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Department of Earth Resource Engineering

Prof. Akira IMAI

・Specialization:

▶Economic Geology,Resource Geology



Prof. Takashi TSUJI

・Specialization:

▶Earth and Planetary Science; Resource engineering; Space exploration

 

 


Assoc. Prof. Yasuhiro FUJIMITSU

・Specialization:

▶Geothermics ▶Geothermal Engineering

・Research:

Modeling of geothermal system, Monitoring of geothermal

reservoirs by gravity measurement, Study on heat discharge

rate measurement from volcanic or geothermal areas


Assoc. Prof. Kotaro YONEZU

・Specialization:

▶Geochemistry, Resources and Environmental Geology

・Research:

Formation mechanism of epithermal gold deposit


Assoc. Prof. Hideki MIZUNAGA

・Specialization:

▶Exploration Geophysics

▶Environmental Geophysics

・Research:

Geophysical exploration for energy and mineral resources;

Near-surface geophysics for archaeological prospecting

and buried objects; Environmental geophysics for subsurface

and groundwater; Geophysical monitoring for subsurface

fluid flow


Assis. Prof. Jun NISHIJIMA

・Specialization:

▶Geothermics ▶Geodetic engineering 

▶Micro-Gravity survey

・Research:

Evaluation of the underground structure and sustainability

of hot spring and geothermal energy using geophysical survey.


Assoc. Prof. Tatsuya WAKEYAMA

・Specialization:

▶Geothermics, Social acceptance of renewable energy, Electricity system policy



Assis. Prof. Toshiaki TANAKA

・Specialization:

▶Geothermal reservoir engineering

・Research:

Geothermal reservoir analysis by parallel computing


Assis. Prof. Mitsuo MATSUMOTO

・Specialization:

▶Geothermal Engineering



Prof. Hideki SHIMADA

・Specialization:

▶Rock Engineering 

▶Underground Space System Engineering

▶Mining Machinery

・Research:

Study on utilization of coal ash, study on mine development

with low environment impact


Prof. Keiko SASAKI

・Specialization:

▶Environmental Remediation

・Research:

Synthesis of environmental materials from geomimeics,

including organo-clay, pillared layered double hydroxides,

biogenic minerals, and its fabrication


Assoc. Prof. Yuichi SUGAI

・Specialization:

▶Resources Production Engineering  

・Research:

Reservoir souring caused by sulfate-reducing bacteria

indigenous to oilfield


Assoc. Prof. Naoko OKIBE

・Specialization:

▶Mineral Processing 

▶Recycling

▶Environmental Remediation 

・Research:

Biohydrometallurgy, Bioleaching, Biooxidation,

Metal Bioremediation, Geomicrobiology


Assis. Prof. Takashi SASAOKA

・Specialization:

▶Rock Mechanics ▶Blasting ▶GeoMechanics  

・Research:

Study of blasting control on limestone mine, study

of stability on dumping site of coal mine


Assoc. Prof. Hajime MIKI

・Specialization:

▶Mineral Processing Engineering

・Research:

Leaching and flotation behavior of sulfide mineral with electrochemical method


Assis. Prof. Moriyasu NONAKA

・Specialization:

▶Mineral Processing  

・Research:

Upgrading of biomass and low rank coal by hydrothermal

treatment, Pretreatment of low rank coal for gasification


Assis. Prof. Akihiro HAMANAKA

・Specialization:

▶Rock Engineering, Geospace Development Engineering


Assis. Prof. NGUELE Ronald

・Specialization:

▶Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR); Unconventional Fossil Production; Petroleum Engineering



Assoc. Prof. Saeid Jalilinasrabady

・Specialization:

▶Energy Resources Engineering