Please check annual schedule for details.
Curriculum
Please see this link for classes and details. Core subjects are set out every year, while specialized subjects every or every other year, depending on the subject.
Doctoral Dissertation
Doctoral Dissertation Presentation
We have doctoral dissertation presentation sessions as follows. Please participate in the session if you are interested.
When joing the session online, display “(Your student ID+) Last name, First name. No nicknames are allowed.
2021
○2021/8/6 (Fri) 13:30-15:00
Ta-Wei Chang
“Hypocenter hotspots illuminated using a new cross-correlation-based hypocenter and centroid relocation method”
Zoom Meeting
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/81720655806?pwd=SWJWL0FtZm1RbkhOMlBaOFlURGdsZz09
Meeting ID: 817 2065 5806
Passcode: 235089
○2021/7/20 (Tue) 15:00-16:30
SEOW Marvin Xiang Ce
“Interannual variations of the South China Sea winter cold tongue: a study on their mechanisms and possible impacts”
Zoom Meeting
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/82567632570?pwd=cU44bG5hNzRsQVBNbXBhb0FQbzdSdz09
Meeting ID: 825 6763 2570
Passcode: 552797
○2021/7/12 (Mon) 13:30-15:00
WANG Yuchen
“Tsunami data assimilation for early warning”
Zoom Meeting
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/83487906329?pwd=cXBobmFEc2dxWG1VL0tKcTRWWGZ3Zz09
Meeting ID: 834 8790 6329
Passcode: 438401
○2021/6/23 (Wed) 12:30-14:00
Takayoshi Hasegawa
“Characterization of the EUV Hydrogen Lyman Transitions in the Solar Atmosphere”
Zoom Meeting
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/88927016847?pwd=TGJUUEM5akxGOUpUZTZTNXpndWMxUT09
Meeting ID: 889 2701 6847
Passcode: 433184
○2021/5/21 (Fri) 13:00-14:30
Shogo Nagahara
“Development of multi-directional muography”
Zoom Meeting
https://u-tokyo-ac-jp.zoom.us/j/83957542983?pwd=b1hlOUpPS2xycXVlODJheU9zWHZBZz09
Meeting ID: 839 5754 2983
Passcode: 900505
2020
○2021/2/1 (Mon) 13:00-14:30
Eom Jiwon
“Study on water-rock interactions in oceanic spreading centers using isotope geochemistry”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98954518217?pwd=aG5tUyt6eUNCZjN5TkMwZHZyNjV0Zz09
Meeting ID: 989 5451 8217
Passcode: 337007
○2021/1/25 (Mon) 13:00-14:30
Toshihiro Tada
“Australasian Tektite Event: Identification of the On-land Ejecta Deposit and its Distribution across Eastern Indochina”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93816948327?pwd=YjhtL25FcVJKeGFwQkpYUEIxbUIyQT09
Meeting ID: 938 1694 8327
Passcode: 283479
○2021/1/19 (Tue) 15:00-16:30
Satoshi Yoshida
“Geology and geochemistry of the Eoarchean carbonate rocks: Implications for co-evolution of life and transitional element contents in the seawater through geologic time”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIudOmqpjMiEtC5AgK-fOZCgA2WrQ4jv12g
Passcode: 203942
○2021/1/15 (Fri) 15:00-16:30
Takafumi Kimura
“Thermal state of the upper mantle and the origin of the ophiolite pulse in the Cambrian-Ordovician time”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99801930349?pwd=bmRqRlFId3Z1MEc5ZHZ3eGsvdFV6Zz09
Meeting ID: 998 0193 0349
Passcode: 283449
○2021/1/15 (Fri) 13:00-14:30
Hiroto Kajita
“The advancement of alkenone paleothermometry: applications to coastal, lake, and subaerially exposed sediments”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95728087610?pwd=RUcxUnAxMDZKV3phanQzMlZjelEzQT09
Meeting ID: 957 2808 7610
Passcode: 344247
○2021/1/15 (Fri) 10:00-11:30
Wang Yi Kang
“Study of solar chromospheric heating mechanism with numerical simulation”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94501319077?pwd=bDhtVWppbU5mMzBKa2ZYYzVTU1cwZz09
Meeting ID: 945 0131 9077
Passcode: 093567
○2021/1/14 (Thu) 13:00-14:30
Tan Shiyin
“Laboratory experiments and telescope observations toward understanding physicochemical properties of Europa’s surface materials”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97790449002?pwd=RWVYZUJ3ZExTRlRBbmF1WHByZzNZUT09
Meeting ID: 977 9044 9002
Passcode: 497246
○2021/1/14 (Thu) 10:00-11:30
Junki Komori
“History of the great Kanto earthquakes deduced from the Holocene marine terraces: Development and application of new quantitative methods for the geological and geomorphological analyses”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97673046547?pwd=TENZbUVIT3BUa0hLQlVPazRZa2lPZz09
Meeting ID: 976 7304 6547
Passcode: 268074
○2021/1/13 (Wed) 13:00-14:30
Ayumu Maeda
“Reasesssment of paleotemperature proxies using modern foraminifera based on the specimens derived from controlled laboratory culture and field surveys”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93078567065?pwd=NG1abWVIRVJUeGhwYzVOSFd0aS9IQT09
Meeting ID: 930 7856 7065
Passcode: 867524
○2021/1/12 (Tue) 13:00-14:30
Naoto Fukuyo
“Paleoenvironmental reconstruction using geochemical and rock magnetic analyses for carbonates obtained from the Kingdom of Tonga, South Pacific”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/96140478064?pwd=QWZ3RnE3RHJaL0Uya2p1NXh5R0FpQT09
Meeting ID: 961 4047 8064
Passcode: 591411
○2021/1/8 (Fri) 10:00-11:30
Ko Fukuyama
“Nitrogen solubilities in the lower-mantle minerals: implications for the formation process of nitrogen reservoir in the deep Earth”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99122418301?pwd=QkRjK3FiSEw5eU5XNzNCcGtmYmV5QT09
Meeting ID: 991 2241 8301
Passcode: SF8010HI
○2021/1/7 (Thu) 15:00-16:30
Masaya Kimura
“Detection and Quantification of Pre-P Gravity Signals from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake–Proposal of Pre-P Gravity Seismology through Observation and Theoretical Modeling–”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/95999447735?pwd=cTJNMzhWdVVWcjhrR1NQNHUvOXd4dz09
Meeting ID: 959 9944 7735
Passcode: 183563
○2021/1/6 (Wed) 9:30-11:00
Sho Shibata
“Role of Mean Motion Resonances in Planetesimal Accretion onto Proto-Gas Giant Planets”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/98648781002?pwd=VDJhMkU3eHJ1all6Z3o4TkdsdTJkdz09
○2020/8/21 (Fri) 13:00-14:30
Akito Ishikawa
“Proteomic analysis of shell matrix proteins in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis“
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97994123985?pwd=dWhMVmwyaldBd0VyR0lNcGtqV3ZIZz09
Meeting ID: 979 9412 3985
Passcode: 189240
○2020/7/17 (Fri) 13:00-14:30
Shion Sekizawa
“Self-sustained interannual variability of the Australian summer monsoon system and its remote influence on East Asia”
<Online Session>
Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97477766647?pwd=dDN1elRmRHpDSkUyN1ZwcWorcWlrdz09
Meeting ID: 974 7776 6647
Passcode: 099915
For Doctoral Thesis Applicants
Doctoral Thesis Evaluation Procedure
First, doctoral candidate students scheduled to complete doctorate couse in March (or September) must make a presentation at Dissertation Submission Evaluation in November (or May). After passing this evaluation, the candidates must submit doctoral dissertation by the due date in December (or July). The submitted dissertation will be evaluated and once approved at Departmental Graduate School Education Council in February (or Semptember), doctoral degree will be awarded in March (or September) as shown in the flow chart below. In cases where either students are unable to submit their dissertation by the December (or July) deadline and in cases that the dissertation or examination cannnot be completed in time for the departmental faculty meeting in February (or September), the cadidate must follow the irregular schedule for course doctorates.
Candidates of course doctorate or non-course doctorate must present and pass at Doctoral Dissertation Evaluation in November (or May), and submit dissertation by the previous day of the next evaluation day. The submitted dissertation will be evaluated, and once reported and approved by the Graduate School of Science Education Council, doctoral degree will be awarded.
* Course Doctorate: Candidates who will be awarded doctoral degree after completing doctoral course at the University of Tokyo (includes those left the doctoral program with the course requirements completed who will who will submit doctoral dissertation within 3 years).

1: The right to submit a doctoral dissertation to the faculty of science is valid until the day before the subsequent dissertation submission evaluation presentation.
2: Only relevant to applicants not affiliated with the University of Tokyo.
3: The dissertation should be submitted at Graduate School Office of the School of Science. Only registered students up to D3 level are considered regular schedule course students (completion in March or September). Students who are enrolled but have remained beyond D3, candidates who have left the university without graduating but with the necessary credits and wish to apply for a doctorate as a course student within three years of leaving, and non-course candidates can submit their dissertation (Friday is the normal day for submission). The necessary requirements for submitting a doctoral dissertation must be fulfilled by the day of submission.
4: In cases where students who originally planned to obtain their doctorate as a regular schedule course student but are unable to submit their dissertation by the December (or July) deadline and in cases that the dissertation examination is not complete in time for the departmental faculty meeting in February (or September), the candidate must follow the irregular schedule for course doctorates.
5: For registered students following the irregular course schedule who complete in time to finish in March (or September), the results are reported at the Graduate School of Science Education Meeting.
Requirements for Doctoral Dissertation Submission
Course Doctorate
<Doctoral Candidates Enrolled before 2008>
- The candidate must have at least one paper related to Earth and Planetary Science, being the first author, accepted by an international journal (The paper can be unrelated to doctoral dissertation).
- “International journal” is the one included in the list set by the Academic Affairs Committee (PDF).
- This requirement must be met by the time of doctoral dissertation submission.
- Doctoral dissertation can be written in English or Japanese, but the former is strongly recommended. In case of Japanese, a long, comprehensive summary and explanation of figures in English are required.
- The paper can be a original paper or a review paper.
Non-course Doctorate (Ronpaku)
- The candidate must be related to the University of Tokyo or Earth and Planetary Science Department.
- The candidate must have at least two papers related to Earth and Planetary Science, being the first author, accepted by an international journal (The papers can be unrelated to doctoral dissertation).
- “International journal” is the one included in the list set by the Academic Affairs Committee (PDF).
- This requirement must be met by the time of doctoral dissertation submission.
- Doctoral dissertation can be written in English or Japanese, but the former is strongly recommended. In case of Japanese, a long, comprehensive summary and explanation of figures in English are required.
- The paper can be a original paper or a review paper.
Evaluation Committee
- Presentation session is open to external judges, PDs, and graduate students belonging to EPS Department, and other can also be present once pproved by the chief examiner.
- Both presentation and Q&A duration are approximately 45 minutes.
- Q&A will mainly be made by the judges, and Q&A involving other participants must be limited (within 5 minutes). The chief examiner is responsible for the progress of the presentation session.
- Closed evaluation meeting will be held after the presentation, and the result of the examination will be judged. Judges can ask questions to the presenter if necessary. If the presenter’s supervisor is not a judge, the chief examiner can request the supervisor for participation in the closed evaluation meeting as an observer. If the presenter’s supervisor is not a judge, the supervisor can pariticipate in the closed evaluation meeting as an observer.
Application Under Course Term Exception Provision
Under exception provision, candidates with extraordinary research achievements can shorten doctoral course by 0.5-2 years for completion. (Article 6-2, University Regulations). Contact your supervisor for details.
Contact: EPS Office (Educational affairs officer) gakumu-eps.s@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Reception of Doctoral Dissertation Application
Doctoral dissertation application will be received by the Graduate School Office of the Graduate School of Science. Obtain “Guideline for Ph.D. candidates” from the manager upon applying. A notice for doctoral dissertation application will be made for course doctorate for September or March completion, and refer to this link for other doctorate candidates.
[Reception Hours]
Every Friday in principle 9:30-11:30/13:30-16:30
* Keep in mind that a reception period will be set for March/September completion course doctorates.
* Confirm schedule ahead of time during new year holiday seasion and college entrance exam period.
[Reception Venue]
Graduate School Office of the Graduate School of Science (Room 275, 1F, Faculty of Science Building)
[Contact]
Earth and Planetary Science Office (Educational Affairs) gakumu-eps.s@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Information On Doctoral Dissertation
For more information and the latest announcement, please refer to the following Japanese site.
https://www.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/education_thesis/
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Master’s Thesis / Information for Applicants
* Check Information for submission due date, presentation schedule and other information regarding the master’s thesis.
Master’s Thesis Presentation
At EPS Department, a presentation made at “Master’s Thesis Presentation” is regareded as the final examination of master’s degree requirement ( Article 5-1, University Regulations). First, the evaluation of submitted master’s thesis (pdf) is conducted by three judges. Then, the evaluation of presentation is carried out by multiple faculty members at the Master’s Thesis Presentation. Final evaluation will be made based on the results of the thesis and presentation.
For Master’s Thesis Applicants
- Process of Master’s Thesis Submission (For Students, Information Aggregation System Manual)
- Format of Master’s Thesis
- Template PDF/Word
- Evaluation Criteria of Admission of Doctorate Course and Master’s Thesis and Presentation (For Students)
[Contact]
Earth and Planetary Science Office (Educational Affairs) gakumu-eps.s@gs.mail.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Information On Master’s Thesis
For more information and the latest announcement, please refer to the following Japanese site.
https://www.eps.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/education_thesis/
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Science English Workshop
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Material to be read before attending Lecture on Research Ethics
Please read this website article on the School of Science Deparment.