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Hideyoshi YOSHIOKA

PositionGroup Leader
Research fieldsGeobiochemistry, Organic Geochemistry
Research topics
  • Microbial activity of subsurface biosphere in methane hydrate-bearing regions and water-soluble gas deposits
  • Methane production and oxidation in subsurface environments
E-mailhi-yoshioka

Takeshi NAKAJIMA

PositionSuperior Senior Researcher
Research fieldsSedimentology, Marine Geology, Fuel Resource Geology
Research topics
  • Turbidite reservoir
  • Tectonics of Japanese Islands and surrounding ocean basins regarding causes of petroleum play generation
  • Promotion of collaborative studies on fuel resources with oil companies
E-mailtakeshi.nakajima

Shusaku GOTO

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsGeothermics
Research topics
  • Exploration of shallow gas hydrate in marine area
  • Thermal modeling below seafloor
  • Development of measuring method of heat flow in shallow sea
  • Measurement of thermal properties of marine sediments and its applications
  • Developments of long-term temperature monitoring below seafloor and its applications
  • Reconstruction of ground surface temperature history from borehole temperature data
E-mails.gotou

Koji TAKAHASHI

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsCoal Geology, Isotope geochemistry, Organic geochemistry
Research topics
  • Evaluating the timing of hydrocarbon gas expulsion from Cenozoic coal
  • Kinetics model of suppressed vitrinite reflectance
  • Development of Remote determinations on fumarole outlet temperature based on stable isotopic composition in gaseous compounds
E-mailkoji-takahashi

Kenta ASAHINA

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsOrganic chemistry, Organic geochemistry
Research topics
  • Development of source rock evaluation based on sedimentary organic matter
  • Studies on geochemical changes of biomolecules
  • Efficient methods for synthesis of organic geochemical standard and their application
E-mailkenta-asahina

Satoshi FUROTA

PositionResearcher
Research fieldsOrganic Geochemistry, Sedimentology, Analytical Chemistry
Research topics
  • Development and application of new GC and LC methods for analysis of organic matter
  • Transport process of terrigenous organic matter from land to deep sea
  • Microbial productions of natural gas
E-mailsato.furota

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