Academic Qualification
Apr. 1998 ~ Mar. 2002, Bachelor of Science, First Cluster of Colleges, University of Tsukuba
Apr. 2002 ~ Mar. 2004, Master of Science, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Apr. 2004 ~ Mar. 2008, Doctor of Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Teaching Area
Postgraduate Course:
Celestial Mechanics (MIIE33 1602)
Earth Science (MSEZ04 1609 1709 1809 1909 2009 2202)
Planetary Sciences (MSEZ03 1802 1902 2002 2102 2202)
Undergraduate Course:
Earth Science (GSS002 2209 2302 2309 2402 2409)
Planetary Science (GSS-13 2209 2302 2309 2402 2409)
Physics (PHYS100 2209)
Environmental Science (GSS003 2302 2309 2409)
Exploration of STEM (CS480-02 2302 2309 2402)
Conceptual Physical Science (CS480-04 2302)
Physics I (PHYS101 2309 2409)
Physics II (PHYS102 2402)
Research Area
Earth and Planetary Science
Professional Services
Sep. 2018, Manager, Planetary Geodesy, Summer School on Geodesy, 2018 Summer School
Working Experience
May ~ Jun. 2002, Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Nov. 2002 ~ Feb. 2003, Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Jan. 2004, Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Apr. ~ Jun. 2003, Teaching Assistant, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Jul. ~ Nov. 2004, Research Assistant, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Apr. 2005 ~ Mar. 2007, Research Assistant, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Jun. 2005 ~ Mar. 2006, Research Assistant, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Apr. 2008 ~ Mar. 2010, Postdoctoral Researcher, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
Apr. ~ Jul. 2010, Postdoctoral Researcher, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Aug. 2010 ~ Jun. 2012, Postdoctoral Researcher, Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jul. 2012 ~ Mar. 2013, Postdoctoral Researcher, Earthquake Research Institute, University of Tokyo
Apr. 2013 ~ Jan. 2015, Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Feb. 2015 ~ Jun. 2022, Assistant Professor, Space Science Institute, Macau University of Science and Technology
Jul. 2022 ~ present, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Innovation Engineering, Macau University of Science and Technology
Academic Publication (selected)
1. Y. Harada and K. Kurita, The dependence of surface tidal stress on the internal structure of Europa: The possibility of cracking of the icy shell, Planetary and Space Science, 54, 2006.
2. Y. Harada and K. Kurita, Effect of non-synchronous rotation on surface stress upon Europa: Constraints on surface rheology, Geophysical Research Letters, 34, 2007.
3. F. Kikuchi, Q. Liu, H. Hanada, N. Kawano, K. Matsumoto, T. Iwata, S. Goossens, K. Asari, Y. Ishihara, S. Tsuruta, T. Ishikawa, H. Noda, N. Namiki, N. Petrova, Y. Harada, J. Ping, and S. Sasaki, Picosecond accuracy VLBI of the two subsatellites of SELENE (KAGUYA) using multifrequency and same beam methods, Radio Science, 44, 2009.
4. Q. Liu, F. Kikuchi, K. Matsumoto, S. Goossens, H. Hanada, Y. Harada, X. Shi, Q. Huang, T. Ishikawa, S. Tsuruta, K. Asari, Y. Ishihara, N. Kawano, S. Kamata, T. Iwata, H. Noda, N. Namiki, S. Sasaki, S. Ellingsen, K. Sato, K. Shibata, Y. Tamura, T. Jike, K. Iwadate, O. Kameya, J. Ping, B. Xia, T. An, Q. Fan, X. Hong, W. Yang, H. Zhang, Y. Aili, B. Reid, W. Hankey, J. McCallum, G. Kronschnabl, and W. Schlüter, Same‐beam VLBI observations of SELENE for improving lunar gravity field model, Radio Science, 45, 2010.
5. H. Hanada, T. Iwata, Q. Liu, F. Kikuchi, K. Matsumoto, S. Goossens, Y. Harada, K. Asari, T. Ishikawa, Y. Ishihara, H. Noda, S. Tsuruta, N. Petrova, N. Kawano, S. Sasaki, K. Sato, N. Namiki, Y. Kono, K. Iwadate, O. Kameya, K. M. Shibata, Y. Tamura, S. Kamata, Y. Yahagi, W. Masui, K. Tanaka, H. Maejima, X. Hong, J. Ping, X. Shi, Q. Huang, Y. Aili, S. Ellingsen, and W. Schlüter, Overview of Differential VLBI Observations of Lunar Orbiters in SELENE (Kaguya) for Precise Orbit Determination and Lunar Gravity Field Study, Space Science Reviews, 154, 2010.
6. S. Goossens, K. Matsumoto, Q. Liu, F. Kikuchi, K. Sato, H. Hanada, Y. Ishihara, H. Noda, N. Kawano, N. Namiki, T. Iwata, F. G. Lemoine, D. D. Rowlands, Y. Harada, and M. Chen, Lunar gravity field determination using SELENE same-beam differential VLBI tracking data, Journal of Geodesy, 85, 2011.
7. J. Yan, S. Goossens, K. Matsumoto, J. Ping, Y. Harada, T. Iwata, N. Namiki, F. Li, G. Tang, J. Cao, H. Hanada, and N. Kawano, CEGM02: An improved lunar gravity model using Chang’E-1 orbital tracking data, Planetary and Space Science, 62, 2012.
8. J. Yan, F. Li, J. Ping, J. M. Dohm, Y. Harada, and Z. Zhong, A simulation of Martian gravity field recovery by using a near equatorial orbiter, Advances in Space Research, 49, 2012.
9. Y. Harada, Long-term polar motion on a quasi-fluid planetary body with an elastic lithosphere: Semi-analytic solutions of the time-dependent equation, Icarus, 220, 2012.
10. S. Kamata, S. Sugita, Y. Abe, Y. Ishihara, Y. Harada, T. Morota, N. Namiki, T. Iwata, H. Hanada, H. Araki, K. Matsumoto, and E. Tajika, Viscoelastic deformation of lunar impact basins: Implications for heterogeneity in the deep crustal paleo-thermal state and radioactive element concentration, Journal of Geophysical Research, 118, 2013.
11. Y. Harada, S. Goossens, K. Matsumoto, J. Yan, J. Ping, H. Noda, and J. Haruyama, Strong tidal heating in an ultralow-viscosity zone at the core-mantle boundary of the Moon, Nature Geoscience, 7, 2014.
12. Y. Harada and L. Xiao, A timescale of true polar wander of a quasi-fluid Earth: An effect of a low-viscosity layer inside a mantle, Physics of the Earth and Planetary Interiors, 240, 2015.
13. S. Kamata, S. Sugita, Y. Abe, Y. Ishihara, Y. Harada, T. Morota, N. Namiki, T. Iwata, H. Hanada, H. Araki, K. Matsumoto, E. Tajika, K. Kuramoto, and F. Nimmo, The relative timing of Lunar Magma Ocean solidification and the Late Heavy Bombardment inferred from highly degraded impact basin structures, Icarus, 250, 2015.
14. Y. Harada, S. Goossens, K. Matsumoto, J. Yan, J. Ping, H. Noda, and J. Haruyama, The deep lunar interior with a low-viscosity zone: Revised constraints from recent geodetic parameters on the tidal response of the Moon, Icarus, 276, 2016.
15. J. Yan, S. Liu, C. Xiao, M. Ye, J. Cao, Y. Harada, F. Li, X. Li, and J.-P. Barriot, A degree-100 lunar gravity model from the Chang’e 5T1 mission, Astronomy and Astrophysics, 636, 2020.
16. C. Xiao, F. Li, J.-G. Yan, W.-F. Hao, Y. Harada, M. Ye, and J.-P. Barriot, Inversion of Venus internal structure based on geodetic data, Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics, 20, 2020.
17. Y. Tan and Y. Harada, Tidal constraints on the low-viscosity zone of the Moon, Icarus, 365, 2021.
18. C. Xiao, F. Li, J. Yan, M. Gregoire, W. Hao, Y. Harada, M. Ye, and J.-P. Barriot, Possible Deep Structure and Composition of Venus With Respect to the Current Knowledge From Geodetic Data, Journal of Geophysical Research, 126, 1-22, 2021.
19. Y. Harada, Reconsideration of the anelasticity parameters of the martian mantle: Preliminary estimates based on the latest geodetic parameters and seismic models, Icarus, 383, 2022.
20. C. Xiao, Y. Wu, J. Yan, Y. Harada, Y. Zhang, and F. Li, Comparison of the Effects of Different Viscoelastic and Temperature Models on the Theoretical Tidal Response of the Moon, Journal of Geophysical Research, 127, 2022.
21. C. Xiao, M. Ye, F. Li, J.G. Yan, Y. Harada, W.F. Hao, and Q.Y. Deng, Current state and prospects of the viscoelastic structure at the base of the lunar mantle, Scientia Sinica: Physica, Mechanica and Astronomica, 54, 2024.
Research Grants
Apr. 2015 ~ Jun. 2016, Principal Investigator, Tidal Energy Dissipation inside the Lunar Interior, Macau University of Science and Technology Foundation, 0434
Jul. 2016 ~ Jul. 2019, Co-Investigator, Shape, Internal Structure, Zonal Winds and Gravitational Field of Jupiter and Saturn, Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau, 007/2016/A1
May 2018 ~ May 2021, Principal Investigator, Tidal Dissipation inside the Lunar and Planetary Interiors, Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau, 187/2017/A3
Jan. 2020 ~ Dec. 2022, Co-Investigator, Key Scientific Objectives of Giant Planet Systems, China National Space Administration, D020303
Sep. 2021 ~ Sep. 2024, Co-Investigator, Thermodynamic Evolution of the Martian Lithosphere Based on the Tianwen-1 Mission, Science and Technology Development Fund of Macau, 0020/2021/A1
Jan. 2022 ~ Dec. 2025, Co-Investigator, Influence of Large Impact Events on the Internal Structure and Thermo-dynamic Evolution of the Moon based on Numerical Simulation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, 12173106
Professional Certification and Awards
Certification:
Jun. 2014, Chinese Proficiency Test, Level 1
Jul. 2014, Chinese Proficiency Test, Level 2
Jan. 2015, Chinese Proficiency Test, Level 3
Mar. 2015, Chinese Proficiency Test, Level 4
Award:
May 2010, Winner, Contributions to the Lunar Geodesy in the SELENE Project, Tsuboi Prize of Geodetic Society of Japan, 10th Group Prize
Oct. 2016, Winner, Constraints on the Deep Lunar Interior Based on the Tidal Response Parameters, Tsuboi Prize of Geodetic Society of Japan, 24th Individual Prize
Professional Society Membership
~ present, Member, Japan Geoscience Union
~ present, Member, Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences
~ present, Member, Geodetic Society of Japan
~ Mar. 2019, Member, Astronomical Society of Japan
~ present, Member, American Geophysical Union
~ present, Member, European Geosciences Union
~ present, Member, Asia Oceania Geosciences Society
