The purpose of this program is to train the next generation of volcano researchers, who will deepen our understanding of diverse volcanic phenomena, advance leading-edge volcanology research with strong international collaboration, and take on the challenge of disaster science mitigating volcanic hazards in a developed society. Recently, with improving observational technology, theoretical models of magma dynamics have advanced and research into understanding volcanic phenomena to forecast volcanic activity have started to merge the three main fields of volcanology: geophysics, geology/petrology, and geochemistry. Furthermore, there is an expectation that volcano researchers will contribute to reducing damage from eruptions, so there is great demand for research applications in the disaster sciences. In this context, we are establishing a consortium of universities and research institutions that perform leading-edge volcano research, national agencies, and local municipalities that are responsible for volcano disaster mitigation, and private companies that support these efforts. The goal of this consortium is to create an environment that provides systematic learning in interdisciplinary volcanology. Specifically, we will develop volcano research capabilities through sharing university courses, field studies at active volcanoes, seminars on leading-edge volcano research, and observational and computational technologies. We will also offer seminars on such topics as disaster social science to gain knowledge about disaster mitigation and provide opportunities to understand job sites involved in volcano monitoring and disaster mitigation through internships. For students who have acquired the necessary credits, we will award a certificate for the fundamental, application, and advanced courses.
Tohoku University (representative institution) | Hokkaido University |
Yamagata University | University of Tokyo |
Tokyo Institute of Technology | Nagoya University |
Kyoto University | Kyushu University |
Kagoshima University | Kobe University |
Shinshu University | Akita University |
Ibaraki University | Hiroshima University |
Tokyo Metropolitan University | Waseda University |
Toyama University |
National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) |
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) |
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) |
Hokkaido Prefecture | Miyagi Prefecture | Nagano Prefecture | Kanagawa Prefecture |
Gifu Prefecture | Nagasaki Prefecture | Kagoshima Prefecture | Gunma Prefecture |
Yamanashi Prefecture |
The Volcanological Society of Japan |
Japan Society for Disaster Information Studies |
The Interuniversity Center for Research in Volcanology (Italy) |
Asia Air Survey Co.,Ltd | NTT DOCOMO, INC. |
Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Incorporated | Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated |
February 2017: Admitted 36 students
May 2017: Admitted 4 students
November 2017: 30 students completed fundamental course
March 2018: 8 students completed fundamental course, and 4 students completed application course
April 2018: Admitted 22 students
March 2019: 17 students completed fundamental course, and 22 students completed application course
April 2019: Admitted 33 students (fundamental course: 20, advanced course: 13)
March 2020: 20 students completed fundamental course, and 17 students completed application course
April 2020: Admitted 20 students (fundamental course: 16, advanced course: 4)
Field study in Japan: Kirishima, Kusatsu-Shirane, Sakurajima, Zao, Unzen, Aso
Overseas field study: Stromboli (Italy), Sinabung, Toba, and Merapi (Indonesia)
Volcanological study: Weather radar analysis, Numerical modeling, Geodesy, Geomagnetisim, Analog experiments,
Material science, Volcanic gas, Geochemistry, Thermology, Social science, SABO
Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Executive Office of Consortium for Human Resource Development in Volcanology, Japan
6-3 Aramakiaza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8578
Phone: 022-795-6522
Web: https://kazan-edu.jp/en
E-mail: @grp.tohoku.ac.jp