The Five-year Doctor’s Program aims at fostering researchers with strong abilities in scientific research from the standpoint of materials science, in order to understand the origin, evolution and dynamics of the Earth and planets over a broad time span from the formation of the solar system to the present. The course recruits people from both Japan and overseas, who have strong interests in Earth and planetary materials science and are highly motivated and devoted to pursue a career to become a world-class researcher.
Elucidation of the origin and evolution of the earth and planets based on elemental abundance, isotope ratios, dating, and structural analysis of natural samples and experimental products.
| Akio Makishima (Professor) | max@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Katsura Kobayashi (Professor) | katsura@pheasant.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | Ryoji Tanaka (Professor, Division chair) | ryoji@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp |
| Takuya Kunihiro (Associate Professor) | tkk@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Hiroshi Kitagawa (Assistant Professor) | kitagawa@pheasant.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Christian Potiszil (Assistant Professor) | cpotiszil@okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
The evolution and dynamics of the Earth and planets will be elucidated by reproducing and measuring the physical properties of materials inside the Earth and planets using high-pressure and high-temperature experiments, and by analyzing the structure of crystals and magma using spectroscopy and diffraction.
| Masami Kanzaki (Professor, Vice Director) | mkanzaki@okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Xianyu Xue (Professor) | xianyu@okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Takashi Yoshino (Professor, Director)) | tyoshino@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Takuya Moriguti (Associate Professor) | moriguti@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Shigeru Yamashita (Associate Professor, Vice Director) | shigeru@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Daisuke Yamazaki (Associate Professor) | dy@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
| Matthew Izawa (Associate Professor) | matthew_izawa@okayama-u.ac.jp | ||
From the analysis of the origin and material evolution of chemical species in the CHONS system, we will elucidate the material evolution of the early solar system and also the origin of life.