Directors
Jun'ichi Itoh (Director)
Osamu Fujiwara (Deputy Director)
Takahiro Yamamoto (Deputy Director)
Kazutoshi Imanishi (Principal Research Manager)
My research interests focus on investigating stress state at depth based on microearthquake observation and data analysis. So far, I have primarily investigated the stress accumulation process of inland earthquakes, the generation mechanism of non-volcanic deep tremor, and developed a method for estimating absolute crustal stress. Together with developing these studies, I aim to elucidate the generation mechanism of earthquakes step by step through discussions with group member and the people who possess various skill and background.
https://staff.aist.go.jp/k.imanishi/ (Japanese only)
Osamu Ishizuka (Prime Senior Researcher)
Hiroshi Shinohara (Invited Senior Researcher)
My main interest is to understand eruption and degassing processes based on surveillance of volcanic gases and volatiles in magmas. I recently developed Multi-GAS (a portable instrument to measure volcanic gas composition) and applied to active degassing plumes of various volcanoes in many countries as well as to conduct continuous monitoring. We evaluate the volcanic activity and model eruption and degassing processes based on the spatial and temporal variation of the volcanic gases. We also investigate volcanic activity with hydrothermal system based on the surveillance of fumarolic gases.
HP: Magmatic Activity Research Group
Koji Masuda (Invited Senior Researcher)
I am studying on earthquake generation and faulting processes based on high-pressure and high-temperature experiments in the laboratory. My research interests include experimental rock deformation, effects of water on rock deformation, earthquake mechanics, and high-pressure mineralogy.
HP: https://staff.aist.go.jp/koji.masuda/
Akikazu Matsumoto (Invited Senior Researcher)
Yoshihiro Ishizuka (Director, Research planning office, GSJ)