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Hideyoshi YOSHIOKA

PositionGroup Leader
Research fieldsGeobiochemistry, Organic Geochemistry
E-mailhi-yoshioka
Research topics

Microbial activity of subsurface biosphere in methane hydrate-bearing regions and water-soluble gas deposits
Methane production and oxidation in subsurface environments

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Let’s enjoy research with us!

Shusaku GOTO

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsGeothermics
E-mailhs.gotou
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

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My research interest focuses on near-seafloor concentrated gas hydrates, especially their formation mechanisms.

Hanako MOCHIMARU

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsGeomicrobiology, Anaerobic microbiology
E-mailh-mochimaru
Research topics

Microbial diversity and methanogenic potential in deep subsurface gas fields.
Isolation of novel microorganisms from deep marine and subsurface environments.
Methane production from anaerobic decomposition of lignin-related substances

Koji TAKAHASHI

PositionSenior Researcher
Research fieldsCoal Geology, Isotope geochemistry, Organic geochemistry
E-mailkoji-takahashi
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

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Coal is both fuel resources and one of the substances that symbolize the Earth. I am Pursuing new possibilities for coal as both resources and substances.

yusuke MIYAJIMA

PositionResearcher
Research fieldsOrganic geochemistry, Isotope geochemistry
E-mailyusuke.miyajima
Research topics

Biogeochemistry of microbial methane oxidation
Geochemistry of fluids associated with methane hydrate systems
Microbial methanogenesis and trace metal behavior

Takeshi NAKAJIMA

PositionContract Researcher
Research fieldsSedimentology, Marine Geology, Fuel Resource Geology
E-mailtakeshi.nakajima
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

Noriaki ABE

PositionPostdoctoral fellow
Research fieldsStructural Geology
E-mailabe.noriaki
Research topics

Deformation and stress field in the Miocene forearc region of southwestern Japan

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