Personal History
Name; Hiroji FUSHIMI
Birth Day; 21 July, 1941
Academic Background; Doctor of Philosophy in Science (Nagoya University, No. 360 in 1982)
Professor Emeritus, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Japan
Work Experience
1) 1976-1982; Research associate at Nagoya University (in Japan)
2)1982-1995; Research Specialist at Lake Biwa Research Institute (in Japan)
3) 1995- 2007; Professor at University of Shiga Prefecture (in Japan)
4) 2008-2010; JICA Senior Volunteer at International Mountain Museum (in Pokhara, Nepal)
5) 2015-2017; Visiting Professor of Kathmandu University (in Nepal)
Prizes
1) The Prince Chichibu Memorial Prize in 1974; Geological Research Work of Nepal Himalaya
2) The Prince Chichibu Memorial Prize in 1981; Glaciological Research Work of Nepal Himalaya
3) Academic Prize of Japanese Society of Snow and Ice in 1983; Glacier Structure and Glaciation of Nepal Himalay
Books
1) Natural History of Himalaya, 1983 (in Japanese)
2) Inflows due to snow melt, 1995, Physics of Lake Biwa, America Geopgisical Union
3) Glaciers in Himalaya; 1998 (in Japanese)
4) Influence of Decreased Snowfall due to Warming Climate to Water Quality of Lake Biwa, 2000, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
5) Influence of Global Worming to Inland Asian Lakes, 2006 (in Japanese)
6) Glaciers of Nepal – Glacier Distribution in the Nepal Himalaya with Comparison to the Karakoram Range. Satellite Image Atlas of Glaciers of the World, 2010, U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper, 1386-F-6.
Papers
1) On Prefered Orientation of Glacier and Experimentally Deformed Ice. 1972, Journal of Geological Society of Japan, 78, 12, 659-675.
2) Structural Studies of Glaciers in the Khumbu Region. 1977, Seppyou, 39, Japanese Siciety of Snow and Ice, 30-39.
3) Glaciaion in the Khumbu Himal (1). 1977, Seppyou, 39, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 60-67.
4) Preliminary Report on Glacier Inventory in the Dudh Kosi Region. 1978, Seppyou, 40, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 70-83.
5) Stratigraphic Studies of the Gyajo Glacier, Khumbu Himal. 1978, Seppyou, 39, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 17-21.
6) Glaciations in the Khumbu Himal (2). 1978, Seppyou, 40, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 71-77.
7) Glacier Inventory in the Dudh Kosi Region, East Nepal. 1980, World Glacier Inventory, IAHS-AISH, 126, 95-103.
8) Recent Fluctuations of Glaciers in the Eastern Part of Nepal Himalayas. 1981, Sea Level, Ice and Climatic Change, IAHS, 131, 21-29.
9) Preliminary Report on Flight Observations of 1976 and 1978 in the Nepal Himalayas. 1980, Seppyou, 41, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 62-66.
10) Surface Morphology in the Ablation Area of the Khumbu Glacier. 1980, Seppyou, 41, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 9-17.
11) Distribution of Grain Sizes of Supraglacial Debris in the Khumbu Glacier, Khumbu Region, East Nepal. 1980, Seppyou, 41, Japanese Society of Snow and Ice, 18-28.
12) Glacial History in the Khumbu Region, Nepal Himalayas, in Relation to Upheavals of the Great Himalayas. 1981, Symposium on Qinghai-Xizang (Tibet) Plateau (Beijing, China) 2. 1641-1648.
13) Fluctuations of Sedimentary Environments of the Gyajo Glacier, Khumbu Region, East Nepal. 1985, Annals of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 6, 258-260.
14) Nepal Case Study: Catastrophic Floods. 1985, Techniques for Prediction of Runoff from Glacierized Areas, IAHS, 149, 125-130.
15) Topographic Characteristics in the Ablation Area of the Khumbu Glacier, Nepal Himalaya. 1986, Annals of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 8, 177-180.
16) Glacial Geomorphological Features of the Yurunkax River on the North Slope of the West Kunlun Mountains. 1989, Bulletin of Glacier Research (BGR), Japanese Society of Snow and Ice(JSSI), 7, 139-144.
17) Characteristics of Basal Till and Discovery of Tephra Layers in the West Kunlun Mountains. 1989, BGR, JSSI, 7, 177-186.
18) Preliminary Study on Water Quality of Lakes and Rivers on the Xizang (Tibet) Plateau. 1989, GBR, JSSI, 7, 127-137.
19) The Evolution of Quaternary Glaciers and Environmental Change in the West Kunlun Mountains, West China. 1990, BGR, JSSI, 8, 61-72.
20) Konflikte zwishen Touristicher Entwicklung und Umweltschutz am Biwasee in Japan. 1990, Wasserwirtschaft, 80, 7/8, 370-373.
21) Fluctuations of the Glaciers from the 1970’s to 1989 in the Khumbu, Shorong and Lantang, Nepal Himalayas. 1992, BGR, JSSI, 10, 11-19.
22) Influence of Climatic Warming on the amount of Snow Cover and Water Quality of Lake Biwa, Japan. 1993, Annals of Glaciology, International Glaciological Society, 18,257-260.
23) Acid Snow in the Lake Biwa Catchment Area (1)-Microscopic Distribution Structures of Acid Materials-. 1994, Seppyo, JSSI, 56,1, 19-29.
24) Internal Distribution of Acid Materials within Snow Crystals. 2001, Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 130, 1709-1714.
25) Outline of 2002 Research Activities on Glaciers and Glacier Lakes in Lunana Region, Bhutan Himalayas. BGR, JSSI, 2004, 21, 79-90.
Glaciological Field Works in Nepal
1965 Churen Himal in West Nepal
1970 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1973 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1974 Khumbu and lantang Regions
1975 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1976 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1978 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1980 Tibet Plateau and Nepal
1995 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
1996 Lantang Region in Central Nepal
1998 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
2001 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
2002 Khumbu Region (and Lunana Region in Bhutan)
2003 Khumbu Region (and Lunana Region in Bhutan)
2008-2010 Manaslu and Annapuruna Regions (as a curator of International Mountain Museum)
2011 Manasuku Region in Central Nepal
2012 Manasuku Region in Central Nepal
2013 Khumbu Region in East Nepal
2014 Manasuku Region in Central Nepal
2015 Kathmandu University Lecture
2016 Kathmandu University Lecture
2017 Kathmandu University Lecture and Lantang Region in Central Nepal