Department of Earth Sciences,
Earth's Evolution and Environment, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University

Members (as of April 1, 2025)

Geophysics

Specialty	Title	Name	More Info	E-mail (@ehime-u.ac.jp)
	Professor	ISHIMATSU, Naoki
Solid Earth Dynamics	Professor	KAMEYAMA, Masanori
High-pressure Earth Science	Professor	NISHIHARA, Yu
Mineral Physics	Professor	TSUCHIYA, Taku
High-pressure Earth Science	Associate Prof.	OHUCHI, Tomohiro
High-pressure Earth Science	Associate Prof.	SAKAI, Takeshi
High-pressure Earth Science	Associate Prof.	GRÉAUX, Steeve Georgi
Computational Physics	Senior Assistant Prof.	DEKURA, Haruhiko
	Senior Assistant Prof.	KUWAHARA, Hideharu
	Assistant Prof.	INOUE, Sayako
	Assistant Prof.	ZHANG, Youyue

Petrology and Mineralogy

Specialty	Title	Name	More Info	E-mail (@ehime-u.ac.jp)
Petrology	Associate Prof.	SAITO, Satoshi
Mineralogy	Senior Assistant Prof.	ENJU, Satomi
Mineralogy	Senior Assistant Prof.	SHIROSE, Yohei

Geology and Paleontology

Specialty	Title	Name	More Info	E-mail (@ehime-u.ac.jp)
Geology and Stratigraphy	Professor	HORI, Rie, S.
Vertebrate Paleontology	Professor	TSUBAMOTO, Takehisa
Paleontology	Associate Prof.	KUSUHASHI, Nao
Paleontology	Associate Prof.	OKAMOTO, Takashi

Oceanography

Specialty	Title	Name	More Info	E-mail (@ehime-u.ac.jp)
Physical Oceanography	Professor	GUO, Xinyu
Coastal Oceanography	Professor	MORIMOTO, Akihiro
Paleoceanography and Paleolimnology	Professor	KUWAE, Michinobu
Physical Oceanography	Assistant Prof.	USHIJIMA, Yusuke

Former Faculty Members

Name	Specialty	Present Affiliation	Date
TSUCHIYA, Jun	Mineral Physics	Osaka University	April 1, 2025
KONO, Yoshio	High-pressure Earth Science	Kwansei Gakuin University	April 1, 2024
YOSHIE, Naoki	Ecosystem modelling	Ehime University (Institute for the Promotion of Science and Technology)	November 1, 2023
OHFUJI, Hiroaki	Mineralogy and High-pressure Earth Science	Tohoku University (Cross-appointed from October 2020 to March 2021)	April 1, 2021
ABRAJEVITCH, Alexandra	Paleomagnetism	(retirement)	March 31, 2021
NISHI, Masayuki	High-pressure Earth Science	Osaka University	March 1, 2021
INOUE, Toru	High-pressure Earth Science	Hiroshima University (Cross-appointed from April 2017 to March 2020)	April 1, 2020
IRIFUNE, Tetsuo	High-pressure Earth Science	(retirement)	March 31, 2020
MORI, Hiroshi	Meteoritics	(retirement)	March 31, 2020
NOMURA, Ryuichi	High-pressure Earth Science	Kyoto University	January 1, 2019
YAMAMOTO, Akihiko	Solid Earth Physics	(retirement)	March 31, 2018
KUWAYAMA, Yasuhiro	High-pressure Earth Science	University of Tokyo	January 1, 2017
ITAI, Takaaki	Environmental Geochemistry	National Institute for Minamata Disease	July 10, 2016
SAKAKIBARA, Masayuki	Environmental Petrology	Ehime University (Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation)	April 1, 2016
MINAKAWA, Tetsuo	Mineralogy	(retirement)	March 31, 2015
TANGE, Yoshinori	High-pressure Earth Science	Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	August 1, 2014
ISOBE, Atsuhiko	Physical Oceanography	Kyushu University	April 1, 2014
KAWASAKI, Toshisuke	Experimental Petrology	(retirement)	March 31, 2013
NISHIYAMA, Norimasa	High-pressure Earth Science	Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY)	April 1, 2012
OHNO, Ichiro	Solid Earth Physics	(retirement)	March 31, 2012
WHITAKER, Matthew L.	High-pressure Earth Science	National Synchrotron Light Source, Brookhaven National Laboratory	July 1, 2011
YAMADA, Akira	Seismology	Ehime University	January 1, 2009
NARA, Masakazu	Paleontology and Sedimentology	Kochi University	October 1, 2008
ZHAO, Dapeng	Seismology	Tohoku University	April 1, 2007
INOUCHI, Yoshio	Environmental Geology	Waseda University	April 1, 2007
YAMAZAKI, Daisuke	High-pressure Earth Science	Okayama University	April 1, 2005