Toshihiko Shimamoto

Toshihiko Shimamoto
Alma materHiroshima University Texas A&M University
Scientific career
Fieldsearthquake science
InstitutionsChina Earthquake Administration Kyoto University
ThesisEffects of fault-gouge on the frictional properties of rocks : an experimental study

Toshihiko Shimamoto (嶋本 利彦, Shimamoto Toshihiko) is a Japanese seismologist and professor of earthquake science at the Institute of Geology in Beijing (China Earthquake Administration) and affiliated researcher at Kyoto University. His experimental research has contributed significantly to our understanding of earthquake mechanics.