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Kiyoshi Baba, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Baba Lab uses electromagnetic observations to study the structure of Earth's interior and the motion of the mantle. The lab places instruments on the seafloor to record variations in natural electromagnetic fields, and from them estimates how easily electricity flows underground (electrical conductivity structure). Its targets are found in oceans around the world, including plate boundaries such as mid-ocean ridges and trenches, hotspots, and flat ocean basins. As needed, the lab also develops and improves observation instruments and analysis methods, and conducts joint research with institutions in Japan and abroad.
Junichi Fukuda, Associate Professor
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The Fukuda Lab studies crustal deformation related to earthquakes, using geodetic observation data such as GNSS together with numerical models. By examining how the ground moved before and after earthquakes, the lab clarifies how fault locking and slip occur. To do this, the lab also develops methods for estimating the contents of numerical models from observation data.
Yoshifumi Saito, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Saito-Shinohara Lab studies plasma and electromagnetic fields in space at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). In space, plasma and electromagnetic fields influence each other, producing explosive particle acceleration, giant vortices, shock waves, and more. The lab's research takes three main approaches: developing observation instruments, analyzing satellite observation data, and theory and simulation. Space around Earth is the only experimental site for space plasma where spacecraft can be sent to make observations in situ.
Toshifumi Shimizu, Professor
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The Shimizu Lab studies solar plasma phenomena as part of the Solar Hinode Group at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lab aims to clarify everything from how magnetic fields form in sunspots to coronal heating, the mechanism that drives the solar wind, and the mechanism of solar flares. The lab plays a central role in operating the Hinode solar observation satellite, and it carries out observational research using Hinode data and compares the results with numerical simulations. The lab is also developing new observation instruments for the next-generation solar observation satellite SOLAR-C and for sounding rockets.
Atsushi Yamazaki, Associate Professor
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Yamazaki Lab studies the upper atmospheres and plasma of Earth and other planets at the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The lab makes observations using instruments mounted on spacecraft that cover extreme ultraviolet to vacuum ultraviolet light. The lab's work has two parts: analyzing data from the Planetary Spectroscopic Observatory "Hisaki" and the Venus probe "Akatsuki," and developing instruments for future ultraviolet observation missions.
Yuka Fujii, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Fujii Lab studies the properties of small planets outside the solar system (exoplanets). By learning about exoplanets, the lab aims to place Earth and the solar system in a larger context. The lab is particularly interested in the surface environments of Earth-like planets, including assessing whether life could exist there. Associate Professor Fujii is affiliated with the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and accepts graduate students through the Department of Earth and Planetary Science at the University of Tokyo and through SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies).
Noriyuki Namiki, Professor
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The Namiki Lab studies the internal structure and evolution of planets and moons. In the RISE Lunar and Planetary Exploration Project of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, led by Prof. Namiki, the lab works on planetary geodesy, which applies geodetic methods for studying Earth's shape and gravity to the Moon and planets. Working with JAXA and universities, the lab has developed and operated instruments that measure the topography and gravity of celestial bodies on the lunar orbiter Kaguya and the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2. Its goal is to reveal the internal structure and evolution of the Moon, planets, and asteroids.
Aitaro Kato, Professor
Earth & Climate0 student voices
The Kato Lab studies the mechanisms by which earthquakes occur, based on seismic observations. The lab focuses on how slow earthquakes, in which a fault slips slowly, interact with ordinary earthquakes. By analyzing seismicity observed before large earthquakes (foreshock activity), the lab has shown that slow slip occurred near the mainshock hypocenter before events such as the Tohoku-Oki earthquake.
Masataka Kinoshita, Professor
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Kinoshita Lab studies marine geophysics, measuring the movement of heat and water on the seafloor. Its main focus is subduction zones, where an oceanic plate slides beneath a continent. There, the lab investigates the temperature of the strata, the flow of groundwater below the seafloor, and the stress acting on the rocks. The lab's research combines seafloor observation and drilling with numerical computation. According to the Earthquake Research Institute's guidance, the lab is not recruiting graduate students for the 2027 academic year.
Seiji Sugita, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Planetary Exploration Research Group uses planetary exploration as its main approach to study the formation of the solar system and the mystery of how life began. The group consists of three labs: the Sugita Lab, the Kasahara Lab, and the Morota Lab. The Kasahara Lab develops particle detectors to be carried on spacecraft, and uses the data from these instruments to investigate planetary magnetospheres and the formation of celestial bodies. The Morota Lab investigates the history of impacts by celestial bodies on the Earth and the Moon from records of lunar craters and spacecraft data, and takes part in exploration missions such as Hayabusa2.
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