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Group Leader
Name	Toshiyuki YOKOTA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration
Research	・Seismic exploration ・Ground penetrating radar
Web	http://staff.aist.go.jp/yokota-t/

Name	Motoharu JINGUJI
Speciality	Geophysical exploration, Geotechnical engineering
Research	・Development of the liquefaction investigation, evaluation technology ・Development of the thermal conductivity profiling technology ・Development of multi transmission high-speed electric exploration, and direct push technology
Web	http://staff.aist.go.jp/m.jinguuji/

Name	Miho ASADA
Speciality	Acoustic Mapping
Research	・Geological mapping using multibeam echo sounder and sidescan sonar systems ・Investigation of seafloor spreading mechanisms along the Knipovich Ridge in Atlantic Ocean and the Mariana backarc spreading ridge ・Investigation of distribution of hydrothermal vents in Indican Ocean, Okinawa Trough, and southern Mariana Trough ・Elucidation of offshore mud volcano activities ・Study on shallow methane hydrate along eastern margin of Japan Sea
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Name	Shogo KOMORI
Speciality	Geophysical exploration, Rock physics, Physical volcanology, groundwater hydraulics
Research	・Development of mineral identification methods on basis of induced polarization (IP) measurements ・Evaluation of characteristics of groundwater flow by direct current (DC) resistivity methods ・Exploration of regional geothermal systems by magnetotellurics (MT) and electromagnetic (EM) methods ・Evaluation of volcanic gas fluxes from resistivity structures beneath volcanic areas ・Electromagnetic study on evolution of hydrothermal systems beneath volcanic areas
Web	https://sites.google.com/site/komorishogo/

Name	Shohei MINATO
Speciality	Applied geophysics, Seismic imaging, Seismic wave propagation, Near-surface geophysics, Borehole geophysics, Geotechnical engineering
Research	・High-resolution imaging/monitoring of subsurface using seismic waves: Full waveform inversion (FWI) and Least-squares migration (LSM) ・Borehole geophysics: VSP, crosswell seismics and borehole guided (tube) waves ・Green's function retrieval: Seismic interferometry and Marchenko redatuming ・Seismic methods for Geotechnical engineering ・Theoretical and computational modeling of waves in solid-fluid coupled system ・Ultrasonic laboratory experiments ・Global and regional seismology
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Name	Ryosuke UMEZAWA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration, Rock physics
Research	・Resource investigation using the electrical and electromagnetic methods ・Electrical property measurements of rock
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Name	Masashi KODAMA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration
Research	・Evaluation of interrelationship between space, time and density resolution of muography ・Development and performance evaluation of methods of joint inversion using muography and seismic exploration
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Former Members

Name	Yoshito NAKASHIMA
Speciality	Geophysics
Research	・Development of the geophysical exploration method using proton nuclear magnetic resonance ・Laboratory measurement and computer simulation of rocks and soils
Web	http://staff.aist.go.jp/nakashima.yoshito/myhome.htm

Name	Shinichi TAKAKURA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration, Resources engineering, Solid earth electromagnetism
Research	・Resource investigation using the electrical and electromagnetic methods ・Resistivity investigation and monitoring of groundwater and hydrothermal systems ・Research on interpretation of resistivity structure ・Electric property measurements of rock and soil
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Name	Yuji MITSUHATA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration (electromagnetism) and numerical modeling and inversion technology
Research	・Research on numerical analysis method of electromagnetic exploration data ・Applications of various electromagnetic exploration methods to geological disaster prevention,resources and environmental problems ・Research on seafloor electrical and electromagnetic exploration techniques ・Research on airborne electromagnetic exploration techniques
Web	http://staff.aist.go.jp/y.mitsuhata/

Name	Toshihiro UCHIDA
Speciality	Geophysical exploration、Resources engineering
Research	・Industry,academia,and government cooperation coordination, international coordination ・Development of the electrical and electromagnetic geophysical exploration techniques ・Application of geophysical techniques to the resources exploration,nuclear waste disposal,and shallow subsurface survey
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Name	Takumi UEDA
Speciality	Theoretical and applied geophysics / Electromagnetic and electrical methods
Research	・Application and interpretation of on/offshore electromagnetic(EM) and electrical (resistivity) exploration methods ・Theoretical and numerical methods of forward modeling and inverse problem for exploration geophysics
Web	http://www.env.waseda.ac.jp/faculty/

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