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Curricurum vitae

May, 1971 Born in Hiroshima City
March 1990 Graduated from Hiroshima Gakuin High School
March 1994 B. Eng. (Dept. of Urban Eng., Univ. of Tokyo)
March 1996 M. Eng. (Dept. of Urban Eng., Univ. of Tokyo)
March 1999 Ph.D (Dept. of Urban Eng., Univ. of Tokyo)

April 1999 Research Associate at Dept. of Urban Eng., Univ. of Tokyo
April 2000 Research Associate at Research Center for Water Environment Technology, Univ. of Tokyo
March 2003 Assitant Professor at Research Center for Water Environment Technology, Univ. of Tokyo
October 2007 Associate Professor at Research Center for Water Environment Technology, Univ. of Tokyo

Peer-reviewed Papers

2011

T. Tobino, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga and H. Furumai(2011) Specificity of Randomly Generated Genomic DNA Fragment Probes on a DNA Array. FEMS Microbiology Letters(Accepted)

Hiroki Masumoto, Futoshi Kurisu, Ikuro Kasuga, Dieter M. Tourlousse and Hiroaki Furumai (2011) Complete Mineralization of Benzene by a Methanogenic Enrichment Culture and Effect of Putative Metabolites on the Degradation. Chemosphere (in press)

Tobino T, Kurisu F, Kasuga I, Furumai H (2011)Shotgun Isotope Array for Rapid, Substrate-Specific Detection of Microorganisms in a Microbial Community.Appl Environ Microbiol, 77(20), P.7430-7432

2010

P. Thayanukul, K. Zang, T. Janhom, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga and H. Furumai(2010)Concentration-Dependent Response of Estrone-Degrading Bacterial Community in Activated Sludge Analyzed by Microautoradiography-Fluorescence in Situ Hybridization.Water Research,44,4878-4887

P. V. QUAN, H. FURUMAI, F. KURISU, I. KASUGA, C. T. HA and L. V. CHIEU(2010)Water Pollution Characterization by Pathogenic Indicators in Water Runoff in the Downtown of Hanoi, Vietnam.Journal of Water and Environment Technology,Vol. 8, No.3,259-268

F. Kurisu, M. Ogura, S. Saitoh, A. Yamazoe and O. Yagi(2010)Degradation of Natural Estrogen and Identification of the Metabolites Produced by Soil Isolates of Rhodococcus Sp. And Sphingomonas Sp.Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering,109,576-582

M. Kumar, H. Furumai, F. Kurisu and I. Kasuga(2010)Evaluating the Mobile Heavy Metal Pool in Soakaway Sediment, Road Dust and Soil through Sequential Extraction and Isotopic Exchange.Water Science & Technology,62,920

K. Kojima, I. Kasuga, F. Kurisu and H. Furumai(2010)Heavy Metals Speciation of Size-Fractionated Sediments Collected from Combined Sewer System Using Sequential Extraction Method.Water Practice and Technology,3

I. Kasuga, H. Nakagaki, F. Kurisu and H. Furumai(2010)Predominance of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea on Granular Activated Carbon Used in a Full-Scale Advanced Drinking Water Treatment Plant,Water Research,44,5039-5049

G. G. T. Chaminda, F. Nakajima, H. Furumai and I. K. a. F. Kurisu(2010)Comparison of Metal (Zn and Cu) Complexation Characteristics of Dom in Urban Runoff, Domestic Wastewater and Secondary Effluent.Water Science and Technology (Accepted),62,2044-2050

I. Kasuga, H. Nakagaki, F. Kurisu and H. Furumai(2010)Abundance and Diversity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria on Biological Activated Carbon in a Pilot-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant with Different Treatment Processes.Water Sci. Tech.,61,3070-3077

Iwai S, Kurisu F, Urakawa H, Yagi O, Furumai H (2010) Characterization of Monooxygenase Gene Diversity in Benzene-Amended Soils. Lett. Appl. Microbiol., 50, 138-145.

2009

Hosomi A, Kasuga I, Furumai H, Yoshimura C, Nakajima F, Kagaya T, Kurisu F (2009) Effects of Treated Wastewater Discharge on Dynamics of Particulate Organic Matter and Community Structure of Benthic Macroinvertebrates in an Urban River. J Jap Soc Wat Environ, 32, 7, 375-382. (in Japanese)

Kojima K, Kasuga I, Kurisu F and Furumai H (2009) Evaluation of zinc speciation in combined sewer sediments with XAFS analysis and sequential extraction method. Environ. Eng. Res., JSCE, 46, 187-195. (in Japanese)

Kumar M, Furumai H, Kurisu F and Kasuga I (2009) Understanding the partitioning processes of mobile lead in soakaway sediments using sequential extraction and isotope analysis. Wat. Sci. Tech., 60, 8, 2085-2091.

Kumar M, Furumai H, Kurisu F, Kasuga I (2009) Evaluating the Mobile Heavy Metal Pool in Soakaway Sediment, Road Dust and Soil through Sequential Extraction and Isotopic Exchange. Water Science and Technology (accepted).

Kurisu F, Ogura M, Saitoh S, Yamazoe A and Yagi O (2009) Degradation of Natural Estrogen and Identification of the Metabolites Produced by Soil Isolates of Rhodococcus sp. and Sphingomonas sp.. J Biosci Bioeng (in Press).

Kurisu F, Kawashima S, Kasuga I and Furumai H (2009) Analysis of urban water problems in Medan City, Indonesia. (In) Southeast Asian Water Environment 3 (Ed) Takizawa S, Kurisu F and Satoh H. IWA publishing, 45-50.

M. Murakami, M. Fujita, H. Furumai, I. Kasuga, F. Kurisu (2009) Sorption behavior of heavy metal species by soakaway sediment receiving urban road runoff from residential and heavily trafficked areas. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 164, 707-712.

Sakai N, Kurisu F, Yagi O, Nakajima F, Yamamoto K (2009) Identification of putative benzene-degrading bacteria in methanogenic enrichment cultures. J Biosci Bioeng, 108, 6, 501-507.

Sakata Y, Kurisu F, Yagi O and Furumai H (2009) Effects of Sewage Effluent Recharge on the Microbial Community in a Soil Column Model. Jpn J Water Treatment Biol., 45, 2, 63-74.

Tobino T, Kurisu F, Kasuga I and Furumai H (2009) Isotope Array Using Random Genomic DNA Probes Derived from a Microbial Community for Substrate-Specific Detection of Microorganisms. J Jap Soc Wat Environ, 32, 11, 595-601. (in Japanese)

2008

Fujita M, Murakami M, Furumai H, Kasuga I, Kurisu F (2008) Sorption of Heavy Metals by Sediments in Soakaways. J Jap Soc Wat Environ, 31, 11, 685-689. (in Japanese)

Iwai S, Kurisu F, Urakawa H, Yagi O, Kasuga I and Furumai H (2008) Development of an oligonucleotide microarray to detect di- and monooxygenase genes for benzene degradation in soil. FEMS Microbiology letters, 285, 111-121.

Zang K, Kurisu F, Kasuga I, Furumai H and Yagi O (2008) Analysis of the Phylogenetic Diversity of Estrone-degrading Bacteria in Activated Sewage Sludge Using Microautoradiography-fluorescence in situ hybridization. Sys. Appl. Microbiol., 31(3):206-214.

2007

S. Iwai, F. Kurisu, H. Urakawa, O. Yagi and H. Furumai (2007) Development of a 60-mer oligonucleotide microarray on the basis of benzene monooxygenase gene diversity. Appl. Micorbiol. Biotech., 75(4), 929-939.

T. Limpiyakorn, Y. Sakamoto, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2007) Effects of ammonia and nitrite on communities and populations of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in laboratory-scale continuous-flow reactors. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 60, 501?512.

X. Feng, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2007) Effect of Water Content and Loading on the Treatment of Waste Metal Working Fluids by Thermophilic Contact Oxidization Process. (In) Southeast Asia Water Environment 2 (Ed) H. Furumai, H. Katayama, F. Kurisu, H.Satoh, S. Ohgaki and N.C. Thanh. IWA Publishing, UK.

2006

N. Sakai, F. Kurisu, O. Yagi and K. Yamamoto (2006) Selective cultivation of benzene degrading microbial consortia under anaerobic condition and their analysis. Environ. Eng. Res., JSCE, 43,161-168. (in Japanese)

T. Hata, F. Kurisu, O. Yagi, H. Mori, R. Kuwano, and H. Kohashi (2006) Development of an In Situ Biodegradation Technology by Using Anaerobic Micro-Organisms for Sediment Contaminated with Dioxins. Journal of ASTM International, 3,6 (paper ID: JAI13322, published online).

T. Limpiyakorn, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2006) Quantification of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria populations in full-scale sewage activated sludge systems and assessment of system variables affecting their performance. Water Science and Technology, 54, 1, 91-99.

T. Limpiyakorn, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2006) Development and application of real-time PCR for quantification of specific ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge of sewage treatment system. Appl. Micorbiol. Biotech., 72, 5, 1004-1013.

2005

A. Nakamura, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2005) The modeling of the behaviour of TCE-degrading bacteria Methylocystis sp. M in soil-aquifer column. J. of Japan Soc. on Wat. Environ., 28(7), 445-450. (in Japanese)

S. Iwai, A. Yamazoe, R. Takahashi, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2005) Degradation of Mono-chlorinated Dibenzo-p-Dioxins by Janibacter sp. strain YA isolated from river sediment. Curr. Microbiol., 51, 5, 353 - 358.

T. Limpiyakorn, Y. Shinohara, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2005) Communities of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in activated sludge of various sewage treatment plants in Tokyo. FEMS Microbiology Ecology, 54, 205-217.

F. Xing, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2004) Treatment of Water-Based Metal Working Fluids Wastewater by Thermophilic Contact Oxidization Process and Influence of Carrier Water Content on the Degradation Efficiency. Environ. Eng. Res., JSCE, 41, 165-174. (in Japanese)

2004

T. Hata, F. Kurisu, R. Kuwano and O. Yagi (2004) Development of the anaerobic bioremediation techniques for soil comtaminated with dioxins. Tsuchi To Kiso, 52(10), 15-17. (in Japanese)

S. Saeki, S. Mukai, K. Iwasaki, A. Hashimoto, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2004) Aerobic Degradation of Trichloroacetic Acid by Soil Bacterium Strain SS1 of the Bradyrhizobium group. J. of Environ. Biotech., 3, 2, 101-106.

T. Limpiyakorn, Y. Shinohara, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2004) Distribution of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in sewage activated sludge : analysis based on 16S rDNA analysis. Water Science and Technology, 50, 8, 9-14.

Y. Chao, F. Kurisu, S. Saitoh and O. Yagi (2004) Degradation of 17β-Estradiol by Sphingomonas sp. Strain D12 Isolated from Soil. J. of Environ. Biotech., 3, 2, 89-94.

2003

T. Nittami, F. Kurisu, H. Satoh and T. Mino (2003) Analysis of the populations of denitrifying bacteria in activated sludge by PCR-DGGE analysis of the nirS nitrite reductase genes. J. of Japan Soc. on Wat. Environ., 26(9), 583-588. (in Japanese)

Y. Guan, F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, and T. Mino (2003) A quantitative method for measuring the mass concentration of the filamentous bacterium Type 021N in activated sludge using fluorescent in situ hybridization. Letters in Applied Microbiology, 37, 100-104.

2002

F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, T. Mino and T. Matsuo (2002) Microbial Community Analysis of Thermophilic Contact Oxidation Process by Using Ribosomal RNA Approaches and the Quinone Profile Method. Water Research, 36(2), 429-438.

M.A. Khan, H. Satoh, H. Katayama, F. Kurisu, and T. Mino (2002) Bacteriophages isolated from activated sludge processes and their polyvalency. Water Research , 36, 3364-3370.

M.A. Khan, H. Satoh, T. Mino, H. Katayama, F. Kurisu, and T. Matsuo (2002) Bacteriophage-host interaction in the enhanced biological phosphate removing activated sludge system. Water Science and Technology, 46, 1-2, 39-43.

S. Blaser, F. Kurisu, H. Satoh and T. Mino (2002) Hydromechanical stimulation of bioluminescent plankton. Luminescence, 17, 370-380.

2001

F.Kurisu, H.Satoh, T.Mino, and T.Matsuo (2001) Microbial Community Analysis of Thermophilic Contact Oxidation Process by Using PCR-DGGE Method. (In) Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology -- Molecular technology, nutrient removal, sludge reduction, and environmental health (Ed) T. Matsuo, K. Hanaki, S. Takizawa and H. Satoh. Elsevier Science, The Netherlands.

K. Izu, F. Nakajima, K. Yamamoto and F. Kurisu (2001) Aeration Condition Affecting on Purple Nonsulfur Bacteria Growth and Bacterial Competition in Organic Wastewater Treatment Process. System. Appl. Microbiol 24(2), 294-302.

T. Matsuo, and F. Kurisu (2001) Observation and Model Analysis for the Bacterial Community Structure of Activated Sludge. (In) Advances in Water and Wastewater Treatment Technology -- Molecular technology, nutrient removal, sludge reduction, and environmental health (Ed) T. Matsuo, K. Hanaki, S. Takizawa and H. Satoh. Elsevier Science, The Netherlands.

1999

F.Kurisu, H.Satoh, T.Mino, and T.Matsuo (1999) Microbial community analysis of thermophilic contact oxidation process treatment with edible oil by using FISH, quinone profile and PCR-DGGE method. Journal of JSCE, VII-13, 23-33. (in Japanese)

1996

Kurisu F, Mino T and Matsuo T (1996) Application of Thermophilic Contact Oxidization Process for Treatment of Excess Sewage Sludge. Environ. Eng. Res., JSCE, 33, 39-46. (in Japanese)

1995

T. Mino, W-T. Liu, and T. Matsuo F. Kurisu (1995) Modelling Glycogen and Denitrification Capability of Microorganisms in Enhanced Biological Phosphate Removal Processes. Wat. Sci. Tech., 31(2), 25-34.

Presentations at International Conferences

Futoshi Kurisu Tobino Tomohiro, Ikuro Kasuga, Hiroaki Furumai(2010)Development of shotgun isotope array and its application for simultaneous detection of denitrifiers in activated sludge,13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology,CT31.007

Ikuro Kasuga Suwat Soonglerdsongpha, Futoshi Kurisu, Hiroaki Furumai(2010)Application of stable isotope probing to identify carboxylic acids assimilating bacteria associated with biological activated carbon used in drinking water treatment,13th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology,PS06.091

Ikuro Kasuga Suwat Soonglerdsongpha, Futoshi Kurisu Hiroyuki Katayama, Hiroaki Furumai(2010)Application of stable isotope probing to evaluate AOC assimilating bacteria attached on BAC in drinking water treatment plant,Proceedings of the 44th Annual Conference oｆ JSWE,pp.169

Futoshi Kurisu Mohammed Cassim Riyas, Ikuro Kasuga, Hiroaki Furumai(2010)Estrone removal activity of activated sludge under various dissolved oxygen concentration levels,Water and Environment Technology Conference 201025-1B-09, p.13

G.G Tushara Chaminda, F. Nakajima, H. Furumai, I. Kasuga, F. Kurisu (2009) Comparison of Metal (Zn and Cu) Complexation Characteristics of DOM in Different Urban Wastewaters. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conf., O4-0-1.

I. Kasuga, H. Nakagaki, F. Kurisu, H. Furumai (2009) Abundance and Diversity of Ammonia-Oxidizing Archaea and Bacteria on Biological Activated Carbon in a Pilot-Scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant with Different Placements of Sand Filtration. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conf., T1-0-4.

K. Kojima, I. Kasuga, F. Kurisu, H. Furumai (2009) Heavy Metals Speciation of Size-fractionated Sediments Collected from Combined Sewer System Using Sequential Extraction Method. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conf., STD1-0-4.

M. Kumar, H. Furumai, F. Kurisu, I. Kasuga (2009) A Comparative Evaluation of Mobile Heavy Metal Pool in the Soakaway Sediment, Road Dust and Soil Through Sequential Extraction and Isotopic Dilution Techniques. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conf., D3-0-3.

S. Soonglerdsongpha, I. Kasuga, F. Kurisu, H. Furumai (2009) Comparison of Assimilable Organic Carbon Removal by Biological Activated Carbon in Different Advanced Drinking Water Treatment Plants. The 3rd IWA-ASPIRE Conf., STD6-0-2.

Thayanukul P, Zang K, Kurisu F, Kasuga I and Furumai H (2009) MAR-FISH analysis of estrone-degrading bacterial community in activated sludge of sewage treatment plants at low E1 concentration. 7th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Bangkok, Thailand, 233-240.

sushima I, Yoochatchaval W, Yamaguchi T, Yoneyama Y, Kurisu F and Syutsubo K (2009) The Identification of Major Acidogenesis Bacteria in Methane Fermentation Reactors at Ambient Temperatures. 7th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Bangkok, Thailand, 215-222.

Kasuga I, Saito H, Kurisu F, and Furumai H (2008) Characterization Of Actively Respiring Bacterial Community Responding To Labile Organic Matter In Biological Drinking Water Treatment. The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, PO02-151.

Limpiyakorn T, Sermwaraphan P, And Kurisu F (2008) Effect Of Communities Of Ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria On Degradation Of 17-alpha Ethynylestradiol By Nitrifying Activated Sludge. The Third International Meeting on Environmental Biotechnology and Engineering,.

Sakai N, Kurisu F, Nakajima F, Yamamoto K, Yagi O (2008) Detection and quantification of novel Syntrophobacterales bacteria in methanogenic benzene degrading enrichment culture. The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, PO12-391.

Tobino T, Kurisu F, Kasuga I, Furumai H (2008) New Application Of The Isotope Array Using Random Genomic Dna Probes Derived From A Microbial Community. The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, PO20-266.

Zang K, Kurisu F, Kasuga I, and Furumai H (2008) Identification Of Bacteria Degrading Estrone At Concentrations Of Microgram- To Submicrogram-per-liter In Activated Sludge Using Microautoradiography-fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. The 12th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology, PO12-416.

Iwai, S., Kurisu, F., Urakawa, H., Kasuga, I., Yagi, O., and Furumai, H. (2007) An oligonucleotide microarray for analysis of benzene oxygenase genes in soils. The 107th General Meeting of American Society for Microbiology, Q-362, p184, Toronto, Canada.

P. Sermwaraphan, F. Kurisu and T. Limpiyakorn (2007) Degradation of 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2) by nitrifying activated sludge containing different ammonia-oxidizing bacterial communities. 2nd IWA-ASPIRE Conference, Perth, Australia,.

F. Kurisu, Y. Sakamoto, T. Limpiyakorn, O. Yagi (2006) Effects of Nitrite Concentrations on Ammonia Oxidizing Bacteria in Activated Sludge. 11th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Vienna, Austria, 288.

K. Zang, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2006) Stable-Isotope Probing of Bacteria Capable of Degrading Naphthalene in Petroleum Contaminated Soil in JAPAN. 11th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Vienna, Austria, 111.

K. Zang, F. Kurisu, H. Furumai and O. Yagi (2006) In situ phylogenetic diversity study of estrone degrading microbial community in activated sludge using microautoradiography-fluorescent in situ hybridization.. 4th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Bangkok, Thailand, 67-74.

N. Sakai, F. Kurisu, O. Yagi and K.Yamamoto (2006) Community Analysis of Anaerobic Benzene Degrading Bacteria with Stable-Isotope Probing. 11th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Vienna, Austria, 279.

S. Iwai, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2006) Analysis of Mono Oxygenase Gene Diversities in Two Kinds of Benzene Amendment Soils. 11th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Vienna, Austria, 457.

F. Kurisu, Y. Sakata, O. Yagi, H. Furumai (2005) Microbial Community Assessment of Soil Injected with Sewage Effluent by Soil Column Tests. International Workshop on Rainwater and Reclaimed Water for Urban Sustainable Water Use, Tokyo, 133-137.

J. Zhang, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2005) Effect of Organic Acids on PCE Degradation in a Soil Environment. 3rd International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment, Bangkok, Thailand, 66-69.

J. Zhang, F. Kurisu, O. Yagi (2005) Effects of hydrogen concentration on the dechlorination of chloroethenes in soil. Pacifichem 2005, Hawaii, USA.

T. Limpiyakorn, Y. Sakamoto, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2005) Ecological study of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in continuous-flow reactors with different influent ammonia and nitrite concentrations. 1st IWA-ASPIRE Conference, Singapore.

Y. Sakata, F. Kurisu, O. Yagi, H. Furumai (2005) Effects of Sewage Effluent Application on Soil Microbial Community Using Soil Column System. International Workshop on Rainwater and Reclaimed Water for Urban Sustainable Water Use, Tokyo, 151-152.

F. Kurisu, O. Yagi and M. Yasuda (2004) Pathways of Tetrachloroethylene Reaction with Iron Powder. The Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif., F4.

F. Kurisu, A. Nakamura, K. Iwasaki and O. Yagi (2004) Transport of Trichloroethylene Degrading Bacterium Methylocystis Sp. Strain M In Soil Aquifer Columns and Its Model Analysis. 7th Biennial Symposium of International Society of Environmental Biotechnology, Chicago, P-28.

27. M. Ogura, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2004) Isolation and Characterization of Estrogens-Degrading Bacteria Isolated from Soils. 10th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Cancun, Mexico, 134.

O. Yagi, N. Ohkubo, K. Iwasaki, A. Hashimoto and F. Kurisu (2004) Biodegradation of Methyl Tert-Butyl Ether(MTBE) by Mycobacterium Spp.. 7th Biennial Symposium of International Society of Environmental Biotechnology, Chicago, P-61.

29. S. Iwai, A. Yamazoe, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2004) Degradation of Monochlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin by Janibacter Sp.Strain Ya. The Fourth International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds, Monterey, Calif., A7.

T. Limpiyakorn, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2004) Community structure and composition population of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria in various sewage activated sludge systems and their seasonal differences. 10th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Cancun, Mexico, 156.

31. Y. Akai, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2004) Anaerobic cis-1, 2-dichloroethene dechlorination by an enrichment consortium. 10th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Cancun, Mexico, 128.

Y. Sakata, F. Kurisu and O. Yagi (2004) Effect on Soil Microbial Community by Feeding Sewage Effluent to Soil Columns. 10th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Cancun, Mexico, 136.

33. T. Limpiyakorn, Y. Shinohara, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2003) Distributionof ammonia oxidizing bacteria in sewage activated sludge : analysis based on 16S rDNA analysis. Proc. of 9th IAWQ Asia-Pasific Regional Conference, Bangkok, Taiwan, 17.

F. Kurisu, M. Tanaka, T. Matsuo, amd O. Yagi (2002) Degradation of 17β-Estradiol and Its Conjugates by Activated Sludge. IWA World Water Congress, Melbourne, 395.

T. Nittami, F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, and T. Mino (2002) Analysis of Denitrifying Bacteria in Activated Sludge Systems by PCR-DGGE Method Targeting Partial nirS Gene. 7th Int'l Sym. on Bacterial Gen. and Ecol., Bergen, Sweeden, 32.

F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, T. Mino, T. Matsuo and O. Yagi (2001) Characterization of bacterial community structures in a thermophilic aerobic wastewater treatment process and its mechanism of the treatment. 9th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 388.

F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, T. Mino and T. Matsuo (2001) Microbial community analysis of Thermophilic Contact Oxidation Process by Using PCR-DGGE and Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization. Annual Conference of Korean Society of Environmental Engneers, Seoul, Korea, 19-20.

K. Ono-Izu, F. Nakajima, K. Yamamoto and F. Kurisu (2001) Dissolved Oxygen Concentration Affecting a Selective Growth of Purple Non-Sulfur Bacteria in an Organic Wastewater Treatment. 9th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 384-385.

M. A. Khan, H. Satoh, F. Kurisu, H. Katayama and T. Mino (2001) Host Range Broadness of Bacteriophages Isolated from the Activated Sludge Ecosystem. 9th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 386.

S. Saeki, K. Iwasaki, F. Kurisu, and O. Yagi (2001) Complete Degradation of Trichloroethylene by a Mixed Culture of Methylocystis Sp. Strain M and A Trichloroacetate-Degrading Bacterium Pseudomonas Sp. Strain SS1. The Int'l Wat. Assoc. Conference on Water & Wastewater Management for Developing Countries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

F. Kurisu, H. Satoh, T. Mino and T. Matsuo (1999) Analysis of Thermophilic Contact Oxidation Process Based on Microbial Community Structure. Proc. of 7th IAWQ Asia-Pasific Regional Conference, Taipei, Taiwan, 475-480.

F.Kurisu, H.Satoh, T.Mino, and T.Matsuo (1999) Microbial community structure analysis for a thermophilic aerobic wastewater treatment process by combination of respiratory quinone profile, FISH and PCR-DGGE methods. 6th Int'l Sym. on Bacterial Gen. and Ecol., Florence, Italy, 66-67.

F.Kurisu, H.Satoh, T.Mino, and T.Matsuo (1998) Microbial Community Structure Analysis of Thermophilic Wastewater Treatment Process by Combination of Quinone Profile and Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization. 8th Int'l Sym. on Microb. Ecol., Halifax, Canada, 209. (More than 90 presentations at domestic conferences)

Reviews and books

Kensuke Fukushi, Futoshi Kurisu, Kumiko Oguma, Hiroaki Furumai, and Psyche Fontanos. (2010) Southeast Asia Water Environment 4; IWA Publishing, UK

S. Takizawa, H. Satoh and F. Kurisu. (2009) Southeast Asia Water Environment 3; IWA Publishing, UK

Kurisu F (2008) Bioremediation of Groundwater and Soil in Urban Areas. In: Takizawa S. (ed.) Groundwater Management in Asian Cities - Technology and Policy for Sustainability; : Springer, ; . p.207-221.

H. Furumai, H. Katayama, F. Kurisu, H.Satoh, S. Ohgaki and N.C. Thanh. (2007) Southeast Asia Water Environment 2; IWA Publishing, UK

Mohiuddin Md. Taimur Khan, Warren Jones, Anne Camper, Satoshi Takizawa, Hiroyuki Katayama, Futoshi Kurisu and Shinichiro Ohgaki (2007) Powdered activated carbon and biofiltration improve MF performance: Part I. Membrane Technology, 2007, 5, 7-10

Awards

Awards for the excellent presentation at 53rd JSCE conference (1998)

Awards of Excellent Paper for Young Scientists, JSCE (2001) (Awarded to Journal of JSCE, VII-13, pp.23-33)

Finalist Commendation, The Takeda Techno-Entrepreneurship Award, 2002 (2002) (As a collaborator of the research proposal)

Personal Information

Given Name : Futoshi
Family Name : Kurisu
Sex : Male
Nationality : Japan

History: May 1971 Born in Hiroshima City
Lived in Iwakuni City, Yamaguchi (40km southwest from Hiroshima)
March 1990 Graduated from Hiroshima Gakuin High School
Moved to Tokyo
March 1999 Ph.D(Eng.) (Dept. of Urban Eng.,Univ. of Tokyo)

I like: Baseball, Football, Ballroom dance
Fishing, Snow-boarding, Fireworks, Wine, etc.