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ウォリス サイモン, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Rock Structure and Tectonics Group combines the methods of structural geology and petrology to study how mountains form (orogenesis) in subduction zones and continental collision zones. The lab pays particular attention to the relationship between rock deformation and metamorphism, in which rocks are transformed by heat and pressure. Drawing also on results from other fields such as seismology, the lab is interested in clarifying mantle flow and the mechanisms by which slow earthquakes occur. The lab conducts field surveys in the Sanbagawa belt of Japan, as well as in the western United States, the Andes, the Tibetan Plateau, and the European Alps.
Satoshi Ide, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
Ide Lab studies the mechanisms of earthquakes as a physical phenomenon. The lab clarifies the diverse properties of earthquakes, from large to small and from fast to slow. It aims to explain the complexity and diversity of earthquakes with physical laws that are as simple and realistic as possible, and to improve future predictions.
Ichiro Yoshikawa, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Yoshikawa-Yoshioka Lab develops instruments for planetary probes and for satellites orbiting the Earth. The instruments observe, from a distance, the light emitted by planetary atmospheres and plasma. To understand how atmospheres formed and how they change over short and long timescales, the lab works on everything from instrument development to data analysis. The lab consists of two groups: the Yoshikawa Lab and the Yoshioka Lab.
Tomokatsu Morota, Project Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Morota Lab studies how the surfaces and interiors of the Moon, planets, and asteroids have changed over time. Using data observed from a distance by spacecraft and other platforms (remote sensing data), the lab investigates these bodies with methods from planetary physics and planetary geology. The goal is to reconstruct the history of how the planets of the Solar System formed and evolved. The lab also takes part in exploration missions such as the lunar orbiter Kaguya and the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2, and puts great effort into observation operations and building data processing systems.
Takanobu Amano, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Amano Lab studies plasma phenomena found throughout the universe, mainly from a theoretical perspective. Even space that looks empty is in fact filled with tenuous gas, and much of it is thought to exist as plasma, a state in which the gas is electrically charged. The lab focuses on the elementary processes behind phenomena that occur everywhere from the vicinity of Earth to distant high-energy astrophysical objects. The lab often uses numerical simulation, and it also carries out theoretical work and analysis of observational data.
Imada Shinsuke, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Imada Lab studies the mechanisms of plasma heating and acceleration that occur in space. The solar atmosphere, Earth's magnetosphere, and interplanetary space are almost entirely filled with plasma. The lab focuses on magnetic reconnection and on how energy is transported by magnetohydrodynamic waves and turbulence. The lab also works on predicting the Sun's cyclic activity and on understanding the environments of the Sun and Earth at the time life emerged.
Katsumata K, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Ocean General Circulation Lab studies how the ocean's large-scale currents work, using observational data. Ocean flow is turbulent, yet at times it shows order, as in ocean currents. Motivated by the question of how such an ocean can be understood, the lab analyzes data collected by floats, ships, and satellites. The lab also focuses on the relationship between small-scale turbulent mixing and the circulation that spans entire ocean basins.
Yukio Masumoto, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Masumoto Lab studies ocean variability and the climate variability in which the ocean plays an important role. The ocean, which covers 70% of Earth's surface, nurtures a great deal of life and regulates Earth's climate. The movement of seawater and the transport of heat and materials are key to how the ocean does this, and much about them is still not understood. The lab mainly uses numerical simulation, and also incorporates analysis of existing data and observations.
Kaoru Sato, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Sato Lab studies atmospheric dynamics, investigating atmospheric motions using the equations of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. The lab focuses especially on the middle atmosphere, which extends from about 10 km to 100 km in altitude. The middle atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects life on the ground from harmful ultraviolet radiation, and through the general circulation it also affects the troposphere below and the climate. The lab conducts its research through observations with a large atmospheric radar in Antarctica and simulations using supercomputers.
Hiroe Miyake, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Miyake Lab studies strong ground motion, the intense shaking from earthquakes that causes damage, and the disasters earthquakes bring about. The lab analyzes earthquake shaking with the aim of understanding earthquakes themselves. It investigates the rupture process of the earthquake source on faults, and develops methods for building source models used to predict ground shaking. The lab is extending its predictions of shaking from earthquakes expected to occur in the future to regions outside Japan, and also works on seismic hazard assessment and hazard map production.
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