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Core Groups

Atmospheric and Oceanic Science Group

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
KATSUMATA, Katsuro	Professor	Physical Oceanography
SATO, Kaoru	Professor	Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle Atmosphere Sciences
MASUMOTO, Yukio	Professor	Climate Dynamics, Physical Oceanography
KOIKE, Makoto	Associate Professor	Atmospheric Environmental Science/Atmospheric Chemistry
TOZUKA, Tomoki	Associate Professor	Physical oceanography, Climate dynamics
MIURA, Hiroaki	Associate Professor	Meteorology, Atmospheric physics, Climate modeling
IJICHI, Takashi	Assistant Professor	Ocean Dynamics, Deep Ocean Mixing	–
OKUI, Haruka	Assistant Professor	Middle atmosphere science, atmospheric dynamics	–
KOHMA, Masashi	Assistant Professor	Middle atmosphere dynamics

Space and Planetary Science Group

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
ASGARI-TARGHI, Mahboubeh	Professor	Solar Physics, Plasma Astrophysics, Magnetic Topology	–
AMANO, Takanobu	Professor	Space Physics, Plasma Astrophysics
IMADA, Shinsuke	Professor	Space Physics, Solar Physics, Magnetospheric Physics
SUGITA, Seiji	Professor	Planetary exploration, Comparative Planetary Science
TACHIBANA, Shogo	Professor	Cosmochemistry
KASAHARA, Satoshi	Associate Professor	Space and planetary science: space-borne instrumentation and data analyses
OHIRA, Yutaka	Assistant Professor	Astrophysics, Cosmic ray physics, Plasma physics	–
KEIKA, Kunihiro	Assistant Professor	Planetary magnetospheric plasma physics, Interplanetary plasma physics	–
SHODA Munehito	Assistant Professor	Solar/stellar physics
CHO, Yuichiro	Assistant Professor	Planetary Science	–

Earth and Planetary System Science Group

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
TACHIBANA, Shogo	Professor	Cosmochemistry
TAJIKA, Eiichi	Professor	Earth and planetary system science, Comparative planetology
YAMANO, Hiroya	Professor	Geo-Terrestrial Science, Physical Geography, Environmental Studies, Coral Reef Science
IKEDA, Masayuki	Associate Professor	Geology, Paleoclimatology, Paleoceanography, Sedimentology, Astrochronology	–
TAKIGAWA, Aki	Associate Professor	Astromineralogy, experimental astrophysics, material circulation in the galaxy	–
SAKUMA, Aki	Assistant Professor	Sedimentology, Paleoclimatology	–
NOTSU, Shota	Assistant Professor	Formation of planetary systems, Astrochemistry, Astrophysics, Astronomical observations
HAGA, Chihiro	Assistant Professor	Environmental Science, Landscape Ecology, Social– Ecological Systems

Solid Earth Science Group

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
IDE, Satoshi	Professor	Earthquake Source Physics
SIMON, WALLIS	Professor	Structural petrology, tectonics
TAKEI, Yasuko	Professor	Physical properties, dynamics in the Earth’s interiors	–
HIROSE, Kei	Professor	High-pressure geoscience / Study of deep Earth materials
ANDO, Ryosuke	Associate Professor	Earthquake source physics, Seismotectonics
IIZUKA, Tsuyoshi	Associate Professor	Geochemistry and cosmochemistry
UNO, Masaki	Associate Professor	Petrology, Geochemistry, Geofluids sciences, Rock-FluidPetrology, Geochemistry, Crustal Fluid Science, Supercritical Geothermal, Geochemical Machine Learning
KAWAI, Kenji	Associate Professor	Global seismology, Study of Earth’s deep interior
TANAKA, Yoshiyuki	Associate Professor	Geodesy, Crustal deformation, Gravity, Relativistic geodesy
SAKURABA, Ataru	Assistant Professor	Geodynamics,Planetary dynamos,Geomagnetism
YOKOO, Shunpei	Assistant Professor	High-pressure Earth science, Planetary interiors	–

Geosphere and Biosphere Science Group

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
ENDO, Kazuyoshi	Professor	molecular palaeontology, skeletogenesis	–
OHFUJI, Hiroaki	Professor	Mineralogy, Crystal Science, Electron Microscopy	–
GOTO, Kazuhisa	Professor	Geology, Sedimentology, paleotsunami, paleostorm
TAKAHASHI, Yoshio	Professor	Molecular Geochemistry, Environmental Geochemistry, Aerosol chemistry, Geomicrobioloby
ITAI, Takaaki	Associate Professor	Environmental Geochemistry, Ecological Geochemistry, Limno- chemistry
SUZUKI, Yohey	Associate Professor	Geomicrobiology, geochemistry, nanomineralogy, martian life exploration, planetary protection
HIRASAWA, Tatsuya	Associate Professor	Paleontology, Evolutionary Developmental Biology	–
SUNAMURA, Michinari	Assistant Professor	Geomicrobiolgy, Microbial ecology	–
MINAMIDATE, Kenta	Assistant Professor	Sedimentology, Paleoclimatology, Paleotempestology, Paleotsunami Science, Natural Hazard Science

Affiliated Groups

Earthquake Research Institute

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
ARAYA, Akito	Professor	Geophysical instrumentation
IIDAKA, Takashi	Professor	Seismology for disaster prevention, Observational Seismology
ICHIHARA, Mie	Professor	Physical volcanology	–
IWAMORI, Hikaru	Professor	Earth Dynamics
UESHIMA, Makoto	Professor	Geoelectromagnetism
UCHIDA, Naoki	Professor	Subduction zone seismology, sisimicity, earthquake forecast, earthquake and volcano data science	–
OHMINATO, Takao	Professor	Volcano physics	–
KATO, Aitaro	Professor	Earthquake source physics, Seismic observation
KATO, Naoyuki	Professor	Earthquake source mechanics	–
KAME, Nobuki	Professor	Earthquake Source Physics
KINOSHITA, Masataka	Professor	Marine Geology and Geophysics, Ocean Drilling and Observatory, Geothermics	–
SHIOBARA, Hajime	Professor	Ocean floor seismology	–
SHINOHARA, Masanao	Professor	Marine seismology
SHIMIZU, Hisayoshi	Professor	Geomagnetism, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Magnetohydrodynamics	–
TAKEUCHI, Nozomu	Professor	Seismology
TANAKA, Hiroyuki	Professor	High Energy Geophysics
NAKATANI, Masao	Professor	Earthquake source physics, Lab and Field Rock mechanics, Earthquake precursor	–
NISHIDA, Kiwamu	Professor	Seismology
HIRAGA, Takehiko	Professor	Mineral and rock physics
FURUMURA, Takashi	Professor	Analysis of seismic wave, numerical simulation of seismic wave propagation, strong ground motion
MOCHIZUKI, Kimihiro	Professor	Marine Seismology
WATADA, Shingo	Professor	Seismology, Tsunami
AOKI, Yosuke	Associate Professor	Space Geodesy and Physical Volcanology	–
ISHIYAMA, Tatsuya	Associate Professor	Tectonic geomorphology, Active tectonics, Applied geophysics	–
ISSE, Takehi	Associate Professor	Broadband ocean bottom seismology
IMANISHI, Yuichi	Associate Professor	Geodesy	–
KANO, Yasuyuki	Associate Professor	Seismology, Historical disaster science
KURASHIMO, Eiji	Associate Professor	Observational Seismology seismology, Plate tectonics	–
KOYAMA, Takao	Associate Professor	Geoelectromagnetism, Volcano electromagnetism	–
SUZUKI, Yujiro	Associate Professor	Volcanology, Physical volcanology
TAKEMURA, Shunsuke	Associate Professor	Seismology, monitoring, seismic wave propagation in the heterogeneous Earth
BABA, Kiyoshi	Associate Professor	Marine electromagnetism	–
FUKUDA, Junichi	Associate Professor	Geodesy, Crustal movement	–
MAENO, Fukashi	Associate Professor	Volcanology, Geology and petrology of volcanoes
MIYAKE, Hiroe	Professor	Strong motion seismology
MIURA, Yayoi	Associate Professor	Isotope Geo, Cosmo Sciences	–
YUKUTAKE, Yohei	Associate Professor	Volcanology	–

Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
ABE-OUCHI, Ayako	Professor	Paleoclimate modelling, Antarctica dynamics, Climate dynamics, Ice sheet dynamics and climate	–
OKINO, Kyoko	Professor	Marine Geophysics, Ocean Floor Tectonics
SATOH, Masaki	Professor	Atmospheric Science, Dynamic Meteorology, Numerical Modeling
SUZUKI, Kentaroh	Professor	Cloud physics, Atmospheric radiation, Cloud-aerosol interaction, Satellite data analysis
HASUMI, Hiroyasu	Professor	Physical Oceanography, Climate Dynamics	–
YOKOYAMA, Yusuke	Professor	Geochemistry, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoceanography
WATANABE, Masahiro	Professor	Climate modeling, Climate dynamics, Dynamics of the large-scale atmospheric circulation	–
OKA, Eitarou	Professor	Physical Oceanography, Ocean Observations
IGA, Keita	Associate Professor	Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Dynamic Meteorology, Ocean Dynamics
IMADA, Yukiko	Associate Professor	Dynamic Meteorology, Extreme Weather Events and Climate Change, Climate modeling	–
OKA, Akira	Associate Professor	Physical Oceanography, Climate Modeling, Ocean Biogeochemical Cycles, Paleoceanography	–
KURODA, Junichiro	Associate Professor	Paleoceanography, Marine Geology, Geochemistry
SHIRAI, Kotaro	Associate Professor	Geochemistry, (Paleo)environment, (Paleo)ecology,Climate change/Material cycle/ Elucidating the history of co-change in ecosystems	–
PARK, Jin-Oh	Associate Professor	Marine Geology and Geophysics (Reflection Seismology)
MIYAKAWA, Tomoki	Associate Professor	Multiscale interaction, cloud-resolving, climate model, air-sea coupling, tropical meteorology	–
YAMAGUCHI, Asuka	Associate Professor	Marine geology, structural geology, tectonics
YAMAGUCHI, Ryohei	Associate Professor	Physical Oceanography, Ocean Carbon Cycle, Ocean Observation, Climate Change	–
YOSHIMORI, Masakazu	Associate Professor	Climate system, Climate change, Climate modelling (Global warming, Polar climate, Paleoclimate)	–
KURISU, Minako	Lecturer	Geochemistry, Atmospheric chemistry, Marine chemistry	–
YOKOYAMA, Chie	Lecturer	Atmospheric chemistry, tropical meteorology, Satellite data analysis	–

Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

Name	Title	Research Theme
SEKI, Kanako	Professor	Space Physics
KOSAKA, Yu	Associate Professor	Climate variability and change, Extreme weather, Climate dynamics
HIBIYA, Yuki	Associate Professor	Cosmic and planetary material evolution
HARA Takuya	Associate Professor

Cooperating Groups

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
USUI, Tomohiro	Professor	Geochemistry, petrology, planetary exploration	–
SAITO, Yoshifumi	Professor	Space Plasma Physics, Development of Science Instruments for Planetary Exploration	–
SHINOHARA, Iku	Professor	Space Plasma Physics, Magnetospheric Physics	–
SHIMIZU, Toshifumi	Professor	Solar plasma physics
YAMAZAKI, Atsushi	Associate Professor	Planetary exploration, Space Physics

High Energy Accelerator Research Organization

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
FUNAMORI, Nobumasa	Professor	Synchrotron Radiation Science, High Pressure Science, Materials Science under Extreme Conditions		–

National Museum of Nature and Science

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
TSUIHIJI, Takanobu	Associate Professor	Vertebrate paleontology, vertebrate comparative anatomy		–

National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Name	Title	Research Theme	Lab
IKOMA, Masahiro	Professor	Planetary astronomy, Exoplanet, Planet formation	–
NAMIKI, Noriyuki	Professor	Solid Planetary Science Planetary Geodesy	–
FUJII, Yuka	Associate Professor	Exoplanet・Planetary Atmosphere

Related Research Institutions (Internal)

Geochemical Research Center

Name	Title	Research Theme
KAGI, Hiroyuki	Professor	Inorganic geochemistry, mineral sciences, high- pressure sciences, Deep earth mineralogy
HIRATA, Takafumi	Professor	Geochemistry, Cosmochemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Isotope Geoscience Metallomics
MORI, Toshiya	Associate Professor	Volcanology, Volcanic geochemistry
KOMATSU Kazuki	Associate Professor	mineral crystallography

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences

Name	Title	Research Theme
IMAMURA, Takeshi	Professor	Planetary atmosphere, Planetary exploration
SUGAI, Toshihiko	Professor	Geomorphology, Natural environmental studies
YOSHIKAWA, Ichiro	Professor	Planetary airglow
ASHI, Juichiro	Associate Professor	Marine Geology
YOSHIOKA, Kazuo	Associate Professor	Planetary exploration, Space physics

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
KOMIYA, Tsuyoshi	Professor	Decoding evolution of Earth and life, geology and petrology
KUROKAWA, Hiroyuki	Associate Professor	Formation of planetary systems, Evolution of planetary environments, atmospheres, the solar system

Graduate School of Engineering

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
MIYAMOTO, Hideaki	Professor	Planetary geology, space resources

Center for Integrated Disaster Information Research

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
MIYAKE, Hiroe	Professor	Strong motion seismology

Center for Spatial Information Science

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
OGUCHI, Takashi	Professor	Geographical Information Science, Geomorphology

The University Museum

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
MIKOUCHI, Takashi	Professor	Planetary Science, Mineralogy, Meteoritics
SASAKI, Takenori	Associate Professor	Paleontology, Comparative anatomy, Taxonomy

Related Research Institutions (External)

Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology（OIST)

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
KATAOKA, Ryuho	Associate Professor	Space Physics		–

JAMSTEC

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
SUZUKI, Katsuhiko	Professor	–	–	–
WATANABE, Shingo	Professor	Middle Atmosphere Science, Earth System Modeling		–

National Institute for Materials Science

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
SAKUMA, Hiroshi	Associate Professor	Mineral Physics, Clay Mineralogy, Geofluids		ー

Nagoya University

Name	Title	Research Theme	EPS	Lab
SAITO Hitoshi	Associate Professor	Physical Geography, Geomorphology, Geographic Information Science

Technical Staff

Name	Title	Responsibility	EPS
ISHIHARA, Shingo	ー	Administration of observation equipment and web system ,Technical assistance of thin section production	–
ICHIMURA, Koji	ー	Administration of electron microscope and Secondary ion mass spectrometer
KURISU, Shinji	ー	Administration of observation equipment, Geological material and web system
KOBAYASHI, Akihiro	ー	Administration and Technical assistance of mass spectroscope, X-ray Diffractometer and Security management

Professor Emeritus

Professor Emeritus	Research Field	Year of Retirement
OZIMA, Minoru	Geochemistry	1991
KUMAZAWA, Mineo	Physics of the Earth’s Interior	1994
KUSHIRO, Ikuo	Petrology	1995
TAKEDA, Hiroshi	Mineralogy	1995
MATSUNO, Taro	Meteorology	1995
KOKUBUN, Susumu	Aeronomy	1996
SHIMAZAKI, Hidehiko	Economic Geology	2000
OGAWA, Toshihiro	Atmospheric Chemistry	2001
HAMANO, Yozo	Earth and Planetary Geodynamics	2007
MATSUURA, Mitsuhiro	Seismology	2009
MATSUMOTO, Ryo	Sedimentology	2012
TANABE, Kazushige	Paleontology	2012
YAMAGATA, Toshio	Climate Dynamics	2012
MIYAMOTO, Masamichi	Solid Earth Material Science	2013
URABE, Tetsuro	Geochemistry & Geology	2013
KONDO, Yutaka	Global Atmospheric Physiochemistry & Environment of the Atmosphere	2015
SUGIURA, Naoji	Planetology & Meteorics	2015
KIMURA, Gaku	Plate Tectonics & Structural Geology	2016
MURAKAMI, Takashi	Environmental Mineralogy	2016
NAGAHARA, Hiroko	Planetary Science	2017
GELLER, Robert J.	Seismology	2017
TADA, Ryuji	Earth System Dynamics	2019
OZAWA, Kazuhito	Petrology	2021
HIBIYA, Toshiyuki		2022
HOSHINO, Masahiro		2023

(*) Professor Emeritus related to the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, nominated by the School of Science. This list includes former Earth and Planetary Science majors, and excludes those passed away (as of April 26, 2021).