Masaaki Kimura
Masaaki Kimura | |
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木村 政昭 | |
| Born | November 6, 1940 Japan |
| Alma mater | University of Tokyo |
| Known for | Research on the Okinawa Trough, exploration of underwater structures (Yonaguni Monument) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geology, Marine geology, Geophysics, Seismology, Volcanology, Marine archaeology |
| Institutions | University of the Ryukyus, University of Tokyo, Geological Survey of Japan, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Columbia University |
Masaaki Kimura (木村 政昭, Kimura Masaaki; born 6 November 1940) is a Japanese geologist and a professor emeritus from the Faculty of Science of the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan.