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Director Nobukazu SOMA Underground measurement engineering,Geothermal development engineering ochid-id
Deputy Director Masaya SUZUKI Mineralogy,MatMineralogy,Materials chemistrytry ochid-id
Prime Senior Researcher(Responsible for R&D of CO2 Geological Storage) Masao SORAI Geochemistry,Crystal growth,Mineralogy ochid-id
Principal Research Manager Youhei UCHIDA Hydrology,Groundwater flow/heat transport theory
Principal Research Manager Yasuhide SAKAMOTO Geo-environmental engineering,Energy resource engineering
Research Manager Tatsuo MAEKAWA Geochemistry,Chemical engineering ochid-id
Concurrently in charge of Hiroshi ASANUMA Geothermal development engineering,Seismology
Takuya ISHIBASHI Reservoir engineering
Kyosuke OKAMOTO Seismology
Yota SUZUKI Geothermal resource evaluation
Yasuo MATSUNAGA Physical exploration (electromagnetism),
Hydrothermal system simulation
Yusuke YAMAYA Geophysical exploration engineering
Norihiro WATANABE Computational engineering
Emeritus Researcher Kisaburou KODAMA,Keiji KINBARA,Michio KURIYAGAWA,Takeshi KOMAI,Masakatsu SASADA,Tetsuro NODA,Isao MATSUNAGA,Yusaku YANO

Groundwater Research Group

Group Leader Mayumi YOSHIOKA Groundwater hydrology,Groundwater flow simulation ochid-id
Chief Senior Researcher Reo IKAWA Groundwater hydrology,Isotope hydrology ochid-id
Senior Researcher Masahiko ONO Hydrology ochid-id
Researcher Mariko IIJIMA Environmental chemistry,Environmental ecology, ochid-id
Shinji MATSUMOTO Mining engineering, Hydrogeochemistry ochid-id
Naoyuki YOSHIHARA Hydrogeochemistry, Geomorphology ochid-id
with a research group Concurrently in charge of Arif WIDIATMOJO Heat and mass transfer model,Fluid mechanics,Underground ventilation,Spontaneous combustion of coal seams
Takeshi ISHIHARA Quaternary studies,History of landform development
Shohei KANEKO  
Gaurav SHRESTHA Hydrology,Geothermal use,Environmental engineering (Water environment)
Yutaro SHIMADA Life cycle assessment,Geothermal use,Architectural environmental engineering(Thermal environment)
Akira TOMIGASHI Geothermal use,groundwater engineering,hydrology
Isao MACHIDA Hydrogeology

Mineral Resources Research Group

Group Leader Mihoko HOSHINO Mineralogy,geochemistry,Crystal chemistry
Chief Senior Researcher Kenzo SANEMATSU Mineral deposits
Senior Researcher Daisuke ARAOKA Geochemistry ochid-id
Shinsuke KODAMA Remote sensing ochid-id
Yoshiaki KON Geochemistry,Mineral deposits,Ptrology ochid-id
Yuki TSUNAZAWA Mineral beneficiation,Powder engineering,Powder simulation
Researcher Takashi AMAGAI Mineral deposits,Mineralogy
Shota SATORI Mineral deposits,Mineralogy

Fuel Resources and Geology Research Group

Group Leader Hideyoshi YOSHIOKA Biogeochemistry,Organic geochemistry ochid-id
Career Researcher Takeshi NAKAJIMA Sedimentology,Marine geology,Fuel geology ochid-id
Senior Researcher Kenta ASAHINA Organic geochemistry,Organic chemistry ochid-id
Shusaku GOTO Geothermal science, ochid-id
Koji TAKAHASHI Coal geology,Organic geochemistry,Geochemistry ochid-id
Researcher Aya KUBOTA Stratigraphy,Sedimentology
Satoshi FUROTA Organic geochemistry,Sedimentology,Analytical chemistry ochid-id

Geomicrobiology Research Group

Group Leader(Concurrent) Masaya SUZUKI Agricultural engineering,Materials chemistry ochid-id
Chief Senior Researcher Taiki KATAYAMA Microbial ecology,Microbial physiology
Senior Researcher Masanori KANEKO Organic geochemistry,Biogeochemistry ochid-id
Daisuke MAYUMI Microbial ecology,
Hanako MOCHIMARU Geosphere microbiology,Microbial ecology ochid-id
Konomi SUDA Geochemistry,Earth history ochid-id
Researcher Yusuke MIYAJIMA Geochemistry,Organic geochemistry,Paleontology ochid-id

Geo-Environmental Evaluation Research Group

Group Leader Tetsuo YASUTAKA Soil contamination,abandoned mine,Risk assessment,Sustainability assessment,Test method development/standardization ochid-id
Senior Researcher Hanae SAISHU Geochemistry ochid-id
Munetake SASAKI Resource engineering ochid-id
Kazuya MORIMOTO Mineralogy ochid-id
Researcher Yuto KOMURA Environmental engineering,Ground hydrology
Momo TAKADA Environmental chemistry
Miu NISHIKATA Geochemistry ochid-id
with a research group Concurrently in charge of Youko MIYOSHI Clay mineralogy,Inorganic geochemistry ochid-id

Exploration Geophysical Research Group

Group Leader Motoharu JINGUUJI Exploration Geophysics,Nondestructive ERT survey,Thermal conductivity profile,Mobile EM Survey
Chief Senior Researcher Toshiyuki YOKOTA Physical exploration (Elastic waves)
Senior Researcher Miho ASADA Marine geology,Ocean physics ochid-id
Shogo KOMORI Electrical resistivity method / Induced polarization (DC/IP),Magnetotelluric method (MT),Rock experiments for its electrical property,Numerical simulations of mass and heat transfer beneath geothermal areas ochid-id
Shohei MINATO Geophysical exploration,Seismic wave imaging theory,Wave propagation theory,Geotechnical engineering ochid-id
Researcher Masashi KODAMA Physical exploration (Muography)
with a research group Concurrently in charge of Ryosuke UMEZAWA Measurement of electrical properties

CO2 Geological Storage Research Group

Group Leader(Concurrent) Nobukazu SOMA Underground measurement engineering,Geothermal development engineering ochid-id
Senior Researcher Yuki KANO Environmental Fluid Dynamics,Numerical Modeling ochid-id
Hiroki GOTO Rock mechanics,Hydrogeology ochid-id
Naoki NISHIYAMA Mass transfer,Geochemistry ochid-id
Takashi FUJII Hydraulics, Geomechanics, Interface science
Researcher Yuto NISHIKI Geochemistry, Mineralogy, Clay mineralogy ochid-id
Takuya HORIKAWA Geophysics ochid-id
with a research group Concurrently in charge of(Concurrent) Masao SORAI Geochemistry,Crystal growth,Mineralogy ochid-id

Geo-Environmental Risk Research Group

Group Leader Junko HARA Geochemistry,Geo-environmental engineering, Environmental risk
Senior Researcher Yukari IMOTO Environmental engineering,Soil physics
Takeshi SAITO Geo-environmental engineering,Hydrology,geochemistry
Hajime SUGITA Geochemistry, Chemical engineering ochid-id
Miho YOSHIKAWA Soil chemistry,Geo-environmental engineering,Geomicrobiology ochid-id
Researcher Kyouhei TSUCHIDA Geo-environmental engineering,Transport phenomena

Geomechanics Research Group

Group Leader(Concurrent) Yasuhide SAKAMOTO Geo-environmental engineering,Energy resource engineering
Career Expert Yasuki OIKAWA Rock engineering ochid-id
Senior Researcher Takashi TAKEHARA Rock mechanics ochid-id
Kuniyuki MIYAZAKI Rock mechanics,Soil mechanics
Researcher Ayaka ABE Crack Propagation Analysis,Reservoir engineering
Shunya KANEKI Rock mechanics,Geochemistry
Manami KITAMURA Rock mechanics,Structural geology ochid-id