Laboratory List
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Earth and Environmental Sciences
Graduate SchoolDepartment

Research Group

Research Area

高野 雅夫
Masao Takano

masao＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

平野 恭弘
Yasuhiro Hirano

yhirano＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Job title

NameContact

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth Environmental Systems

Designing a sustainable Earth and social system,
Professor
renewable energy technologies

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth Environmental Systems

Eco-physiological study of forest belowgroundecosystem

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth Environmental Systems

Interactions between human and environmental
Lecturersystems

宮坂 隆文
Takafumi Miyasaka

miyataka＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, andstructural geology

Professor

竹内 誠
Makoto Takeuchi

takeuchi＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Structure, protperties, and evolution of mantle
rocks, plate tectonics

Professor

道林 克禎
Katsuyoshi Michibayashi

michibayashi＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Lecturer纐纈 佑衣
Yui Kouketsu

kouketsu.yui＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Associate Professor

高橋 聡
Satoshi Takahashi

stakahashi＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Metamorphic and metasomatic rocks, Ramanand IR spectroscopy

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Mass extinction events, biostratigraphy,
geochemistry

Associate Professor
Lecturer

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Carbonate sedimentology, Quaternary
environmental changes

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geology and Geobiology

Evolution and diversity of mollusks

ハンブレ マークMarc Humblet
林 誠司
Seiji Hayashi

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Isotope geochemistry, evolution of the Solar
SystemEnvironmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Planetary formation, origin and evolution of lifeon the early Earth

Associate Professor

平原 靖大
Yasuhiro Hirahara

mhumblet＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp
seijih＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Professor

日高 洋
Hiroshi Hidaka

hidaka＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Professor

三村 耕一
Koichi Mimura

mimura＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp

yasu＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Planetary science, infrared spectroscopicanalysis

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry

Isotope geochemistry

Associate Professor

淺原 良浩
Yoshihiro Asahara

asahara＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, volcanology, volcano andearthquake monitoring

Professor

熊谷 博之
Hiroyuki Kumagai

kumagai＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jpEnvironmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Study of planetary formation, evolution of small
Associate Professor
system solar bodies

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Volcanology, geodynamics

Associate Professor

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, volcanic activity monitoring

Professor

城野 信一
Sin-iti Sirono
並木 敦子
Atsuko Namiki
山岡 耕春
Koshun Yamaoka

sirono＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp
namiki＜at＞eps.nagoya-u.ac.jp
kyamaoka＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, volcanology, numerical simulations

Professor

鷺谷 威
Takeshi Sagiya

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, volcanology, disaster mitigation

Professor

渡辺 俊樹
Toshiki Watanabewatanabe＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Dynamics and structure of the crust

Associate Professor

田所 敬一
Keiichi Tadokoro

tad＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, volcanology

Associate Professor

山中 佳子
Yoshiko Yamanaka

sanchu＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Associate Professor

橋本 千尋
Chihiro Hashimoto

hashi＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

伊藤 武男
Takeo Ito

takeo_ito＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Earthquake physics, plate tectonics

sagiya＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Seismology, numerical simulations, GNSS-based
Associate Professor
research

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Earthquake physics, plate tectonics

Associate Professor

寺川 寿子
Toshiko Terakawa

terakawa＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Earth and Planetary Dynamics

Volcano seismology

Lecturer

前田 裕太
Yuta Madea

maeda＜at＞seis.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Diagenesis, material migration in rockformations and fault zones

Professor

吉田 英一
Hidekazu Yoshidadora＜at＞num.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Cosmogenic nuclide dating, study of geologicalprocesses and environmental changes

Professor

北川 浩之
Hiroyuki Kitagawa

hiroyuki.kitagawa＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Research Interests
Designing a sustainable Earth and social system based on the development of small-scale renewable energy
technologies, for example, using micro-hydropower, geothermal energy, or woody biomass energy, and applicationof these technologies to revitalize mountainous areas
Eco-physiological study of forest belowground ecosystem (tree roots and forest soil), particularly to clarify theeffects of soil acidification and global warming, and the contribution of tree roots to the carbon cycle
Complex interactions between human and environmental systems, particularly in the context of desertification andprotected area management, addressed by interdisciplinary approaches combining social and ecological fieldsurveys, geospatial techniques, and computer simulations
Research in the fields of sedimentology, sedimentary petrology, and structural geology to reconstruct the geologicalhistory of East Asia, particularly the study of the tectonic evolution of East Asia based on provenance analyses ofclastic sedimentary rocks• Structural evolution of crustal and mantle rocks• Structure and petrological properties of peridotite and seismic wave anisotropy• Rheological properties and microstructure of rocks in a ductile field• Mid-ocean ridges, trenches and subduction zones – sea- and land-based approaches• Development of the analysis methods for rocks using Raman and IR spectroscopy• Research on the formation conditions of metamorphic and metasomatic rocks
Mass extinction events and their recovery process in the geologic past
Biostratigraphy based on micro-fossils such as conodont and radiolarians Geochemical approaches to reconstructing
the paleoenvironmental records
Study of modern and fossil coral reef ecosystems; in particular, research on the responses of reef and reef
communities to environmental and sea-level changes during the Quaternary
Evolution and diversity of mollusks based on morphological and molecular phylogenetic analyses• Evolution of the primitive solar system based on isotopic analyses of planetary materials• Isotopic study of the interaction between planetary materials and cosmic rays
• Development of new methods for detecting natural nuclear reactions based on isotopic chemistry• Stability of organic molecules at high temperature and high pressure• Experimental study of the behavior of volatiles and their isotopic composition during planetary formation• Origin and evolution of life on the early Earth
Infrared spectroscopic analysis of interstellar molecules and planetary atmospheres, development of new
astronomical observation devices, and laboratory study of short-lived molecular species important in cosmologicalchemistry• Reconstructions of ocean paleocirculation based on geochemical analyses of marine sediments• Paleoenvironmental reconstructions based on geochemical analyses ofsedimentary rocks• Dating and petrogenetic analyses of igneous rocks and ore deposits• Volcano seismicity and mechanisms of volcanic eruptions• Large earthquakes along subduction zones in Asia and Pacific regions• Volcano and earthquake monitoring using seismological methods• Numerical simulations of the evolution of matter during planetary formation• Theoretical study of the evolution of small system solar bodies, such as asteroids and comet nuclei
Physical volcanology, geodynamics, dynamics of geological fluid, rheology of complex fluids. I mainly use
experimental approaches and sometimes combine them with field observations and theoretical approaches• Study of the origin of earthquakes and volcanic activity monitoring• Statistical analysis of crustal deformation and seismic activity• Theoretical and observational study of crustal deformation processes• Research on earthquake occurrence cycles and fault slip behavior• Study of seismicity, volcanism and tectonics in the Japanese Archipelago based on crustal deformation• Crustal activity prediction based on numerical simulations and analyses of observational data
• Visualization and monitoring of underground structures and physical properties using geophysical exploration
methods• Study of earthquakes and volcanoes using seismic wave field analysis• Application of geophysical exploration to energy, environmental and disaster mitigation studies• Development of ocean bottom crustal movement observation systems• Study of the structure and evolution of fault fracture zones based on seismological data
• Study of crustal heterogeneity based on seismic wave analysis• Research on earthquake occurrence mechanism (hypocenter, asperity map, tectonics)• Study of volcanic phenomena based on seismic wave analysis
Theoretical study of crustal activities due to tectonic plate interactions, particularly themes related to physics ofearthquake generation cycles and tectonic activities in plate boundary zones, numerical simulations of crustal
activities in the Japanese Archipelago• Research on crustal activity based on numerical simulations• Study of the ionosphere, Earth and ocean tides based on GNSS observations• Theoretical and observational study of earthquake occurrence cycles based on crustal deformation data
• Theoretical study of tectonic loading process caused by plate motion• Tectonic stress field in the crust• Roles of pore fluid pressures in earthquake generation• Interaction between volcanic activity and seismicity• Waveform analyses of Mt. Ontake region• ACROSS analyses at Sakurajima
Research on the circulation/migration of material in the Earth’s crust and related rock weathering, particularly
dissolution and precipitation processes linked to interactions between rock minerals and groundwater, theformation of secondary minerals, and environmental and applied geology related to material migration in rockformations、concretion formation and fault zones.
Analyses of cosmogenic nuclides (e.g., 10Be, 14C, 26Al, 36Cl) for age determination of geological and archeologicalsamples, and for gaining insight into geological processes and environmental changes, with a particular focus onlake sediments and archeological sites in Asia

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Earth and Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Radiocarbon dating, isotope geochemistry

Professor

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Radiometric dating, spectroscopic analysis

Associate ProfessorEnvironmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Paleogeography, plate tectonics

Associate Professor

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Taxonomy and ecology of plants

Associate Professor

南 雅代
Masayo Minami
加藤 丈典
Takenori Kato
束田 和弘
Kazuhiro Tsukada
西田 佐知子
Sachiko Nishidaminami＜at＞nendai.nagoya-u.ac.jp

kato＜at＞nendai.nagoya-u.ac.jp
tsukada＜at＞num.nagoya-u.ac.jp
nishida＜at＞num.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Archeology, human evolutionProfessor

門脇 誠二
Seiji Kadowaki

Environmental Studies

Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences

Chronology and Natural History

Paleontology, paleoecology, functionalmorphology

Lecturer

藤原 慎一
Shinichi Fujiwara

sifjwr＜at＞num.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Global Environmental Variation

Climatology, drought science, arid landresearch.

Professor

篠田 雅人
Masato Shinoda

shinoda.masato.f7＜at＞f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Global Environmental Variation

Paleoclimatology, dendrochronology

Professor中塚 武
Takeshi Nakatsuka

nakatsuka.takeshi.m0＜at＞f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Global Geochemistry

Atmospheric chemistry, wet and dry deposition,
Professor
Asian dusts

⾧田 和雄
Kazuo Osada

kosada＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Climate Science

Paleoclimatology, glaciology

Professor

藤田 耕史
Koji Fujita

cozy＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Climate Science

Atmospheric chemistry, climatology

Professor

須藤 健悟
Kengo Sudokengo＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Climate Science

Paleoclimatology, isotope geochemistry

Associate Professor

植村 立
Ryu Uemura

ryu.umeura＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

Associate Professor

松井 仁志
Hitoshi Matsuimatsui＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

kadowaki＜at＞num.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Climate Science

Atmospheric chemistry, climate and aerosol
modeling

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Global Water Cycle Atmospheric Chemistry

Atmospheric chemistry, study of aerosols

Professor持田 陸宏
Michihiro Mochidamochida.michihiro.u7＜at＞f.mail.nagoya-u.ac.jp

Environmental Studies

Department of Hydrospheric and Atmospheric Sciences

Global Water Cycle Oceanography

Oceanography, phytoplankton research,environmental and climate change

Professor

石坂 丞二
Joji Ishizaka

Jishizaka＜at＞nagoya-u.jp

14C application studies: 14C dating of human bones and charred materials excavated from archeological sites,
development of new methods for high accuracy 14C measurements
Other isotopic studies: nationwide Sr isotopic ratio mapping, paleodietary analyses based on C, N and Sr isotopic
ratios in bones• CHIME dating and its applications• Electron and X-ray spectroscopic analysis of rock minerals
Field-based investigation of the paleogeographic evolution of Gondwana and the formation of the Eurasiancontinent with geological field surveys conducted in Mongolia, Russia, Antarctica, and Japan
Taxonomy and ecology of plants, particularly ecological study of closely related plants, interactions of plant organsand animals, and taxonomic study of tropical Lauraceae
Archeological study of human evolution and the origin of agriculture based on field surveys of archeological sites,
mainly in West Asia, analyses of the morphology of artifacts, such as stone tools, and of production techniques, aswell as DNA analysis of animal bones
Research on the relationships between musculoskeletal morphologies of living animals and their locomotor abilities,
and application in paleontology for the paleoecological study of extinct animals
Interactions between climate and terrestrial ecosystems through water, carbon cycle, and energy; field experimenton drought in Eurasian grasslands; development of early warning systems for dryland disasters; yellow dust eventsand desertification; long-distance migration of wildlife and climate change, changes in vegetation cover and snowcover; scientific verification of nomadic knowledge (why has nomadism persisted for thousands of years?).
Reconstruction of multi-millennial and centennial climate variations using tree-ring oxygen and hydrogen isotopicratios. Investigation of mechanisms of pre-industrial climate variations and climate-society relationships in thehistorical and archaeological viewpoints.
Atmospheric aerosol particles and relating gaseous species, wet and dry deposition, Asian dusts, transformation ofparticles, based on laboratory experiments, data analysis and observation at remote, rural, and urban sites.
Developing new methods to measure gases and particles in the atmosphere.
Study of glacier fluctuations in mountainous regions of Asia, such as Himalaya and Tibet, based on observations ofpresent-day conditions, numerical models of glacier dynamics, and analyses of ice cores.
• Development of atmospheric chemistry-aerosol coupled climate model and Earth-System model (incl. ecosystemand carbon/nitrogen cycles)• Study on stratospheric ozone change and its interaction with climate• Study on global tropospheric chemistry and aerosols: interannual variability and long-term trend, focusing on
interactions with climate and terrestrial ecosystem (incl. future projection)• Evaluation of hemispheric-global-scale air pollution and its impacts on climate, health, and agriculture• Development of emission reduction strategy for SLCPs (short lived climate pollutants like black carbon, ozone,and CH4) toward mitigating climate change and health problem
Past climate and environmental changes by using isotope geochemistry. The target time period ranges frommodern to Quaternary.
• Stable isotope analyses of polar ice cores for temperature reconstruction• Isotope analyses of speleothems (and its fluid inclusions) to estimate past temperature and hydroclimate changes• Developments of methods and present-day observations to understand the climatic proxy data
Global and regional modeling of atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on the Earth’s climate change andenvironment.
• Development of a climate-aerosol model.
• Interactions between aerosols and radiation, cloud/ precipitation, cryosphere, and ocean/land biogeochemistry in
the past, present, and future climate.
• Aerosol processes and transport on global and regional scales.
• Air pollution, air quality, and aerosol impacts on human health.
Research on the properties, behavior, and roles of atmospheric aerosols, which relate to the Earth’s hydrologicalcycles through their role as cloud condensation nuclei. Outcome is expected to contribute to the understanding of
the influence of aerosols on air quality and climate as well as hydrological cycles. Approach: field observations andlaboratory experiments based on chemistry, with a focus on the relationship between the properties andcomposition of aerosols, and their formation and aging.
Research on the dynamics of phytoplankton, the primary producers of the oceans, using satellite data and shipobservations. Phytoplankton plays an important role in material circulation and biological production and is anindicator of environmental and climate change caused by human activities. Research is conducted on various
spatial scales and in various marine environments, such as inner bay areas, the East China Sea, the Japan Sea, andthe open ocean.