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Department of Geomorphology, Geology and Disaster Prevention

The Department of Geomorphology, Geology and Disaster Prevention focuses on the process of formation-variation-disappearance in mountain and alpine environments in the Japanese Alps and Himalayans. The department proposes science-based schemes to conserve alpine environments and reduce natural disasters.

  • 1. Mount Nilgiri.
  • 2. Yari-Hotaka Mountain Range.

Researchers List

Head of the Department of Geomorphology, Geology and Disaster Prevention
Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Science), Ph. D. in Science
Kohki Yoshida
Career
1994　Ph.D. in Geology, Hokkaido University
1996　Part time lecturer, Hokkaido University
1997　JSPS Research Fellow, Kobe University
1998　Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University
2002　Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University
2016　Professor, Faculty of Science, Shinshu University
Research Field
Geology
Research Theme
Research on tectonic development of Paleozoic terranes in Eastern Asia
Research on climate and tectonic interactions on the development of Asian Monsoon
Message
The mountain building is the long-term geological process measured in several million years. The building of the mountain is a long-term geological process measured in several million years and it causes long-term changes in geographical and climatic patterns. Enhancing the knowledge on the interactions between building mountains and environmental changes is very important. Especially now, climate change and natural disaster are rapidly increasing so human society has to know and should discuss further about the future of the Earth.
We have to develop knowledgeable people for the growth and the future of the earth. Japanese Alps and Himalaya can be a great source for the research especially about mountain science.

Distinguished Visiting Professors List

Academic Assembly Emeritus Professor (Faculty of Science)
Ph.D. in Science
HARAYAMA Satoru
Researcher Directory
Research Field
Igneous petrology (Felsic magma petrology, History of igneous activity, Orogenic theory)
Research Theme
Tectonics and magmatic activity related to mountain range formation of the Japanese Alps
Academic Assembly Professor (Institute of Science)
Ph.D. in Human Environmental・Studies
SAITO Takeshi
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Research Field
Volcanology / Geomagnetics
Research Theme
Elucidation of past volcanic activity history, Assessment of current volcanic activity, Predicting future volcanic activity.
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Education )
Ph.D. in Science
TAKESHITA Yoshihiro
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Research Field
Quaternary geology
Research Theme
Geological and geomorphological evolution in central Japan during the Late Quaternary.
Academic Assembly Assistant Professor (Institute of Agriculture)
Ph. D.in Agriculture
FUKUYAMA Taijiro
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Research Field
Disaster prevention and conservation in mountain watersheds.
Research Theme
In order to protect human life and the environment in Japan, where landslides and debris flows occurs frequently, we are trying to predict the sediment disasters by studying the mechanisms of sediment production and hydrological processes.
Academic Assembly Associate Professor (Institute of Science)
Ph.D. in Science
TOKIWA Tetsuya
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Research Field
Geology
Research Theme
Research on the tectonic evolution of the Japanese Islands
Academic Assembly Assistant Professor (Institute of Science)
Ph.D. in Environmental Science
SAKAKIBARA Koichi
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Research Field
Groundwater hydrology，Forest hydrology，Isotope hydrology，Hydrogeology
Research Theme
Hydrological cycle in terrestrial regions (e.g., mountain, forest, and city); Runoff generation and water resources recharge processes
Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimique run by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Christian France-LANORD
Research Field
Geology and Geochemistry
Research Theme
Reconstruction of geological history related to interaction among uplift, weathering of Himalaya and climate change
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Maarten Lupker
Research Field
Geology and Geochemistry
Research Theme
Erosion and weathering history of Himalaya