Our aim is to understand the origin and evolution history of the Earth, Moon and planets in our Solar system based on magnetic fields. Our research interest is summarized in the following.
1. Dynamo process in the core
We study magnetic field generation processes and its secular variation in the core of the planet using high performance computing.
2. Origin of the lunar crustal magnetic field
We study how the lunar crust acquired the magnetization using magnetometer data obtained by lunar orbiters Kaguya and LP.
Check our result in Nature Geoscience!
3. Exploration of solar system bodies
We study interior dynamics of Mercury, Moon, Ganymede, Europa, and also Enceladus using numerical modeling and analyzing magnetometer data.
Check our latest research result for Mercury's dynamo!
If you are interested in our research, feel free to contact me by e-mail.
Dr. Futoshi Takahashi
Associate Professor,
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences,
Faculty of Science, Kyushu University.
744 Motooka, Nishi-ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, Japan
E-mail: takahashi.futoshi.386 [at] m.[Q-dai]-u.ac.jp [at] = @, [Q-dai] = kyushu