2023 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)
- Kenji Ohta / Taishi Nakamoto / Tetsuya Yokoyama / Junichi Nakajima / Yuichiro Ueno / Bunei Sato / Akira Ishikawa / Satoshi Okuzumi / Yasuo Ogawa / Wataru Kanda / Shigeru Ida / Yasuhito Sekine / John William Hernlund / Hidenori Genda / Kazumi Ozaki / Romain Alexis Gilbert
- Class Format
- Lecture
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 5-6 Wed (石川台2号館Ishikawadai Bldg. 2 318)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- EPS.Z382
- Number of credits
- 200
- Course offered
- 2023
- Offered quarter
- 1-2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 8, 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 | Assoc. Prof. Kazumi Ozaki | Earth System Science / Biogeochemistry / Planetary Evolution / Astrobiology |
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 / Condensed Matter 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
Other
The order of lectures may change.