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Research directions can be divided into four categories: earth environment, earth materials, satellite informatics and geohazard prevention. They can then be classified into fundamental earth science and applied science and technology according to their
nature.
(1) Fundamental Earth Sciences
To perform analysis and basic research in the fields of earth materials and their activities and evolution, global change, seismology, geochemistry, oceanography, geomicrobiology, tectonics, and hydrological and environmental geology, to pursue understanding of scientific principles, and to develop new research areas.
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(2) Applied Science and Technology
Applications of technologies developed in the fields of earth, ocean, and environmental sciences including characterization of physical properties and synthesis of minerals, gems, and materials, earth and ocean science applications of radiogenic and stable isotopes, investigation and prevention 8 of natural hazards, studies of engineering geology, hydrogeology, and environmental pollution, development and utilization of water resource, satellite informatics and geodesy, and application of geographic information system, etc. In particular, the incorporation of faculty members and resources from the fields of satellite informatics have produced great success involving development of many related technology and credentials in collaboration with the Disaster Prevention Research Center and Satellite Information Research Center at this university in
recent years.
Resources & Laboratories
Tens of thousands of books and several tens of kinds of journals in the specialized fields available in the university library. In addition to laboratories for introductory earth science, mineralogy, petrology, and ore deposits. Each research field also has its own specialized laboratories for teaching and research needs, including:
Solid Earth Materials |
Laboratory for High-Pressure Mineral Physics (ultrasonic velocity measuring system for high pressure rocks and minerals)
Raman & X-ray Laboratory (Raman spectrometer, X-ray single crystal diffractometer)
Laboratory of Mineral Science & Technology (diamond anvil, crystal synthesis device, thermal gravity and differential analyzer)
Laboratory of Micro-Nano Mineralogy (transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscope)
X-ray Powder Diffractometer Laboratory, Optical Microscope Laboratory, and Petrographic Thin-Section Preparation Laboratory |
Geochemistry |
IGL, Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory (1000-10000 class clean room, high-resolution inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer, laser denudation sampling system, solid thermal ionization mass spectrometer)
Laboratory of Marine Geochemistry (graphite furnace atomic absorption spectrometer, gas chromatograph system, liquid chromatograph system, UV/visible spectrophotometer, automatic titrator, coral cultivation tank)
Laboratory of Inorganic Geochemistry (Clean Room, inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer, thermal ionization mass spectrometer)
Laboratory of Environmental Geochemistry (\- and ^-ray spectrometers) |
Earth History |
Laboratory of Palaeoceanography (stereo microscopes, foraminifera specimen processing devices, freeze drying device)
Stable Isotope Mass Spectrometer Laboratory (analog stable isotope mass spectrometer, gas chromatograph-isotope mass spectrometer) |
Structural, Engineering,
Hydrological, and Environmental Geology |
Laboratory of Hydrogeology (total organic carbon analyzer, gas chromatograph system, liquid chromatograph system, fluorescence microscope, spectrophotometer, microbial culture system and analyzer)
Laboratory of Geological Data Analysis (field core-drilling set, velocity flow meter, multiple-parameter photometer for water analysis, resistivity meter, and other geological and underground water measuring devices).
Laboratory of Structural Geology and Geological Hazards (physical model experiment system , single-axis compressor, field survey equipments) |
Geophysics |
Laboratory of Geophysical Exploration (seismic wave generator and signal processor, seismic data processing workstations)
Seismology Laboratory (seismographs, data analysis workstations) |
Satellite Informatics and Geodesy |
Remote Sensing Image Processing and Earth Environment Monitoring Laboratory (satellite data and image receiver and processor, National Space Organization/FORMOSAT-2 Image Application and Distribution Center)
Digital Earth Laboratory (GPS, total station transit, aerial survey image workstation, remote sensing satellite image processing workstation, and related softwares for satellite and aerial survey, GIS, and CAD) |
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