An Interview with Prof. Mitsuaki Nishibuchi
Interviewer: Yoshitsugu Nakaguchi (Associate Professor, Department of Food Science, Bioresources and Environmental Sciences, Ishikawa Prefectural University)
Professor Mitsuaki Nishibuchi’s scientific mind developed from an interest in fishing and through various experiences within different research genres. This culminated in a unique research approach merging experiment-based laboratory science and observation-based field investigations in Southeast Asia. This resulted in him being awarded the Japanese Society of Tropical Medicine Award of Excellence (2011). He has attempted to internationally disseminate his unique scientific approach to a younger generation of scholars. His approach has been internationally recognized through honorable awards given to him from academia as well as educational institutions: an honorable Ph.D. degree from Prince of Songkla University in Thailand (2016) and an Honorary Emeritus Fellowship Award (2018) from the Centre for Environment Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, England (CEFAS). Sports and related activities strongly supported the construction of a robust mind and body and strong collaborations with people. It is through this synergy that great science was achieved.
(Published in CSEAS Newsletter No. 77 (Spring/Summer 2019))
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