Research Groups
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| Research Groups |
| Faculty Members |
| Joint Research Division | |
| Research Divisions | Water and Material Cycles Division | Frontier Ice and Snow Science Division | Environmental Biology Division | Visiting Faculties |
| Research Facility | Pan-Okhotsk Research Center |
| Technical Division, Administrative Office | Technical Division | Administrative Office |
Hokkaido University Researchers' Directory
Joint Research Division
The Joint Research Division functions as a community center for supporting low temperature science and organizes "Program", "Joint Research and Collaboration", and "Technical Services Section". This center is operated mainly by full-time faculty members and is supported in every way by the three research sections and the Pan-Okhotsk Research Center.
| Division Leader | Kay I. OHSHIMA, Prof., Oceanography |
| Antarctic Cryosphere-Ocean System | Shigeru AOKI, Associate Prof., Physical Oceanography |
| Arctic Glacier and Ice Sheet Change | Shin SUGIYAMA, Prof., Glaciology |
| Low-temperature nano-material science | Yuki KIMURA, Associate Prof., Nano-material Science |
| Photosynthesis under low temperature conditions | Ryouichi TANAKA, Prof., Plant Physiology |
| The role of Pacific marginal seas in linking adjacent lands with oceans | Jun NISHIOKA, Associate Prof., Chemical Oceanography |
| International Antarctic Institute Program |
Shigeru AOKI, Associate Prof., Physical Oceanography Shin SUGIYAMA, Prof., Glaciology |
Research Divisions
Water and Material Cycles Division
Water and material cycles are essential components of earth climate system. In this division we conduct the physical and chemical studies from a view point of meteorology and atmospheric sciences including atmospheric chemistry, glaciology, hydrology, physical oceanography, marine chemistry and geochemistry with a focus on seawater, sea ice, snow/ice, clouds, gases, aerosols and sediments.
| Ocean and Sea Ice Dynamics Group | Kay I. OHSHIMA, Prof., Oceanography Yoshihiro NAKAYAMA, Assistant Prof., Oceanography |
| Atmosphere-Ocean Interaction Group | Naoto EBUCHI, Prof., Physical Oceanography Shigeru AOKI, Associate Prof., Physical Oceanography Takenobu TOYOTA, Assistant Prof., Geophysical Sea Ice |
| Atmospheric and Climate Science Group |
Osamu SEKI, Associate Prof., Paleoclimatology, Organic Geochemistry Yuzo MIYAZAKI, Assistant Prof., Atmospheric Chemistry |
| Land-atmosphere interaction Group | Tsutomu WATANABE, Prof., Boundary-Layer Meteorology Kou SHIMOYAMA, Assistant Prof., Boundary-Layer Meteorology Masayuki KAWASHIMA, Assistant Prof., Meteorology Toshio SONE, Assistant Prof., Geocryology |
| Isotope Physiology, Ecology, and Geochemistry Group |
Yoshito CHIKARAISHI, Prof., Organic Geochemistry Yuko TAKIZAWA, Assistant Prof., Isotope Physiology |
Frontier Ice and Snow Science Division
The Frontier Ice and Snow Science Division pursues comprehensive understanding of the planetary and terrestrial phenomena on the basis of ice and snow sciences. This division also opens the way for the frontier science related to ice and snow.
| Glacier and Ice Sheet Research Group |
Ralf GREVE, Prof., Dynamics of Ice Sheets and Glaciers Shin SUGIYAMA, Prof., Glaciology Yoshinori IIZUKA, Associate Prof., Glaciology Masahiro MINOWA, Assistant Prof., Glaciology |
| Phase Transition Dynamics Group |
Gen SAZAKI, Prof., Crystal Growth Ken NAGASHIMA, Assistant Prof., Crystal Growth Ken-ichiro MURATA, Assistant Prof., Condensed matter physics |
| Ice and Planetary Science Group |
Akira KOUCHI, Prof., Planetary Science Yuki KIMURA, Associate Prof., Nano-material Science Hiroshi HIDAKA, Assistant Prof., Astrochemistry |
| Astrophysical Chemistry Group |
Naoki WATANABE, Prof., Astrophysics Yasuhiro OBA, Associate Prof., Cosmogeochemistry Masashi TSUGE, Assistant Prof., Low-temperature physical chemistry |
Environmental Biology Division
The Environmental Biology Division pursues comprehensive understanding of the bidirectional interaction between the organisms and their surrounding environments in cold regions. This division also engages in the analysis of biodiversities and the adaptation mechanisms of the organisms in these regions.
| Plant Adaptation Biology Group |
Ryouichi TANAKA, Prof., Plant Physiology Atsushi TAKABAYASHI, Assistant Prof., Plant Physiology Hisashi ITO, Assistant Prof., Plant Physiology Kiyomi ONO, Assistant Prof., Plant Ecophysiology |
| Microbial Ecology Group | Manabu FUKUI, Prof., Microbial Ecology Hisaya KOJIMA, Assistant Prof., Microbial Ecology Tomohiro WATANABE, Assistant Prof., Microbial Ecology |
| Biochemistry Group, Biodiversity Group |
Masanori OCHIAI, Associate Prof., Biochemistry Yasuhiro KASAHARA, Associate Prof., Microbial Ecology Satoshi OHDACHI, Assistant Prof., Animal Ecology, Mammalogy |
| Hibernation metabolism, physiology, and development Group |
Yoshifumi YAMAGUCHI, Prof., Molecular Developmental Physiology Masamitsu SONE, Assistant Prof., Molecular Biology |
Visiting Faculties
| Invited Faculties | Visiting Professor | Seigo SHIMA |
Research Facility
Pan-Okhotsk Research Center
The Pan-Okhotsk region is the area surrounded by the Eurasian continent, the North Pacific Ocean, the Arctic region, and the subtropics, centering the Sea of Okhotsk. The Pan-Okhotsk Research Center aims to evaluate correctly the roles of this region on the global climate change, as well as its impacts on the Pan-Okhotsk environment.
| Pan-Okhotsk Research Center |
Humio MITSUDERA, Prof., Oceanography Kay I. OHSHIMA, Prof., Oceanography Tomohiro NAKAMURA, Lecturer, Oceanography Sumito MATOBA, Assistant Prof., Glaciology Masayuki KAWASHIMA, Assistant Prof., Meteorology Jun NISHIOKA, Associate Prof., Chemical Oceanography Osamu SEKI, Associate Prof., Paleoclimatology, Organic Geochemistry Takenobu TOYOTA, Assistant Prof., Geophysical Sea Ice Naoto EBUCHI, Prof., Physical Oceanography Takayuki SHIRAIWA, Associate Prof., Glaciology |
Technical Division, Administrative Office
Technical Division
- Technical Development
- Advanced Technical Support
- Facility Maintenance
Administrative Office
- General Affairs Section
- Accounting Section
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