Nobuaki Mizumoto (Nobu) is an Assistant Professor in Insect Ecology at the Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology at Auburn University. He is interested in the evolution of collective behavior in termites and tandem running behavior.
Career
- 2024- : Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University
- 2023 : Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- 2020-2023: JSPS Research Fellow CPD, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- 2020 : JSPS Research Fellow SPD, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology
- 2018-2020: JSPS Overseas Research Fellow, School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University
- 2015-2018: JSPS Research Fellow DC1, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Education:
- 2018 Ph.D. Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
- 2015 MS Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
- 2013 BS Department of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Grant
- 2024 Christopher Barnard Award for 2024, The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB), 1,000 EUR
- 2024-2027 Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA), Australian Research Council, 388,487.00 AUD, “Reconstructing evolutionary history of termite collective nest construction”, PI: Mizumoto N. (secured but will be declined due to another appointment)
- 2023-2024 The Motoo Kimura Trust Foundation for the Promotion of Evolutionary Biology, 1,000,000 JPY, for Japan Eco-Evo English Seminar 2023. PI: Kass J. M., Co-PIs: Fujioka H., Mizumoto N.
- 2023-2026 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering), 25,220,000 JPY, “Reliving termite evolution through experimental replacement of gut microorganisms”, PI: Tokuda G., Co-PIs: Bourguignon T., Mizumoto N., 23K17380 (stopped in the end of 2023 due to US visa regulation)
- 2023 OIST SHINKA grant FY2023, 800,000 JPY, “A new framework to comprehend nest migration dynamics in social insects with a diverse communication system.” PI: Mizumoto N., co-PI: Planas-Sitjà I.
- 2023-2026 OIST Interdisciplinary Postdoctoral Scholar Fellowship, 300,000 JPY annually, PI: Mizumoto N. (stopped in the end of 2023 due to another appointment)
- 2022-2023 Grant for Basic Science Research Project from the Sumitomo Foundation, 1,200,000 JPY, “The role of resource competition in termite soldier evolution.” PI: Mizumoto N., 2200302
- 2022-2025 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 17,290,000 JPY, “Maintenance mechanisms of the reproductive division of labor in social insects by long-term behavioral tracking.” PI: Shimoji H., Co-PIs: Miura K., Mizumoto N., Dobata S., 22H02364 (stopped in the end of 2023 due to US visa regulation)
- 2021-2022 The Motoo Kimura Trust Foundation for the Promotion of Evolutionary Biology, 230,000 JPY, for Japan Eco-Evo English Seminar. PIs: Mizumoto N., Kass J. M.
- 2021-2024 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, 4,680,000 JPY, “Contact-based behavioral rules for insect collective motion.” PI: Mizumoto N., 21K15168
- 2020-2025 JSPS Research Fellowship (SPD-CPD), 19,500,000 JPY for research, “Evolutionary process of termite construction revealed by comparative and constructive approaches.” PI: Mizumoto N., 20J00660 (stopped in the end of 2023 due to US visa regulation)
- 2019 Weaving the Future of Animal Behavior (WFAB) Program travel expense 500 USD
- 2018 JSPS Overseas Research fellowship
- 2015-2018 JSPS Research Fellowship (DC1), 2,800,000 JPY for research, PI: Mizumoto N., 15J02767
- 2014 Travel Award, The Japanese section of The International Union for the Study of Social Insects, 212,648 JPY
Awards
Awards
- 2024 Christopher Barnard Award for 2024, The Association for the Study of Animal Behaviour (ASAB)
- 2021 37th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
- 2021 Young Scholar Award of the Ecological Society of Japan (ESJ Suzuki Award)
- 2020 Japan Ethological Society Award
- 2020 Young Scientist Initiative Award, Society of Evolutionary Studies, Japan
- 2018 Ikushi Prize, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Presentation awards
- 2018 Best English Presentation Award, The 62th Annual Meeting of the Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology
- 2016 Best Poster Award, The 32th Annual Meeting of the Society of Population Ecology
- 2016 Best English Presentation Award, The Joint Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of Japan and the Japanese Society of Applied Entomology and Zoology; Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka
- 2016 English Presentation Award Best Award, The 63th Annual Meeting of ESJ in Sendai Japan
- 2015 Best Poster award (Voting Top 2), SWARM 2015: The First International Symposium on Swarm Behavior and Bio-Inspired Robotics
- 2015 Poster award, The 31th Annual Meeting of the Society of Population Ecology
- 2014 English Presentation Award Best Award The 61th Annual Meeting of ESJ in Hiroshima Japan
- 2013 Poster award, The 32th Annual Meeting of the Japan Ethological Society