Geology Program, Faculty of Science, Niigata University

English Information

The range of research in the Geology Program includes variety of fields such as mineralogy, petrology, structural geology, sedimentary geology and paleontology/micropaleontology.

 

Teaching Staff at the Geology Program, Niigata University

as of April 1, 2017
Full name (given name first, then family name in capitals), followed by title and major.

MINERALOGY

Hiromi KONISHI

Professor

Aberration-corrected scanning/transmission electron microscopy (S/TEM) in mineral sciences and geomicrobiology

PETROLOGY

Eiichi TAKAZAWA

Professor
Web site

Petrology, geochemistry

Madhusoodhan SATISH KUMAR

Professor
Web site

Petrology and isotope geology

Toshiro TAKAHASHI

Associate Professor

Petrology

TECTONICS / STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY

Tsuyoshi TOYOSHIMA

Professor

Structural geology and structural petrology

Kenta KOBAYASHI

Lecturer

Structural geology, seismotectonics

Hayato UEDA

Associate Professor
Web site

Geology (tectonics)

SEDIMENTARY GEOLOGY

Hiroshi KURITA

Associate Professor
Web site

Stratigraphy, sedimentary geology, palynology, petroleum geology

PALEONTOLOGY / MICROPALEONTOLOGY

Atsushi MATSUOKA

Professor

Paleoceanography

Toshiyuki KURIHARA

Associate Professor

Stratigraphy and paleontology

Yuta SHIINO

Associate Professor
Web site

Paleontology, evolutionary morphology