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Koichi Mimura, Professor
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The Earth Evolution Group studies the chemical evolution of organic matter contained in meteorites and other materials. By reconsidering organic matter not only as substances produced by life but simply as chemical compounds containing carbon, the lab aims to open up a new field of geochemistry. The lab analyzes organic matter in carbonaceous meteorites and in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, and conducts shock experiments that simulate impacts of celestial bodies.
Yasuhiro Hirahara, Associate Professor
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The Cosmic Materials Spectroscopy Group belongs to the Geochemistry Division, and Associate Professor Yasuhiro Hirahara serves as its faculty member. The faculty member's research keywords are microwave astronomy, molecular spectroscopy, interstellar chemistry, and infrared astronomy.
Seiichiro Watanabe, Professor
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The Earth and Planetary Physics Lab is built on three research pillars: planetary science, complex systems geophysics, and the evolution of life and planets. In planetary science, the lab regards Earth as one planet among many and explores what possible "Earths" might look like. In complex systems geophysics, the lab studies the elementary physical processes and mechanisms that are important in Earth and planetary science. In the study of the evolution of life and planets, the lab investigates the conditions for habitable planets and the interactions between Earth and the biosphere.
Ken Yoda, Professor
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The Animal Behavior Lab studies the adaptive strategies of wild animals through biologging and fieldwork. Its main study subjects are marine birds and mammals, and the lab also conducts behavioral observation and physiological experiments. The lab records GPS positions, video, acceleration, and other data, and also analyzes animal behavior with mathematical models. By bringing together and integrating different areas of expertise, namely ethology, physics, and informatics, the lab carries out its research in close collaboration.
Kenichiro Sugitani, Professor
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Prof. Sugitani's research group studies early life and ecosystems, using microfossils found in Archean strata as clues. Working in fields such as the Pilbara Craton in Australia, the group examines microfossils found in strata 3.0 billion and 3.4 billion years old. The other focus is river research, investigating how dams affect the supply of nutrients from mountains to the sea. The group has also begun surveying biofilms on stones on riverbeds. On the lab's website, the group is presented under the name "Ken Sugitani's Group."
Akiko Shoji, Professor
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The Behavioral Ecology Lab studies the life-history strategies of animals and the effects of human activities on them. The main subjects are seabirds. The lab combines biologging, in which recording devices are attached to animals to study their behavior, with chemical analysis. By combining records of seabird movements with analysis of mercury concentrations, the lab also works to clarify the actual state of ocean pollution.
Takeshi Sagiya, Professor
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The Earth and Planetary Dynamics Lab aims to clarify the mechanisms of crustal activity such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions and to link them to scientific prediction. The Japanese archipelago is a region where the Pacific Plate and the Philippine Sea Plate subduct, and giant earthquakes, inland earthquakes, and volcanoes characterize the region. Students can approach research from various angles, including field observation, development of new observation technologies, and theory and numerical computation. Faculty of the Earthquake and Volcano Research Center, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, provide supervision, and the center has networks for observing earthquakes and crustal deformation in the Chubu and Tokai regions.
Masayo Minami, Professor
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The Geochronology Lab uses the CHIME dating method, developed at Nagoya University, to determine the ages at which minerals formed. The CHIME dating method determines ages by using an electron probe microanalyzer to measure the amounts of uranium, thorium, and lead in tiny portions of a mineral. Targeting minerals such as zircon and monazite, the lab measures ages in areas as narrow as about one-twentieth the width of a human hair. The lab belongs to the Chronological Research Division of the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, and the division's faculty are in charge of graduate education as cooperating faculty of the Earth History Science group, a cooperating group of the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences in the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Professor
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The Environmental History Lab conducts research using 14C (carbon-14) dating in the Division for Chronological Research at the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research. Using 14C dating, the lab studies changes in Earth's environment and the history of human culture going back about 60,000 years. It also uses finer-resolution dating to investigate the intervals at which active faults and volcanoes have been active. This introduction is for the Tandetron Dating Research Group in the Division for Chronological Research. The division takes part in the Earth History Course, a cooperating course of the Graduate School of Environmental Studies.
Hidekazu Yoshida, Professor
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The Earth History Course (Museum) studies how nature came to be and evolved, based on field research and collected specimens. Faculty members of the Nagoya University Museum pursue their own specialized research while preserving and studying academic collections and serving as a bridge between the university and society. Their fields are wide-ranging, including geology, botany, and the functional morphology of animals. The lab also has strong ties overseas, including with Mongolia.
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