2019

<Original articles & Reviews>

Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki, Anna Karkani, Giannis Saitis, Giorgio Spada, Georgios Economou:
Evolution of relative sea level in Okinawa (Japan) during Holocene.
Geografia Fisica e Dinamica Quaternaria, 42(1), 3-16, 2019.
http://gfdq.glaciologia.it/042_1_01_2019/

Md Al Imran, Shuya Kimura, Kazunori Nakashima, Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki:
Feasibility Study of Native Ureolytic Bacteria for Biocementation Towards Coastal Erosion Protection by MICP Method. Applied Sciences, 9(20), 4462, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app9204462

Sivakumar Gowthaman, Takashi Iki, Kazunori Nakashima, Koji Ebina, Satoru Kawasaki:
Feasibility study for slope soil stabilization by microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) using indigenous bacteria isolated from cold subarctic region.
SN Applied Sciences, 2019, 1:1480.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-019-1508-y

Pahala Ge Nishadi Nayanthara, Anjula Buddhika Nayomi Dassanayake, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Microbial Induced Carbonate Precipitation Using a Native Inland Bacterium for Beach Sand Stabilization in Nearshore Areas.
Applied Sciences, 9(15), 3201, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.3390/app9153201

Pahala Ge Nishadi Nayanthara, Anjula Buddhika Nayomi Dassanayake, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Biocementation of Sri Lankan beach sand using locally isolated bacteria: A baseline study on the effect of segregated culture media.
International Journal of GEOMATE, 17(63), 55-62, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.21660/2019.63.8238

Thiloththama Hiranya Kumari Nawarathna, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Chitosan enhances calcium carbonate precipitation and solidification mediated by bacteria.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 133, 867-874, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2019.04.172

Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Meki Chirwa, Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Hokuto Nakata, Mayumi Ishizuka:
Solidification of sand by Pb(II)-tolerant bacteria for capping mine waste to control metallic dust: Case of the abandoned Kabwe Mine, Zambia.
Chemosphere, 228, 17-25, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.04.107

Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Kawawa Banda, Meki Chirwa, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka:
Efficacy of biocementation of lead mine waste from the Kabwe Mine site evaluated using Pararhodobacter sp.
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26,15653–15664, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-019-04984-8

Sivakumar Gowthaman, Shumpei Mitsuyama, Kazunori Nakashima, Masahiro Komatsu and Satoru Kawasaki:
MICROBIAL INDUCED SLOPE SURFACE STABILIZATION USING INDUSTRIAL-GRADE CHEMICALS: A PRELIMINARY LABORATORY STUDY.
International Journal of GEOMATE, 17(60), 110-116, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.21660/2019.60.8150

Md Al Imran, Kazunori Nakashima, Niki Evelpidou, and Satoru Kawasaki:
Factors Affecting the Urease Activity of Native Ureolytic Bacteria Isolated from Coastal Areas.
Geomechanics and Engineering, 17(5), 421-427, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.12989/gae.2019.17.5.421

Volodymyr Ivanov, Viktor Stabnikov, Olena Stabnikova, Satoru Kawasaki:
Environmental safety and biosafety in construction biotechnology.
World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology, 35(2), 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11274-019-2598-9

Volodymyr Ivanov, Viktor Stabnikov, Satoru Kawasaki:
Ecofriendly calcium phosphate and calcium bicarbonate biogrouts.
Journal of Cleaner Production, 218, 328-334, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.01.315

Masaru Akiyama, Satoru Kawasaki:
Biogeochemical simulation of microbially induced calcite precipitation with Pararhodobacter sp. strain SO1.
Acta Geotechnica, 14(3), 685-696, 2019.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11440-019-00784-z

Sivakumar Gowthaman, Shumpei Mitsuyama, Kazunori Nakashima, Masahiro Komatsu and Satoru Kawasaki:
Biogeotechnical Approach for Slope Soil Stabilization Using Locally Isolated Bacteria and Inexpensive Low-grade Chemicals: A Feasibility Study on Hokkaido Expressway Soil, Japan.
Soils and Foundations, 59, 484-499, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sandf.2018.12.010

L.R. Daryono, M.S.D. Wijayaningsih, A. Hendratno, M. Nukman, E. Hartantyo, S. Kawasaki:
Geological spatial plan toward groundwater resources in Kertek, Wonosobo Basin, Central Java, Indonesia.
Journal of Degraded and Mining Lands Management, 6(2), 1595-1608, 2019.

Hamed A. Keykha, Hadi Mohamadzadeh, Afshin Asadi, and Satoru Kawasaki:
Ammonium-free carbonate-producing bacteria as an ecofriendly soil biostabilizer.
Geotechnical Testing Journal, Volume 42(1), 19-29, 2019.
https://doi.org/10.1520/GTJ20170353

<International Conferences & Proceedings>

Kazunori Nakashima, Yoshiaki Iwata, Satoru Kawasaki:
Design of bacterial cell surface for specific binding to metals.
23rd International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS2019), Fukuoka, Japan, October 23, 2019.

Kasun Godigamuwa, Hidetoshi Oguri, Junnosuke Okamoto, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki:
Solubilization of Silicatein by Fusing with a Small Soluble Protein.
23rd International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS2019), Fukuoka, Japan, October 23, 2019.

Y. Togo, K. Nakashima, W. Mwandira, S. Kawasaki:
Bio-based adsorbent composed of metal binding peptide and cellulose.
23rd International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS2019), Fukuoka, Japan, October 22, 2019.

S.Tsujitani, K.Nakashima, J.Okamoto, and S.Kawasaki:
Influence of soluble protein tag on the activity of silica polymerizing enzyme.
23rd International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium (IBS2019), Fukuoka, Japan, October 21, 2019.

Giannis Saitis, Eleni Koutsopoulou, Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki:
A Comparative Study of Beachrock Mechanism Formation Focusing on Natural and Artificial Beachrocks: Case of Diolkos, Corinth, Greece and Sumuide, Okinawa, Japan.
The International Association of Geomorphologists (IAG) Regional Conference on Geomorphology (RCG2019), Athens, Greece, September 20, 2019.

T.H.K. Nawarathna, K. Nakashima, S. Kawasaki:
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation assisted by poly-L-lysine: ecofriendly approach inspired by nature.
ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, United States, August 27, 2019

K. Nakashima, Y. Iwata, S. Kawasaki:
Engineered Escherichia coli cell capable of specific binding to metal surface.
ACS Fall 2019 National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, United States, August 27, 2019

Daryono, L. R.,Nakashima, K., Kawasaki, S., Titisari, A. D., Barianto, D. H., Suyanto, I., and Rahmadi, A.:
Beachrock Identification using Geology and Geophysical Approaches in Indonesia.
International Research Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment (ISERME 2019), Colombo, Sri Lanka, Aug. 23th, 2019.

Kazunori Nakashima, Junnosuke Okamoto, Satoru Kawasaki:
Biological Control of Filament Formation Composed of Silica-polymerizing Enzymes.
The 14th Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB2019), Taipei, Taiwan, July 4, 2019

Wilson Mwandira, Kazunori Nakashima, Satoru Kawasaki, Mayumi Ito, Tsutomu Sato, Toshifumi Igarashi, Meki Chirwa,
Kawawa Banda, Imasiku Nyambe, Shouta Nakayama, Mayumi Ishizuka:
Zinc and Lead Biosorption by Oceanobacillus Profundus Kbz 3-2: a Bacterial Strain Resistant to Metals Isolated from Metal polluted Soils in Kabwe, Zambia.
The 14th Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB2019), Taipei, Taiwan, July 2, 2019

P.G.N. Nayanthara, A.B.N. Dassanayake, K. Nakashima, S. Kawasaki:
Development of small scale biocemented rocks based on natural beachrock cement characteristics as a novel approach towards coastal erosion mitigation.
53rd US Rock Mechanics / Geomechanics Symposium, New York, USA, June 23-26, 2019.

S. Gowthaman, K. Nakashima, K. Ebina, S. Kawasaki:
Bio-cementation for Slope Soil Stabilization againstSurface Erosion: A Bench-scale Preliminary Investigation.
53rd US Rock Mechanics/Geomechanics Symposium, ARMA (American Rock Mechanics Association), New York, USA. June 25, 2019.

Giannis Saitis, Niki Evelpidou, Satoru Kawasaki, Eleni Koutsopoulou, Apostolia Komi:
A minerochemical cement study of a beachrock slab: The case study of Peristeria, Salamis Island.
15th International Congress of the Geological Society of Greece (GSG2019), Athens, Greece, May 24, 2019.

<Awards>

Sota Tsujitani
BEST POSTER AWARD, International Biohydrometallurgy Symposium 2019, October 23th, 2019.
“Influence of soluble protein tag on the activity of silica polymerizing enzyme”

Pahala Ge Nishadi Nayanthara
Sustainable Resources Engineering Award, September 25

Wilson Mwandira
Young Scientists Competition Oral Awards Outstanding, The 14th Asian Congress on Biotechnology (ACB2019), July 5.
“Zinc and Lead Biosorption by Oceanobacillus Profundus Kbz 3-2: a Bacterial Strain Resistant to Metals Isolated from Metal polluted Soils in Kabwe, Zambia”

辻谷颯太
2019年度資源・素材学会北海道支部春季講演会 若手優秀講演賞,6月15日
「可溶化タグがシリカ重合酵素の活性に及ぼす影響」