For outstanding contributions to detailed analysis on internal structures of accretionary complex and to the promotion of international collaboration
For outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary water cycle research connecting the atmosphere and the oceans by elucidating the groundwater discharge processes and the global warming impacts
For outstanding contributions to understanding the Earth's internal structure using seismic tomography and to its implications for Earth’s dynamics, including arc volcanism
For outstanding contributions to the study of atmospheric vertical coupling by developing novel atmospheric remote sensing techniques and to the development of international collaboration
Understanding the physical processes controlling the storage and transport of magma in the lithosphere and the distribution of magnitude and frequency of volcanic eruptions
Study on predictability of climate variability and advancing the event attribution research
Studies on surface and atmosphere of celestial bodies using instruments onboard spacecraft
Synchrotron X-ray studies on the structure and properties of magmas under pressure
Research on global environmental changes as a consequence of Deep Earth Processes
Studies on data-driven science by integrating geosciences and mathematical information sciences
Organic astrochemical evolution in interstellar environment and the solar system
Research on hydrogen in the Earth’s materials at high pressure and temperature based on synchrotron X-ray and Neutron beams
Global mapping of sea ice production derived from satellite observation and its application to the research on global ocean system
Biogeochemical studies on the optical traits and dynamics of dissolved organic matter in the hydrosphere
For outstanding contributions for fault mechanics, physical properties and structuralgeology to investigate the planet’s most active and hazardous fault zones easilymeasures up.