OHFUJI Hiroaki

Professor

Department of Earth and Planetary Environmental Science (UG), Department of Earth and Planetary Physics (UG), Department of Earth and Planetary Science (GR), Graduate School of Science

Current Research

To elucidate the fundamental physicochemical processes underlying the crystallization, organization, and concentration of minerals in complex natural environments, we use electron microscopy to investigate the microstructure and chemical characteristics of natural and laboratory-synthesized samples down to the nanometer scale. By extrapolating information obtained from local-scale direct observations to the macroscopic level, we aim to address the unresolved geological phenomena as well as social and environmental issues.

Keywords

Mineralogy, Crystal growth, Microtexture, Electron Microscopy, Mineral fertilizer