Dr Tsunemi Watanabe
Professor, Construction Project Management
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Professional biography
Dr Tsunemi Watanabe has joined the Faculty of Society & Design as a Professor of Project Management. He previously taught Engineering, Economics, and Management at Kochi University of Technology in Japan, where he also held the position as Dean of the School of Economics and Management (2017-2019) and Vice Dean (2016 and 2022).
Dr Watanabe’s research spans risk perception, risk management, project management, environmental management, construction management, and energy economics and management. He is highly published in his field, contributing to both books and international academic journals. Dr Watanabe is also a member of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), President of the Georisk Society in Japan, and is a Board chair for the Technology Research Association of Promoting Utilisation of Stationary Horizontal Jib Cranes and Improving Job Enrichment of Construction Technicians in Japan.
Professional appointments
- University of Tokyo, 1991-1997, Research Associate, Lecturer, Associate Professor
- Kochi University of Technology, 1997-2006, Associate Professor
- Kochi University of Technology, 2006-2022, Professor
- Bond University, 2023- , Professor
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Engineering Department of Sanitary Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1983
- Master of Engineering Department of Sanitary Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, 1985
- Master of Sciences Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A., 1987
- PhD Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, U.S.A., 1991