Koichi Unami is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University. Born on 10 December 1969 in Tokyo, Japan, he holds Bachelor’s (1992), Master’s (1994), and Doctorate degrees (1999) from Kyoto University.
With 26 years of post-PhD experience, Prof. Unami specializes in water resources engineering, fluid mechanics, optimization, nonlinear dynamics, rural development, and research on arid and semi-arid regions.
He has led several major research projects funded by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, focusing on topics such as rainwater harvesting in the Fertile Crescent, sustainable rural development, irrigation optimization, and water resources portfolios in regions including Northern Iraq, Bangladesh, and the Dead Sea.
Prof. Unami has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has supervised 8 PhD and more than 34 MSc students, in addition to international co-supervision roles in Malaysia and Jordan.
He is the recipient of numerous awards, including the JRCSA Academic Award (2024), PAWEES Paper Award (2017), Sawada Award (2015), and others. He is also a Fellow of the Islamic World Academy of Sciences (FIAS).
He has contributed widely to professional societies and committees and has authored over 97 journal papers, 42 conference papers, 7 book chapters, and one patent.