Congratulations to Kentaro Ishida on receiving the Student Presentation Award at the 75th Annual Meeting of the Society of Resource Geology (SRG) held in June 2026.
The award recognizes outstanding student presentations for both the quality of the research and the excellence of the presentation.
We sincerely congratulate Kentaro on this well-deserved achievement and wish him continued success in his research.
Members of the Nozaki Laboratory attended the Society of Resource Geology (SRG) Annual Conference held in June 2026.
Students and staff from our laboratory presented their latest research on a variety of topics related to resource geology, seafloor mineral resources, and geochemistry. The conference provided an excellent opportunity to exchange ideas with researchers from universities, research institutes, and industry, as well as to discuss recent advances in the field.
We appreciate everyone who visited our presentations and look forward to applying the valuable feedback to our future research.
At the AGU–JpGU Joint Meeting 2026, a special session entitled “Seafloor Mineral Resources and Their Natural Analogues on Land,” convened by Prof. Tatsuo Nozaki, was successfully held.
The session featured exciting presentations and discussions on seafloor mineral resources and related topics. Members and students of the Nozaki Lab also gave oral and poster presentations, receiving valuable feedback and engaging in fruitful discussions with researchers from various fields.
Everyone did an excellent job, and the meeting was a highly rewarding experience for our laboratory.
In March 2026, members of the Nozaki Lab participated in a field excursion to the gold deposits of northern Kyushu, Japan.
The purpose of this field trip was to observe hydrothermal mineralization in natural settings and to deepen understanding of ore-forming processes through direct field experience.
During the excursion, members visited several gold-bearing sites, where they examined geological structures, alteration zones, and mineral assemblages associated with hydrothermal activity. Particular attention was given to vein systems and their relationships with host rocks.
Members also collected representative samples from selected outcrops. These samples will be used for further laboratory analyses, including petrographic observation and geochemical characterization.
Through this field experience, members of the Nozaki Lab gained valuable insights into the formation of gold deposits and developed practical skills in geological observation and sampling.
In March 2026, members of the Nozaki Lab participated in a field trip to Makimine. The trip provided an excellent opportunity to observe geological features in the field and discuss their formation processes in detail.
We examined outcrops and collected samples. The field setting allowed students to connect their laboratory work with real geological environments, deepening their understanding of ongoing research topics.
It was also a valuable opportunity for collaboration and discussion among lab members.
