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2021 Faculty Courses School of Science Undergraduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences

Research Frontiers in Earth and PlanetarySciences

Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Earth and Planetary Sciences
Instructor(s)
Taishi Nakamoto / Tetsuya Yokoyama / Junichi Nakajima / Yuichiro Ueno / Bunei Sato / Akira Ishikawa / Kenji Ohta / Satoshi Okuzumi / Yasuo Ogawa / Wataru Kanda / Shigeru Ida / Yasuhito Sekine / John William Hernlund / Hidenori Genda
Class Format
Lecture
Media-enhanced courses
-
Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)
5-6 Wed (石川台2号館, 318, Ishikawadai Bldg. 2)
Class
-
Course Code
EPS.Z382
Number of credits
200
Course offered
2021
Offered quarter
3-4Q
Syllabus updated
Jul 10, 2025
Language
Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

An omnibus lecture of advanced researches conducted in each laboratory of the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. In addition to learning about the importance and significance of the research that each faculty member is currently conducting, you will also learn about the connections and collaborative researches between laboratories in EPS.

Course description and aims

To understand the various fields of research conducted in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences. The goal of this course is not only to learn about the research content of the field you wish to select for your bachelor's thesis, but also to gain a comprehensive understanding of the entire research in the earth and planetary sciences.

Keywords

Earth and Planetary Sciences, Advanced researches

Competencies

  • Specialist skills
  • Intercultural skills
  • Communication skills
  • Critical thinking skills
  • Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

An omnibus lecture by EPS professors

Course schedule/Objectives

Course schedule Objectives
Class 1

Prof. Bun'ei Sato

Astronomy / Exoplanets

Class 2

Prof. Yasuhito Sekine

Earth and Planetary Evolution / Astrobiology / Planetary Surface Environment

Class 3

Prof. Yasuo Ogawa

Geophysics / Volcanology / Seismology

Class 4

Prof. Tetsuya Yokoyama

Cosmochemistry / Geochemistry / Chronology / Analytical chemistry

Class 5

Assoc. Prof. Satoshi Okuzumi

Planetary Science / Astronomy / Astrophysics

Class 6

Prof. John Hernlund

Planetary evolution

Class 7

Prof. Taishi Nakamoto

Astrophysics / Planetary Science / Planet Formation Theory / Star Formation Theory

Class 8

Prof. Yuichiro Ueno

Geology / Geochemistry / Stable isotopes / Biogeochemical cycles

Class 9

Prof. Shigeru Ida

Exoplanets / Planet formation theory / Astrobiology

Class 10

Assoc. Prof. Wataru Kanda

Volcanology / Geomagnetism

Class 11

Prof. Jun'ichi Nakajima

Seismology / Earthquake tectonics / Mantle dynamics

Class 12

Assoc. Prof. Akira Ishikawa

Geology / Petrology / Solid Earth chemistry

Class 13

Assoc. Prof. Hidenori Genda

Planetary Science / Comparative Planetology / Planetary Evolution / Aqua Planetology

Class 14

Assoc. Prof. Kenji Ohta

High-pressure Geosciences / Deep Earth Science / Material Physics

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

N/A

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Will be distributed via T2SCHOLA

Evaluation methods and criteria

Report

Related courses

  • EPS.Z381 : Research opportunity in Lab (EPS)

Prerequisites

N/A