Toshihiko Shimamoto | |
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Alma mater | Hiroshima University Texas A&M University |
Scientific career | |
Fields | earthquake science |
Institutions | China Earthquake Administration Kyoto University |
Thesis | Effects 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.