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KAWAZOE TAKAAKI
Associate Professor
Affiliation Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering
Discipline Earth and Planetary Science
Academic Degrees TOHOKU UNIVERSITY 
Research Fields Mathematical and physical sciences; Earth and planetary science; Petrology / Mineralogy / Economic geology
Research Keywords Earth's interior, Mantle, Core, Subducted slab, Deep magma / Mineralogy, Olivine, Wadsleyite, Ringwoodite, Bridgmanite, Metallic iron / Rheology, Viscosity, Crystallographic preferred orientation, Seismic anisotropy, Dislocation, Single crystal, Fe3+, melting / High-pressure high-temperature (deformation) experiment, Multi-anvil apparatus, Synchrotron X-ray
Comments I have studied structure and dynamics in the Earth and planetary interiors by high-pressure and high-temperature experiments and sample analyses.
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Topic Astronomy/Universe
Physics/Physical Property
SDGs 4 Quality education
Educational Programs [Bachelor Degree Program] School of Science : Earth and Planetary Systems Science : Earth and Planetary Systems Science
[Master's Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Earth and Planetary Systems Science Program
[Doctoral Program] Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering : Division of Advanced Science and Engineering : Earth and Planetary Systems Science Program
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