Department of Atmospheric Science | Colorado State University

Takamitsu Ito - Assistant Professor

Phone: 970-491-8206
Fax: 970-491-8449
Email: ito (at) atmos.colostate.edu
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Education

Ph.D. in Climate Physics and Chemistry - 2005 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
M.S. in Geosystems - 1999 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Cambridge, MA
B.A. in Physics - 1998 - International Christian University - Tokyo, Japan

Career Overview

Takamitsu received his Ph.D. at MIT and comes to us most recently from the University of Washington where he served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at JISAO. In 2005, he received MIT's Rossby Award for the most outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the Program in Atmospheres, Oceans, and Climate.

Teaching Interests

Physical oceanography

Research Interests

Taka develops mathematical and numerical models of physical and biogeochemical processes in the oceans to study global climate and biogeochemical cycles.

Research Sponsors

Natioanal Science Foundation (NSF)

Awards, Honors, and Positions

MIT Rossby Award - 2005 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and the Ocean program on Climate Change - 2004 - University of Washington
Award for Excellence in Teaching - Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - 2003 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Fellowship - 2001 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
MIT Presidential Graduate Fellowship - Department of Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences - 1999 - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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