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Koutaro Maeno

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Maeno Urudo Koutaro

別名: 前野浩太郎
ペンネーム: Maeno K.O. (Koutaro Maeno)（Used as researcher name and in publications after receiving the middle name 'Ould' in Mauritania (used since 2011)）

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1980-02-20 （Tsuchizaki Port, Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan）
国籍
Japan
言語
Japanese
居住地歴
Akita City (birthplace), Akita, Japan → Tsukuba (NIAS-related research) → Mauritania (residency at CNLA for field research) → Kobe (graduate studies at Kobe University) → Kyoto (Hakubi Center, Kyoto University) → France (visiting researcher at CIRAD)

経歴

職業
Entomologist, Researcher, Author, Assistant researcher/lecturer
活動期間
2003年〜
所属
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS), Hakubi Center, Kyoto University (research fellow / assistant professor), National Desert Locust Control Center (CNLA, Mauritania), Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), University of Illinois (visiting researcher)
影響を受けた人物
Jean-Henri Fabre, Seiji Tanaka

学歴

Akita Prefectural Akita Chuo High School
期間: 1996-1998
卒業年: 1998
国: Japan
High school diploma
Hirosaki University, Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences / Department of Biological Production
学位: 学士
期間: 1999-2003
卒業年: 2003
国: Japan
Undergraduate studies focusing on entomology
Ibaraki University Graduate School of Agriculture
Graduate School of Agriculture / Biological Production
学位: 修士（農学）
期間: 2003-2005
卒業年: 2005
国: Japan
Master's studies; research under Seiji Tanaka
Kobe University Graduate School
Graduate School of Resource and Life Science / Department of Resource and Life Science
学位: 博士（農学）
期間: 2005-2008
卒業年: 2008
国: Japan
Doctoral thesis on phase polyphenism in the desert locust

受賞歴

Encouragement Award (Japanese Society of Applied Animal Entomology)
2011
対象作品: Research on the desert locust
主催: Japanese Society of Applied Animal Entomology
結果: 受賞
Inoue Science Promotion Foundation Encouragement Award
2011
対象作品: Research achievements
主催: Inoue Science Promotion Foundation
結果: 受賞
Yamashita Taro Academic Research Encouragement Award
2012
対象作品: Research achievements
主催: Yamashita Taro Academic Research Encouragement Award
結果: 受賞
16th Japan Agricultural Progress Award
2017
対象作品: Physiological and ecological research on outbreaks of the desert locust in Africa
主催: The Japanese Society of Agricultural Science
結果: 受賞
Ikeru Book Award (4th)
2013
対象作品: When Solitary Locusts Gather
主催: Ikeru Book Award
結果: 受賞
Shinsho (New Book) Award
2018
対象作品: To Africa to Defeat the Locusts
主催: Chuokoron-Shinsha / Shinsho Award
結果: 受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award (71st) Special Prize
2017
対象作品: To Africa to Defeat the Locusts
主催: Mainichi Newspapers
結果: 受賞
Itoyama Award (14th)
2017
対象作品: To Africa to Defeat the Locusts
主催: Itoyama Award
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

When Solitary Locusts Gather: Phase Polyphenism and Major Outbreaks of the Desert Locust

2012年 Science / Biology (specialist)

A scholarly account compiling field research on phase polyphenism and outbreaks of the desert locust, recording scientific findings and on-site observations.

Phase polyphenismLocust plaguesFieldworkInsect ecology

To Africa to Defeat the Locusts

2017年 Non-fiction / Memoir-style reportage

A memoir-like reportage recounting the author's postdoc struggles and field research experiences in Mauritania, told with humor.

FieldworkResearchers' struggleScience communicationAfrica

Urdo Insect Chronicles: To Africa to Defeat the Locusts (children's edition)

2020年 Children's non-fiction

A children's adaptation of 'To Africa to Defeat the Locusts', conveying field experiences to a younger audience.

Science educationFieldwork for childrenInsects

I'll Beat the Locusts — In Africa

2024年 Non-fiction (sequel)

A sequel-like record and report following up on 'To Africa to Defeat the Locusts'.

Field researchContinued investigations

全著作

  • When Solitary Locusts Gather: Phase Polyphenism and Major Outbreaks of the Desert Locust
  • To Africa to Defeat the Locusts
  • Urdo Insect Chronicles: To Africa to Defeat the Locusts (children's edition)
  • I'll Beat the Locusts — In Africa

作風・主題

文体
Humorous and accessible proseField-reporting and memoir-style narrative
頻出モチーフ
Field adventuresDeep affection for insectsIngenuity and perseverance

健康

  • Locust allergy (urticaria)
    バッタ研究開始から約2年後に発症、以降継続
    Causes urticaria upon direct contact with locusts, imposing restrictions on handling specimens

評価・遺産

Through field-focused research on the desert locust, he has influenced both the scientific community and the general public, contributing to science outreach via books and media appearances.

関連学会

  • Japanese Society of Applied Animal Entomology
  • The Japanese Society of Agricultural Science

資料所蔵先

  • Related materials held at JIRCAS archives

大衆文化への影響

  • Known in media as the 'Locust Doctor' ("Batta-hakase")
  • Widely recognized through a column in President magazine and appearances such as NicoNico Academic

豆知識

  • Uses the middle name 'Ould', received in Mauritania, as part of his professional name
  • Inspired by Jean-Henri Fabre's Les Insectes in childhood and aspired to be an entomologist
  • His younger brother Takuro contributed illustrations and design for his books and merchandise
  • Field observation records from Mauritania were published and became bestsellers