Meet the editors

Dr. Kazuo Matsuuchi obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering from Osaka University, Japan, in 1976. In 1977, he served as a research assistant at the Institute of Structural Engineering, University of Tsukuba, Japan. He became a full professor at the same university in 1995. In 2012 he earned the title of Professor Emeritus and he is still active at the University of Tsukuba. Dr. Matsuuchi was a visiting professor at Khon Kaen University, Thailand, and

a specially appointed professor at the Oguz Khan Engineering and Technology University of Turkmenistan.

In 1989, Dr. Hiroaki Hasegawa started as a research engineer working on research and development of ramjet and jet engines at the Japan Defense Agency. In 1998, he earned the title of senior research engineer at the same agency. He obtained a Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 1999. Dr. Hasegawa was appointed a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Akita University, Japan, in 2002. He is

currently a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Intelligent Engineering, Utsunomiya University, Japan.
