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Masaki Satoh, Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The lab's goal is to theoretically elucidate the circulation structure of Earth's atmosphere. It investigates how cloud and precipitation systems, such as typhoons and tropical cumulonimbus clouds, connect to the global general circulation. The lab uses numerical models at many levels of hierarchy, from one-dimensional radiative-convective equilibrium models to three-dimensional atmospheric general circulation models. The global cloud-resolving model the lab has developed covers the entire Earth at a horizontal resolution of a few kilometers and reproduces the multiscale structure of cumulonimbus clouds and typhoons.
Aki Takigawa, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
Takigawa Lab studies the minerals in dust drifting through space to research the raw materials of the solar system. At the end of their evolution, stars release large quantities of fine mineral and organic grains into interstellar space, along with gas. Those grains become the raw material for the next generation of stars and planetary systems, and the solar system, formed 4.6 billion years ago, was born from them as well. By combining meteorite analysis and experiments with observations of stars, the lab aims to clarify the place of the solar system within the Milky Way Galaxy.
Yosuke Aoki, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Space Geodesy Lab uses space geodetic techniques to study Earth's changes, such as earthquakes and volcanic activity. Using Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), the lab measures how much the ground has moved. By combining observational data with numerical modeling, the lab aims to understand how earthquakes and volcanic activity occur. Disturbances in the atmosphere and ionosphere, which get in the way of observation, are also reinterpreted as signals and studied in their own right.
Masahiro Watanabe, Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Watanabe Lab studies the mechanisms and predictability of climate change. The lab belongs to the Climate Variability Research Section of the Climate System Research Division at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute. Research combines numerical experiments using climate models and Earth system models with data analysis ranging from in-situ observations to satellite observations. The main themes are the dynamics of large-scale atmospheric circulation, climate modeling, and air-sea interaction.
Keita Iga, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Iga Lab studies the mechanisms of disturbances such as vortices and low-pressure systems that occur in the atmosphere and ocean. The lab belongs to the Dynamic Marine Meteorology Group at the Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, and students in the group join either the Sato Lab or the Iga Lab. The group uses a variety of methods, including observational data analysis, numerical simulation, dynamical theory, and laboratory fluid experiments. The Iga Lab works on the motion of vortices such as typhoons and polar lows, and on the fundamental properties of vortices in the atmosphere.
Yukiko Imada, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Imada Lab studies the mechanisms of climate variability on timescales of several years to several decades, and its predictability. Extreme weather events such as heat waves, heavy rainfall, and droughts occur irregularly over periods of several days to about two weeks. Their frequency and intensity are influenced by climate variability on longer timescales, such as the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO). The lab uses atmospheric models and coupled atmosphere–ocean models to investigate the link between extreme weather and climate variability.
Kanako Seki, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The lab studies plasma phenomena in the space surrounding planets. About 100 km above the ground, the atmosphere becomes ionized, and the environment is one where space radiation flies about and electromagnetic fields and plasma interact in complex ways. The lab combines in situ observations by scientific satellites with computer simulations. The central themes are understanding space weather phenomena and the effect that atmospheric escape from terrestrial planets has on the habitability of their environments.
Itai Takaaki, Associate Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Itai Lab studies how trace elements move through the environment, using geochemical methods. Specializing in the behavior of toxic metals such as arsenic and mercury, the lab has conducted research in Asia, Africa, and the open ocean. At the University of Tokyo, the lab is placing greater emphasis on research in inland waters such as lakes and rivers. The lab aims to re-examine the natural environment of the Japanese Archipelago from a geochemical perspective and to renew our understanding of elemental cycling.
Misato Ohtani, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Genetics Lab (Ohtani Lab) studies, at the molecular level, how plants perceive environmental conditions and how they respond to them. Plants are thought to integrate the whole organism by flexibly regulating cell proliferation and differentiation. Aiming to understand these mechanisms as a system, the lab focuses on RNA metabolism and the cell wall. The lab works with materials at various scales, from molecules to whole organisms, and carries out analyses centered on molecular biology and plant physiology.
Noriko Toyama-Sorimachi, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Molecular Inflammation and Immunology Lab seeks to find new ways to control chronic inflammation, starting from basic research in immunology. Chronic inflammation is involved not only in allergies and autoimmune diseases, but also in neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and aging. The lab analyzes in detail the functions of innate immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils, which play important roles in inflammation. The lab searches for candidate molecules that could serve as therapeutic targets to suppress inflammation and promote tissue repair, and works to carry them through to academic drug discovery.
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