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Field-Driven Research Unit Lab
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The unit investigates ocean plastics from the field.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring ocean plastics from the field
The Field-Driven Research Unit is one of the research units at the Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University.
As a satellite research base of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, the center promotes interdisciplinary and international research on ocean plastic pollution, microplastics, and ocean sustainability.
Papers first-authored by the unit's faculty include a study that confirmed microplastics in zooplankton collected in the Gulf of Thailand, and a study on organisms attached to seafloor debris.
The website covers the whole center, and information on the Data-Driven Research Unit and the Analysis-Driven Research Unit is posted on the same site.
Key terms
- Microplastics
- One of the subjects studied in research on ocean plastic pollution. They have also been confirmed in zooplankton.
- Seafloor debris
- Debris lying on the bottom of the sea. For debris collected in the Gulf of Thailand, organisms attached to it and other aspects have been investigated.
NewsLab news
A paper confirming microplastics in zooplankton from the Gulf of Thailand was published
A paper on organisms attached to seafloor debris in the Gulf of Thailand was published
ResearchResearch themes
The Center for Ocean Plastic Studies promotes interdisciplinary and international research on ocean plastic pollution, microplastics, and ocean sustainability. Papers by a faculty member of the Field-Driven Research Unit that deal with zooplankton in the Gulf of Thailand and with organisms attached to seafloor debris have been published.
View More ↗MembersFaculty
The members of the Center for Ocean Plastic Studies consist of faculty members of the Data-Driven, Field-Driven, and Analysis-Driven Research Units, and technical staff.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorMaría Belén Alfonso
- Assistant ProfessorJANDANG Suppakarn
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “004 Beach pollution in Tenerife - Atlantic Ocean beach plastic garbage debris” Marek Ślusarczyk (Tupungato) Photo portfolio / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
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