History and Aims
The Japanese Society of Diatomology was organized in 1979 and founded in 1980 as the Japanese Society of Diatomists. The name was changed in 1982 to the present title. The first volume of DIATOM was published in 1985. The aims of JSD are to promote all aspects of the study of diatoms, to distribute the results of the research, to facilitate the exchange of information concerning diatoms, and to promote friendship among diatomists.
Office for 2021-2022
The Japanese Society of Diatomology
c/o Dr. Kensuke TOYODA
School of Life Dentistry at Tokyo Nippon Dental University
1-9-20 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8159, Japan
Officers for 2021-2022
| President |
Masahiko IDEI |
president@diatomology.org |
| Secretary |
Kensuke TOYODA |
info@diatomology.org |
| Treasurer & Membership Director |
Kensuke TOYODA |
membership@diatomology.org |
| Excutive Editor |
Shinya SATO |
executive_editor@diatomology.org |
Council Members
| Dr. Megumi SAITO |
National Museum of Nature and Science |
| Dr. Shigeki MAYAMA |
Tokyo Gakugei University |
| Dr. Yuki SAWAI |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Dr. Hidekazu SUZUKI |
Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology |
| Dr. Takashi CHIBA |
Rakuno Gakuen University |
| Dr. Kensuke TOYODA |
Nippon Dental University |
| Dr. Akiko HOUKI |
Freshwater Algae Research Institute |
| Dr. Tsuyoshi WATANABE |
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency |
Editors of Diatom
| Editor-in Chief |
| Dr. Shinya SATO |
Fukui Prefectural University |
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| Committee |
| Dr. Taisuke OHTSUKA |
Lake Biwa Museum |
| Dr. Megumi SAITO |
National Museum of Nature and Science |
| Dr. Yuki SAWAI |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Dr. Akihiro TUJI |
National Museum of Nature and Science |
| Dr. Tomonori NAYA |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology |
| Dr. Tsuyoshi WATANABE |
Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency |