Hiroshi Tanimoto received his PhD in Chemistry from The University of Tokyo in 2001. He has been working in the field of global atmospheric chemistry. Dr Tanimoto served as the Co-Chair of the International Global Atmospheric Chemistry (IGAC) project as well as the Chair of the Japan Society of Atmospheric Chemistry (JpSAC), and is now serving as the Vice-President of the International Commission on Atmospheric Chemistry and Global Pollution (iCACGP) under the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS), and the Co-Chair of Atmospheric Composition-Virtual Constellation (AC-VC) of Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS). He is also an adjunct professor at the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Nagoya University.
Projects
Emerging contaminants in fine particulate matter: A comparative study of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Mercury across Southeast Asia
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on air quality of the Monsoon Asia region: Crosscountry assessment and facilitating policy
Fostering of the next generation of scientists for better understanding of air quality in Monsoon Asia and Oceania region
Recent work
In-depth analysis of ambient air pollution changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Asian Monsoon region
Project final report: CRRP2021-02MY-Latif
Atmospheric chemistry research in Monsoon Asia and Oceania: Current status and future prospects
IGAC-MANGO Meeting, Science Workshop, and Training Courses 2019
