Gregory Naoki Nishihara

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Affiliation

Applied Algal Ecology & Blue Innovation Research Unit （Energy）

Position
Deputy Unit Leader
Final Education
Kagoshima University (United Graduate School of Agricultural Sciences)
Degree(s)
PhD
Research Keywords
Conservation of Coastal Ecosystems, Macroalgae Ecophysiology and Biophysics
Research Area
Life Sciences / Ecology and Environmental Science, Life Sciences / Aquatic Life Science, Life Sciences / Biophysics
External Link
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Academic Affiliations

  • The Japanese Society of Phycology
  • Japanese Society of Fisheries Science
  • Japanese Society of Fisheries Oceanography
  • The Japanese Society of Applied Phycology
  • American Geophysical Union
  • Ecological Society of America 

Advisor/Committee Member for Local Governments

  • Member, Island Project Planning Committee (Nagasaki University) 

Peer-Reviewed Papers

Shindo A, Nishihara GN, Borlongan IA, Terada R. (2022) The effects of desiccation and salinity gradients in the PSII photochemical efficiency of a subtidal brown alga, Saccharina japonica (Laminariales) from Hokkaido, Japan. Phycological Research, 70(2): 89-96.

Eger AM, Marzinelli EM, Christie H, Fagerli CW, Fujita D, Gonzalez AP, Hong SW, Kim JH, Lee LC, McHugh TA, ..., Nishihara GN, et al. (2022) Global kelp forest restoration: past lessons, present status, and future directions. Biological Reviews, 97(4): 1449-1475.

Sato Y, Nagoe H, Nishihara GN, Terada R. (2021) The photosynthetic response of cultivated juvenile and mature Undaria pinnatifida (Laminariales) sporophytes to light and temperature. Journal of Applied Phycology, 33(5): 3437-3448. 

Books

  • The Fluid Mechanics of Environmental Interfaces (Taylor and Francis, 2008) 

Lectures / Oral Presentations, etc.

  • Utilizing Seaweed as Blue Carbon (NATURE TECH! Future Creation Forum, Jul 2026, Invited) 
  • The CDR potential of blue carbon (Global Nature Positive Summit 2026, Jul 2026)
  • High-precision Quantification and Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Capacity of Blue Carbon in Seaweed Farms (J-Peaks Symposium, Dec 2025, Invited)

Awards

  • Pew Marine Fellow (Pew Charitable Trusts, Apr 2018)
  • The 14th Best Paper Award of the Japanese Society of Phycology (2011)
  • ESPEC Prize for the Encouragement of Environmental Studies (2010) 

Visiting Professor at Other Universities, etc.

  • Institute for East China Sea Research, Organization for Marine Science and Technology, Nagasaki University, Professor 

Classes at Other Universities/Graduate Schools

[Undergraduate level courses] 

  • Contemporary Issues of Marine Ecosystems and Environments
  • History of Fisheries Science Technology
  • Seminar in Fisheries Science I
  • Student Laboratory III-b
  • Basic Statistics
  • Undergraduate thesis research
  • Practicals in Fisheries and Marine Data Analysis (Schedule A)
  • Practicals in Fisheries and Marine Data Analysis (Schedule B) 

[Graduate level courses] 

  • Natural History of the East China Sea I
  • Special Research I
  • Special Research II
  • Environmental Fluids
  • Advanced Fisheries Statistics
  • Comprehensive Overview of Green Systems
  • Marine Omnibus (Understand the Oceans) A2 

[PhD level courses] 

  • Marine Plant Resources II
  • Environmental Fluid Dynamics 

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