Hajime Yano is a space scientist in Solar System exploration specializing Solar System small bodies, cosmic dust and astrobiology. His research extends to: extraterrestrial sample analyses, meteor and astronomical observations, meteoroid and orbital debris dynamics, hypervelocity impact and microgravity geology experiments, planetary protection, and design, R&D, flight operation, and data analyses of spacecraft instruments, emphasizing on sample return missions from LEO, NEO and beyond. Hajime has been a PM, PI, and Co-I for more than a dozen of space missions by JAXA, NASA and ESA including Hayabusa, Hayabusa2, Tanpopo, Tanpopo2, IKAROS, SFU, BepiColombo, EuReCa, Stardust, and LDEF. He teaches space science , astronautics, and project management at a number of graduate schools.