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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.