yadong Zhou / Dr Chunsheng Wang - Sanya Institute of Deep-Sea Science and Engineering November 2018
Invited seminar: Sanya, China
Invited by Dr Haibin Zhang - Akita Prefectural University July 2018
Public lecture: Akita, Japan
Invited by Prof Keiju Okano - 4th Hakubutsu Festival! at Japan Science Museum July 2017
Public lecture: Tokyo, Japan
Invited by the Festival committee - Kannonzaki Nature Museum March 2017
Public lecture: Yokosuka, Japan
Invited by Kazuhiko Yamada - Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History February 2017
Public lecture: Yokosuka, Japan
Invited by the Museum and JAMSTEC - University of California Museum of Paleontology October 2015
“Fossil Coffee”: CA, USA
Invited by Dr. Julia D. Sigwart / Prof. David Lindberg - Hong Kong University of Science and Technology June 2015
Invited seminar: Hong Kong SAR
Invited by Prof Pei-Yuan Qian - University of Hong Kong December 2014
Invited seminar: Hong Kong SAR
Invited by Prof Kenneth Leung - Hong Kong Baptist University April 2014
Invited seminar: Hong Kong SAR
Invited by Prof Jian-Wen Qiu - Japan Agency of Marine-Earth Science and Technology May 2013
BioGeos Seminar: Yokosuka, Japan
Invited by Dr Hiromi K. Watanabe
Selected Conferences and meetings
- 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium September 2021
Poster presentation: Ifremer, France / Hybrid conference - ISA Workshop on Deep Sea Taxonomy September 2020
Invited panel: Online workshop - eDSBS August 2020
Poster presentation: Online conference - 7th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems August 2020
Plenary speaker+poster presentation: Guaruja, Brazil *Postponed due to COVID-19* - IUCN World Conservation Congress June 2020
Invited speaker: Marseilles, France *Postponed due to COVID-19* - 4th InterRidge Theoretical Institute November 2019
Keynote speaker: Banyuls-sur-mer, France - 20th World Congress of Malacology August 2019
Oral presentation: Pacific Grove, California, U.S.A. - 15th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium Sept 2018
Plenary speaker+ poster presentation: Monterey, California, U.S.A. - 6th International Symposium on Chemosynthesis-Based Ecosystems Aug 2017
Oral + Poster: WHOI, Massachusetts, USA - JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting May 2017
Oral presentation: Chiba, Japan - World Congress of Malacology July 2016
Oral presentation: Penang, Malaysia - The Malacological Society of Japan Annual Meeting April 2016
Poster presentation: Chiba, Japan - 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium September 2015
Oral presentation: Aveiro, Portugal - Systematics Association Biennial 2015 August 2015
Poster presentation: Oxford, United Kingdom - 1st International Conference on Biodiversity, Ecology and Conservation of Marine Ecosystems June 2015
Oral presentation: Hong Kong SAR - World Conference on Marine Biodiversity October 2014
Oral presentation: Qingdao, China - 7th Congress of the European Malacological Societies September 2014
Oral presentation: Cambridge, United Kingdom - World Congress of Malacology July 2013
Oral presentation: Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal
Foothold History
Yokosuka / Yokohama, Japan 2015 ~ Present
Oxford, U.K. 2008 ~ 2015
Hong Kong 2000 ~ 2008
Nagoya, Japan 1995 ~ 2000
Hangzhou, China 1990 ~ 1995
Birth April 1990