Makoto Hirota
| 2001.3 | Bachelor of Engineering (Quantum Engineering and System Science), The University of Tokyo |
| 2003.3 | Master of Science (Advanced Energy Engineering), The University of Tokyo |
| 2006.3 | Ph.D (Frontier Science), The University of Tokyo |
| 2006.4-2008.4 | Research Fellow of the 21st Century COE Program & GP Program, Faculty of Mathematics, Kyushu University |
| 2008.5-2013.3 | Post-Doctoral Fellow in
Plasma Theory and Simulation Group, Division of Advanced Plasma Research, Japan Atomic Energy Agency |
| 2013.4- | present post |
| 2014.7-2015.8 | Visiting Researcher Institute for Fusion Studies, The University of Texas at Austin |