Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Kyushu University
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Science, Kyushu University

[ Japanese ]

Address: 744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan

Admissions Procedure

Research Groups and Staff Members

Earth Planetary Fluid and Space Sciences

Solar Terrestrial Physics
Solar Wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Interaction, Magnetospheric Dynamo, Substorms

Associate Professor Masakazu Watanabe, DSc

Space and Earth Electromagnetism
Space Weather, Aurora, Electromagnetic Fields, and Plasma Fluctuations in the Sun-Earth System

Professor Akimasa Yoshikawa, DSc
Associate Professor Hideaki Kawano, DSc

Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling and Space Weather
Atmosphere-Ionosphere Coupling, Space Weather, Ionosphere Irregularity, Thermosphere Density, GNSS Global Positioning, Wireless Communication, Satellite Drag

Professor                 Huixin Liu, DSc

Atmospheric and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Atmosphere-Ocean Dynamics of Earth and Planets, Middle Atmosphere Physics, Ozone Hole, Upper Atmosphere Physics, Data Analyses, Theoretical Studies, Numerical Simulations

Associate Professor Kensuke Nakajima, DSc
Assistant Professor Shunsuke Noguchi, DSc

Atmospheric Modeling
Middle Atmosphere Physics, Upper Atmosphere Physics, Numerical Simulations

Professor                 Yasunobu Miyoshi, DSc

Meteorology and Climate Dynamics
Climate System, Monsoon, Cyclones, Extreme Weather, Severe Storms, Cloud Dynamics

Professor Ryuichi Kawamura, DSc
Associate Professor Takashi Mochizuki, DSc
Assistant Professor Tetsuya Kawano, DSc

Dynamics, Structure and Evolution of Earth and Planets

Deep Earth Physics
Seismology, Geomagnetism and Solid Earth Geophysics

Professor Satoshi Kaneshima, DSc
Associate Professor Futoshi Takahasi, DSc

Dynamics of the Earth's Interior
Mantle Dynamics, Core Dynamics, Rheology and Fluid Dynamics inside the Earth

Associate Professor Shigeo Yoshida, DSc

Petrology and Volcanology
Study of dynamics of volcanic eruptions, formation mechanism of rock pattern, vesiculation, crystallization and flow of magmas. Study of physico-chemical processes in the deep crust and upper mantle using metamorphic rocks. Study of the origin of rocks on the basis of the geochemical theory

Associate Professor Takeshi Ikeda, DSc
Assistant Professor Tomoharu Miyamoto, DSc

Earth's Geologic Evolution
Sedimentary and Tectonic Evolutions, Sedimentary Petrology, Earth's History

Professor Tetsuji Onoue, DSc
Associate Professor Shoichi Kiyokawa, DSc
Assistant Professor Honami Sato, DSc

Paleoenvironmental Science
Quatemary Environmental Changes, Paleoceanography, Ocean particle flux study

Professor                 Yusuke Okazaki, DSc

Volcanology
Volcano, Magma, Eruption Mechanism, Volcanic Tectonics, Petrological Textural Analysis

Professor Nobuo Geshi, DSc
Assistant Professor Masatoshi Ohashi, DSc

Observational Seismology and Volcanology
Seismotectonics, Volcano Geophysics, Earthquake Prediction, Prediction of Volcanic Eruptions, Marine Seismology

Professor Satoshi Matsumoto, DSc
Associate Professor Koki Aizawa, DSc
Associate Professor Kentaro Emoto, DSc
Assistant Professor Satoru Baba, DSc

Geohazard Mitigation Science
Earthquake Disaster, Volcanic Eruption Disaster, Disaster Mitigation, Social Contributions

Professor Takeshi Matsushima, DSc (endowed chair)
Associate Professor Koki Aizawa, DSc (concurrent post)

Material Science of Solar Planets

Formation and Evolution of Planetary Systems
Study of the Formation and Evolution of the Solar System and Extra-Solar Planetary Systems by Means of Theoretical Physics, Numerical Simulation and Analysis of Extraterrestrial Materials(Meteorites)

Professor Masahiro Machida, DSc
Associate Professor Ryuji Okazaki, DSc
Assistant Professor Daiki Yamamoto, DSc

Organic Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry
Origin of Life, Chemical Evolution, Organic Stable Isotope Geochemistry, Archaeal Lipid Membrane, Meteorites

Professor Hiroshi Naraoka, DSc
Associate Professor Noriaki Yamauchi, DSc
Assistant Professor Fumio Kitajima, DSc

Earth System Chemistry
Mantle, Fluid Inclusion, Isotope Geochemistry, Raman Spectroscopy, High-Pressure Experiments

Professor Junji Yamamoto, DSc
Associate Professor Masashi Arakawa, DSc

Deep Earth Materials Science
High-Pressure Mineral Physics, Mantle Convection and Deep Earthquakes, Rock Rheology and Transformation Kinetics, AE and Synchrotron Radiation Study, Planetary Ices, Shocked Meteorites

Professor Tomoaki Kubo, DSc
Assistant Professor Yumiko Tsubokawa, DSc

Paleobiology and Mineral History

Paleontology and Mineral History
Paleontology, Paleoecology, Taphonomy

Professor                 Yasuhiro Ito, DSc
Assistant Professor Moe Kato, DSc


Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University.
Series D, Earth and Planetary Sciences