Session outline
 
Solid Earth Sciences(S)
Session Sub Category Mineralogy & Petrology(MP)
Session ID S-MP49
Title Nano-Analyses of Natures and Origins of Earth and Planetary Solids
Short title NANO-EPS
Convener Name Yohey Suzuki
Affiliation Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Co-convener 1. Name Takashi Murakami
Affiliation Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
Co-convener 2. Name Katsuhiro Tsukimura
Affiliation National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Co-convener 3. Name Masaya Suzuki
Affiliation AIST, Geological Survey of Japan
Co-convener 4. Name Tadashi Yokoyama
Affiliation Department of Earth and Space Science, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University
Co-convener 5. Name Keisuke Fukushi
Affiliation Institute of Nature & Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University
Co-convener 6. Name Satoshi Mitsunobu
Affiliation University of Shizuoka, Institute for Environmental Sciences
International Symposium No request
Language Japanese
Scope Nano, a prefix for 10^-9, represents vast frontiers for both Earth and Planetary Solid Sciences. Conventional tools such as Electron Probe MicroAnalysis (EPMA) for ppm-level quantification at the micrometer scale and Power X-Ray Diffraction analysis (XRD) for the identification of submicron minerals are being transformed into the next generation instruments. In addition, it is possible to reveal the heterogeneity and oscillation of chemical and isotopic compositions at nano-spatial resolutions. It is becoming more aware that nano-sized solids with extremely large surface areas and distorted structures are ubiquitous in planetary materials and intimately relevant to many issues such as soil and groundwater contamination with metals and radionuclides, mineral resources exploitation, carbon sequestration and son on. The aim of this session is to expand our fundamental understanding of, and to share technological advancements in, nano-frontiers from various fields of Earth and Planetary Sciences.
Type of presentation Oral and Poster presentation
Invited papers USUI, Akira (Kochi University)