Research Staff
As of October 12, 2021
Director-General
Takuji NAKAMURA
Upper Atmosphere Physics, Remote-sensing of Earth’s Atmosphere
Division for Research and Education / Space and Upper Atmospheric Sciences Group
Associate Professor
Akira Sessai YUKIMATU
Space physics, Aeronomy
Associate Professor
Ryuho KATAOKA
Space Physics, Solar Terrestrial Physics
Project Assistant
Haruki SUGIYAMA
Planetary Science, Remote-sensing of Earth's Atmosphere
Project Assistant
Akiho ENDO
Upper Atmosphere Physics
Division for Research and Education / Meteorology and Glaciology Group
Professor
Shuji FUJITA
Glaciology, Ice Core Studies, Remote Sensing,
Applied Physics
Associate Professor
Jun INOUE
Polar Meteorology
Assistant Professor
Yutaka TOBO
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Assistant Professor
Daisuke HIRANO
Physical Oceanography, Polar Oceanography
Project Researcher
Yuki KOMURO
Glaciology
Project Researcher
Masato ITO
Sea ice physics
Division for Research and Education / Geoscience Group
Associate Professor
Hideki MIURA
Geomorphology, Quaternary Research, Geography
Associate Professor
Yusuke SUGANUMA
Quaternary Geology, Paleomagnetism, Rock magnetism
Associate Professor
Masaki KANAO
Seismology, Solid Earth Geophysics
Assistant Professor
Masakazu FUJII
Marine Geology and Geophysics, Rock Magnetism
Division for Research and Education / Bioscience Group
Assistant Professor
Ryosuke MAKABE
Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Project Researcher
Jean Baptiste Pierre Marie Dominique THIEBOT
Marine Ecology
Division for Research and Education / Polar Engineering Group
Center for Antarctic Programs
Associate Professor
Daisuke HIRANO
Physical Oceanography, Polar Oceanography
Arctic Environment Research Center
Associate Professor
Jun INOUE
Polar Meteorology
Assistant Professor
Yutaka TOBO
Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences
Project Professor
Teruo AOKI
Atmospheric and Cryospheric Radiation
Project Researcher
Motoshi NISHIMURA
Glaciology
Project Researcher
Takuro AIZAWA
Meteorology, Climatology
Project Researcher
Wong Shu Kuan
Environmental microbiology
Polar Science Resources Center
Project Professor
Makoto KIMURA
Environmental Science Meteoritics, Mineralogy
Communications and Computing Science Center
Ice Core Research Center
Professor
Shuji FUJITA
Glaciology, Ice Core Studies, Remote Sensing,
Applied Physics
Project Assistant
Motohiro HIRABAYASHI
Analytical Chemistry
Public Relations Section
Associate Professor
Hideki MIURA
Geomorphology, Quaternary Research, Geography
Library
International Affairs and Research Development Office
URA
Mihoko IIZUKA
Research Support, Environmental Microbiology
Intellectual Property Section
Archives Section
Office for Gender Equality
Visiting Staff
Visiting Professor
Ayako ABE
Paleoclimatology, Climate and Ice Sheet Modeling
Visiting Professor
Makoto ABO
Laser Remote Sensing
Visiting Professor
Dapeng ZHAO
Seismology
Visiting Professor
Seiji TSUBOI
Seismology
Visiting Professor
Naomasa NAKAI
Astronomy
Visiting Professor
Takaaki NOGUCHI
Mineralogy, Petrology, Meteoritics
Visiting Professor
Hitoshi FUJIWARA
Upper Atmosphere Physics
Visiting Professor
Masayuki YAMAMOTO
Upper Atmosphere Physics, Ionospheric Physics
Visiting Professor
Shinya OBARA
Energy System, Microgrid, Cold Region Energy
Visiting Professor
Hiroyuki KAGAWA
Mechanical Engineering, Polar Engineering
Visiting Professor
Masayuki KATSURAGAWA
Quantum Electronics, Nonlinear Optics, Qunatum Optics, Laser Spectroscopy
Visiting Professor
Kaoru SATO
Atmospheric Dynamics, Middle Atmosphere Sciences
Visiting Professor
Makoto TAGUCHI
Planetary Atmosphere Physics
Visiting Professor
Takashi OSONO
Ecology, Biodiversity Science
Visiting Professor
Jouta KANDA
Marine Biochemistry
Visiting Professor
Hiroyuki KONISHI
Precipitation Physics
Visiting Professor
Takayuki NAKATSUBO
Plant Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology
Visiting Professor
Shogo NISHIKAWA
Power and Energy
Visiting Professor
Masahiko HAYASHI
Meteorology
Visiting Associate Professor
Nozomu NISHITANI
Ionospheric and Magnetospheric physics
Visiting Associate Professor
Satonori NOZAWA
Upper Atmosphere Physics
Visiting Associate Professor
Takanobu SAWAGAKI
Physical Geography, Glacial Geology
Visiting Associate Professor
Tomoyuki HONMA
Diffraction Physics, Physical Metallurgy, Strength in Materials Science, Light Metals
Visiting Associate Professor
Yasunobu MIYOSHI
Middle-Upper Atmosphere Physics, Upper Atmosphere
Physics
Visiting Associate Professor
Shigeru AOKI
Polar Oceanography
Visiting Associate Professor
Shin-ichiro OYAMA
Upper Atmospheric Physics; Space Physics, Solar Terrestrial Physics
Visiting Associate Professor
Makoto KOIKE
Atmospheric environmental science
Visiting Associate Professor
Masashi NIWANO
Polar Meteorology, Glaciology
Visiting Associate Professor
Toshihiro ABO
Meteorology
Visiting Associate Professor
Daiki NOMURA
Sea ice biogeochemistry
Visiting Associate Professor
Osamu SEKI
Clime system, Climate change
Visiting Associate Professor
Shinji OTANI
Environmental medicine, Surgical medicine
Foreign Researchers
Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, Research Organization of Information and Systems
Associate Professor
Masaki KANAO
Seismology, Solid Earth Geophysics
Research Organization of Information and Systems
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
Sakiko ISHINO
Atmospheric Chemistry, Isotope Geochemistry
Junichi TAKAGI
Ethology
Hiroto KAJITA
Mathematics and Physics System Science