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Analysis-Driven Research Unit Lab
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A research unit that advances analytical methods for microplastics.
AboutAbout the lab
Advancing the analysis of microplastics
The Analysis-Driven Research Unit Lab studies the marine environment based on ocean observations and works to advance analytical methods for microplastics.
It also analyzes oceanic physical phenomena such as turbulence and surface currents, and investigates the distribution of marine debris.
For microplastic analysis, the lab addresses international harmonization as well as methodological advancement.
The unit belongs to the Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) at the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, and the lab's website introduces the center as a whole.
Key terms
- Microplastics
- Very small pieces of plastic found in the environment, such as in the ocean
- Turbulence
- A state in which water or air flows with irregular swirling motion
- International harmonization
- Aligning analytical procedures across countries and regions so that data can be compared
NewsLab news
Paper on the abundance of seafloor litter in the Gulf of Thailand published
Associate Professor Nakano receives the JST Women Researchers Award (Jun Ashida Award)
ResearchResearch themes
The Center for Ocean Plastic Studies (COPS) is a satellite research hub of the Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University, that promotes interdisciplinary and international research on marine plastic pollution, microplastics, and ocean sustainability. At this center, the Analysis-Driven Research Unit Lab studies the marine environment based on ocean observations and researches analytical methods for microplastics.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Analysis-Driven Research Unit Lab are faculty members.As of 2026
- Associate ProfessorHaruka Nakano
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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: “River litter plastic fragments 1” Provincie Limburg/ Alf Mertens / CC0 (cropped)
- Ocean observation and microplastic analysis: “Plankton net casting at BLB” Wilson44691 / CC0 (cropped)
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