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Ryo Honda, Ph.D.
Professor, Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering
Sub-leader, Envionmental and Energy Technology International Course, Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Board Member, Japan Wastewater Surveillance Association
Board Member, Japan National Council for Promoting Wastewater Surveillance
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- ORCiD: 0000-0003-2577-9826
- Twitter: @hondalab_2c613
Research Interests
- Membrane-applied biological processes for water treatment and resource recovery
- Fate and control of antimicrobial resistance in water environment and wastewater treatment processes
- Wastewater-based epidemiology
Contact
Office: 2C613, Natural Science and Technology Hall 2, Kakuma Campus
Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University
Kakuma-machi, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
Tel/Fax: +81-76-264-6393
Email: 
Educational and Professional History
- 2000.03: B.Eng, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 2005.09: PhD, Department of Urban Engineering, The University of Tokyo
- 2005.10: Project Assistant Professor, Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S), The University of Tokyo
- 2009.07: Project Assistant Professor, Environmental Science Center, The University of Tokyo
- 2012.01: Assistant Professor, Research Center for Sustainable Energy and Technology, Kanazawa University
- 2017.01: Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Design, Kanazawa University
- 2018.04: Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University
- 2021.12: Professor, Faculty of Geosciences and Civil Engineering, Kanazawa University
Adjunct & Visiting Appointments
- 2024.04 – present: Collaborative Researcher, Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER), Osaka University
- 2023.08 – present: Board Member, Japan National Council for Promoting Wastewater Surveillance
- 2022.05 – present: Board Member, Japan Wastewater Surveillance Association
- 2011.1 – 2022.3: Visiting Lecturer, Gifu University
- 2020.4 – 2021.3: Visiting Research Fellow, Kyoto University
- 2019.4 – 2021.3: Visiting Associate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles
Academy Membership
International Water Association (IWA)
Japan Society of Water Environment (JSWE)
Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Japan Sewage Works Association (JSWA)
Japan Wastewater Surveillance Association (JWWSA)
Awards
- Excellent Research Award, Kurita Water and Environment Foundation, 2022.8
- WET Excellent Paper Award, Japan Society of Water Environment, 2018.7
- Best Poster Award, The 11th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, 2014.11
- Best Paper Award, The 7th ASEAN Environmental Engineering Conference, 2014.11
Services for Academic Journals
Associate Editor
- npj Clean Water, Associate Editor (2016.6 – present)
- Journal of Water and Environment Technology, Associate Editor (2013.3 – 2017.7)
Guest Editor
- Frontiers in Water, Special Issue “Wastewater and Reclaimed Water Reuse for Achieving Water Circularity”
- Water, Special Issue “Pathogen Detection and Identification in Wastewater”
- Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, Special Issue “Antibiotics and Antimicrobial resistance in the Environment: Pollution Surveillance, Risk Assessment, and Control Strategies”
- Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health, Special Issue “COVID-19 in environment: Treatment, Infectivity, Monitoring, Estimation”
- Water, Special Issue “Pathogen Detection and Identification in Wastewater”
Reviewer
197 papers (as of 2023.11.3)
Please see WoS profile for recent reviewer contribution.
Past activities
Adjunct & Visiting Appointments
- 2020.4 – 2021.3: Visiting Research Fellow, Kyoto University
- 2019.4 – 2021.3: Visiting Associate Researcher, University of California, Los Angeles
- 2003.8 – 2005.1: Visiting Research Student, Kasetsart University, Thailand
Academic Activities
- 2020.6 – 2021.5: Secretary, Pandemic Special Commission, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- 2020.5 – 2021.5: Chief Secretary, COVID-19 Taskforce, Japan Society on Water Environment
- 2015.4 – 2019.3: Environmental Engineering Committee, Japan Society of Civil Engineers
- 2013.3 – 2017.7: Associate Editor, Journal of Water and Environment Technology
- 2010.1 – 2014.2: Steering Committee, IWA Japan Young Water Professionals
Professional Activities
- 2023.08 – present: Board Member, Japan National Council for Promoting Wastewater Surveillance
- 2022.05 – present: Board Member, Japan Wastewater Surveillance Association
- 2022.01 – present: Expert in ISO/TC 147/SC 4/WG 26 “SARS-CoV-2 in wastewater”
- 2021.04 – 2021.07: Expert in UNEP Report “Environmental Dimensions of Antimicrobial Resistance”
- 2009.7 – 2013.9: JICA Expert, Japan International Cooperation Agency