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Takahiko Ohkura, Professor
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The Volcano Physics lab treats volcanic phenomena as a subject of solid earth geophysics, aiming to clarify the true nature of volcanoes and, at the same time, the properties of the solid Earth. The lab captures seismic activity, crustal deformation, and changes in geomagnetism and ground heat associated with volcanic activity. It also investigates the structure of volcanic edifices using methods such as seismic waves, gravity, and geomagnetism. The main research sites are the Volcano Research Center of the Institute for Geothermal Sciences, Graduate School of Science (Minamiaso Village, Aso District, Kumamoto Prefecture), and the Volcanic Activity Research Center of the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture).
Shigekazu Kusumoto, Professor
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The Institute for Geothermal Sciences regards central Kyushu, one of the largest volcanic and geothermal hot spring regions in the world, as a giant natural experimental apparatus. It analyzes thermal phenomena comprehensively through field observations and surveys, together with material-science and theoretical analyses. By combining these results with findings at the global scale, the institute analyzes the thermal structure and thermal phenomena from the surface of the crust through the mantle to the core. Its goal is to build "Geothermics" as an integrated science. As members of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, the institute's faculty supervise the research of graduate and undergraduate students.
Yuki Matsushi, Professor
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The Division of Terrestrial Surface Science was formed in October 2026 through the merger of the Division of Environmental Geosphere Science and the Division of Inland Water Physics. Master's students are admitted through the division group "Earth Surface Group." Focusing on the land portion of the Earth's surface, where people mainly live and work, the division studies from an earth science perspective the processes of surface change that occur routinely on slopes in tectonically active zones such as Japan. From a physics standpoint, it also investigates the water cycle on land, the distribution and flow of water in lakes, rivers, and underground, and the interactions between the hydrosphere and the pedosphere and lithosphere. Research is carried out mainly at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, and the three research areas of the Slope Pre-Disaster Science Research Center (pre-disaster information, slope disaster prediction, and slope monitoring) take part as units within this division.
Yutaka Yoshikawa, Professor
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The Physical Oceanography Lab uses observation, theory, and numerical modeling to clarify the physical mechanisms of ocean phenomena, aiming to understand the role the ocean plays in the formation and variability of Earth's climate. Using methods such as analysis of observational data from satellites, ships, and buoys, turbulence analysis with high-precision numerical models, and data assimilation experiments that combine observations with models, the lab reveals new aspects of ocean phenomena.
Keiichi Ishioka, Professor
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The Meteorology Lab conducts research aimed at deepening understanding of atmospheric motion on Earth and other planets, mainly from the standpoint of dynamics. Students who enjoy atmospheric dynamics, numerical computation, and related fields are welcome. The lab holds a seminar for presenting research within the lab, and a seminar in which members take turns presenting chapters of an English-language meteorology textbook.
Shoichi Shige, Professor
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The Physical Climatology Lab studies atmospheric flow from the troposphere to the stratosphere, characterized by a complex climate system made up of various elements such as the ocean, precipitation, and topography. The lab covers large-scale phenomena such as the meandering of the westerlies, stratospheric circulation, and precipitation characteristics associated with extratropical cyclones and atmospheric rivers, as well as smaller-scale phenomena such as orographic precipitation. The lab conducts its analyses using atmospheric reanalysis data and satellite observation data.
Satoshi Taguchi, Professor
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The Terrestrial Electromagnetism Lab (Solar-Planetary Electromagnetism) studies diverse phenomena occurring over a wide range of regions, from Earth's center to the oceans, atmosphere, ionosphere, magnetosphere, interplanetary space, and bodies of the solar system, based on electromagnetism and plasma physics. Its themes include the boundary between the solar wind and the magnetosphere, the structure and variation of the magnetosphere, substorms and magnetic storms, the thermospheric and ionospheric atmosphere, and Earth's main magnetic field and its changes. The lab uses electromagnetic field observations on the ground and on the deep seafloor, measurements by radar, GPS, and satellites, large-scale numerical computation, and the latest data analysis.
Ryokei Yoshimura, Professor
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The lab centers on research that investigates the electrical conductivity of Earth's interior from the electromagnetic induction that changes in the magnetic field cause inside the Earth, and it also studies regional electrical conductivity anomalies, aiming for applications to resource development and to the prediction and forecasting of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. The research is carried out at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute, the Institute for Geothermal Sciences (Aso) attached to the Graduate School of Science, and the World Data Center for Geomagnetism. The Crustal Fluids Research Division of the Volcano Disaster Research Center at the Disaster Prevention Research Institute is involved as a unit of this lab, and the master's program admits students through the "Space and Earth Electromagnetism Group" of divisions.
ZWINGMANN Horst, Professor
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Earth tectonics is a field that mainly deals with dynamic phenomena of the solid Earth, at global spatial scales and over the timescale of Earth's history. The Earth Tectonics Lab conducts research and education centered on radiometric dating, isotope geochemical analysis, and deformation analysis of fault rocks. Centered on field observations and measurements and on laboratory analysis and experiments on geological samples, and adding theory and models, the lab aims to empirically elucidate the full picture of unknown tectonic phenomena.
Takao Ubukata, Professor
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Over Earth's long history, surface environments have changed, and life has repeatedly gone through extinction and evolution. The Earth Biosphere History division studies strata and sediments, which cover about 90% of the Earth's surface, and the fossils they contain, with three groups (paleontology, sedimentology, and structural geology) working together. All of the research places importance on field geological surveys, but it also includes work that re-examines existing samples and data from new perspectives, as well as theoretical and experimental studies.
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