DATE2024.03.19 #Awards & Prizes

Professor Emeritus Tetsuro Urabe was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette in the autumn of 2023.

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Professor Emeritus Professor Tetsuro Urabe

Dr. Tetsuro Urabe has conducted many pioneering studies on seafloor resources and related geochemistry and geo-microbiology, especially on the formation of black ore-type deposits, theoretical and experimental studies on the behavior of various elements in granitic magmas, seafloor hydrothermal activity in the East Pacific Ocean Swell and the Izu-Ogasawara Island Arc, and hydrothermal mineralization in the sea floor. He has also conducted theoretical and experimental studies on the behavior of various elements in granitic magma, and clarification of seafloor hydrothermal activity and mineralization in the East Pacific Ocean and the Izu-Ogasawara Island Arc. In particular, for research on submarine hydrothermal systems, he has led large-scale international joint research projects such as the Ridge Flux Project, the Archian Park Project, and the Great Rivers Under the Sea Project, and has been instrumental in establishing international research and education organizations such as InterRidge, and has contributed to the integrated understanding of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geobiology. He has contributed to the integrated understanding of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and geobiology. His research interests range from the mantle to the biosphere, and he has had a major impact on the development of related fields.

In recent years, he has held a number of important government and academic positions, including as a member of the United Nations Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf and as the program director of the "Next Generation Marine Resource Survey Technology (Sea Zipangu Project)," the first phase of the Strategic Innovation Program (SIP) of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan. He has also made significant contributions to the promotion of research in the field of metal resources, which is an important issue for the realization of a sustainable society.

We congratulate Dr. Urabe on receiving this award in recognition of his many years of outstanding contributions to research and education.

Autumn Conferment of Decoration, 2023, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan
https://www8.cao.go.jp/shokun/hatsurei/r05aki.html

(Responsibility: Professor Yoshio Takahashi, Department of Earth and Planetary Science)