Graduate School of Science, Chiba University

Nozomu TAKEUCHI

ProfessorMy research interests are lives in snow and ice of glaciers and snowpacks. What kinds of lives are on snow and ice? What are they doing? And why do they live in such harsh conditions of snow and ice? These are the questions and motivations of my research.
To explore these topics, I am conducting fieldwork in various locations across the world, including snowy mountains in Japan, glaciers in the Himalayas, Central Asia, and the Arctic. I am utilizing a combination of physical, chemical, and biological analyses to explore the fascinating and unknown snow and ice ecosystems.

Recent Topics of Interests:
Biosphere and geosphere interaction, Climate change, Humanity in environmental change
Motto in Research or in Life:
If you make assurance too much, you will miss a chance.
Hobby / Holiday:
Mountaineering, Bicycling, Skiing (cross-country / downhill), Traveling

Name: Nozomu TAKEUCHI Researchers Information

Department: Graduate School of Science, Chiba University

Job title: Professor

keyword: Glaciology, Snowpacks, Glaciers, Ice cores, Climate change, Global warming, Glacial ecosystems, Organisms in extreme environments, Glacial organisms, Red snow, Colored snow, Snow algae, Cyanobacteria, Cryoconite, Arctic, Alaska, Central Asia, Himalayas, Patagonia

Related website: Department of Earth Sciences, Chiba University

Information on academic societies

Japan Geoscience Union
The Japanese Society of Snow and Ice
International Glaciological Society
American Geophysical Union

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