Ryoko Araki
MSc Watershed, Graduate Assistant
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
Research Gate
Google Scholar
Keywords
hydrology, subsurface processes, soil moisture dynamics, climate and land-use impacts, flood and droughts
Email
raraki8159(at)sdsu.edu
Latest News
Oct 31, 2019 Opened the personal webpage
Education
Master of Science, Watershed (in progress)
Department of Geography, San Diego State University
Thesis supervisor: Dr. Hilary McMillan [webpage]
Aug 2019 – Present
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil)
Undergraduate International Course Program in Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Apr 2015 – Mar 2019
– Graduated with a top 20% honor
– For students admitted until 2015, Kyoto University does not calculate the official GPA. According to international standards, my GPA would be calculated as 3.74/4.0
– Featured in Student Voice
Thesis title: Characteristics of soil and hillslope runoff in humid tropical forest in Sumatra, Indonesia
Supervisor: Associate Professor Dr.Takahiro Sayama at
Disaster Prevention Research Institute [webpage]
Exchange Program (non-degree seeking)
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
Sep 2017 – Dec 2017
Awards and Honors
Research Excellence
The Best Presentation Award, the Japan Society of Civil Engineers Kansai Chapter Scientific Conference, 2019.5
Academic Excellence
The Excellent Student Award for students graduating with top 20% in the Civil Engineering at Kyoto University, 2019
Scholarship and Fellowships
Daishin Corporation Study Abroad Scholarship, 2019 [report, in Japanese]
Japan Student Service Organization Study Abroad Scholarship, 2019
Kyoto University Yoshida Kishichiro Fellowship for top students in the International Program of Civil Engineering, 2017
Gyomusuper Japan Dream Foundation Study Abroad Scholarship, 2017
Japan Student Service Organization for Short-term Study Abroad Scholarship, 2017
Professional Experiences
Graduate Assistant
Department of Geography, San Diego State University
Aug 2019 – Present
Teaching Assistant of the class “Experiment in Hydraulics”
Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University
Apr 2019 – Jul 2019
Technical Strength
Research
– Hydrology and Water Resource Management
– Laboratory and field experiment skills: Basic skill in hydraulics and soil mechanics experiments. Expertized skills in soil moisture tension measurement, permeability test, particle size distribution test, infiltration test, cone-penetrometer test
– Hydrologic modeling
– Civil Engineering: hydraulics, structural and material engineering, geoscience, city planning
– Engineering Mathematics and Physics
Software & Tools
Hydrus-1D, MODFLOW, ArcGIS, gnuplot
Programming
Matlab, Fortran, LaTeX
Languages
English (Professional proficiency), Japanese (Native), Chinese (Intermediate)