Emeritus professor, Kyoto University.
PhD.
Program-Specific Professor, Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University.(2022 April~ )
Executive Vice President, Bond Engineering Co Ltd.(2022 April~ )
(～2022.3.31) Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering.
Specialized field
Civil engineering / Geotechnical engineering / Foundation engineering / International technical cooperation
Keywords
Mechanical behavior of structure foundation, tunnel, reinforced soil wall and arch culvert / New development of construction material and method / Technical approach for poverty reduction from Geotechnical engineering view point
Videos
List of visits to Ethiopia by MNGD project
2019.4.22～4.30：Addis Ababa
2019.9.29～10.7：Addis Ababa
2022.8.28～9.4：Addis Ababa
2023.5.1～5.5：Addis Ababa
2023.9.28～10.1：Jinka
2024.11.23～11.27：Addis Ababa
Research outreach at the MNGD project
・Kimura, M. Keynote speech “New technology thinking from a different angle for the Foundation of Structure”. AASTU Annual Research Conference at “Science, Technology & Innovation for Industry”. Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopia, 4th & 5th May, 2023.
・Morie KANEKO, Yoshinori FUKUBAYASHI, Shunsuke MATSUKUMA, Sohei SATO, Argachew Bochena, Kassahun Yemane, Takuya HAGIWARA, Aino IKEDA, Yuusuke MIYAZAKI, Gebre Yntiso, Masayoshi SHIGETA and Makoto KIMURA. 2022. Community-based road improvement and maintenance as social implementation in Ethiopia: SATREPS-MNGD (Making Networks for Glocal Development) [2]. 21st International Conference of Ethiopian Studies (ICES21), Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa. September 29, 2022.
・2019年度 京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センター公開講座「工学研究者、アフリカへ行く！」–第1回（2021年10月16日）木村 亮「アフリカに大学を造る」
・2019年度 京都大学アフリカ地域研究資料センター公開講座「アフリカから学ぶこと：いま私たちにできること」–第2回（2019年11月30日）木村 亮「アフリカを繋ぐ：住民との道直しから」