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Current Topics in Earth and Space Science
Satoru NAKASHIMA/Kentaro TERADA (Graduate School of Science)
Capacity
about 50
Cource Objective
In order to understand origin and evolution of our environment, modern general views on the solar system, planets, Earth and life togetehr with some seismic and volcanic acttivities will be introduced.
Requirement / Prerequisite
Nothing
Course Content
Modern views on the origin and evolution of the solar system, Earth and life together with some related subjects will be presented by different researchers.
Class Plan
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Satoru NAKASHIMA: Introduction, Origin and evolution of Earth's environment.
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Osamu HISATOMI: The evolution of life on earth.
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Tadashi YOKOYAMA: Water-rock interaction near the earth's surface.
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Tetsuro HIRONO: Fault-drilling investigation of earthquake slip behavior
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Tadashi KONDO: Materials under extreme conditions
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Hidenori TERASAKI: What on earth is in the Earth and planets?
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Toshifumi TANIGUCHI: Magnetism and Phase transition
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Sho SASAKI: Exploration of small bodies and satellites in the solar system
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Kazuto SAIKI: Volcanoes and disaster prevention
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Osamu OHTAKA: "Voyage au centre de la terre"
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Atsushi TANI: Innovative atmospheric pressure plasma
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Ko HASHIZUME: Water in the Solar System A key for the formation of a habitable planet
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Chiaki UEDA: Possible magnetic effects of non-magnetic materials on the formation of the solar system
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Chihiro YAMANAKA: Earthquake prediction! or prediction science?
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Kentaro TERADA: Origin and evolution of the Solar System
Textbooks
No textbooks are required.
Grading Policy
At the end, a report of about 3 to 5 pages (A4) on one of the lecture contents should be submitted to the main instructor (Satoru NAKASHIMA: satoru@ess.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp) by Jan. 28, 2015.