J-DESC is accepting applications to two courses of J-DESC Core School (basic core analysis and isotope analysis) from international IODP community.
Overview
- Date: 10-13 March, 2016
- Venue: Kochi Core Center, Nankoku city, Kochi, Japan
- Target:
For students and young scientists who have interest in core description and non-destructive measurements of marine sediment core.
Coordinators
- Dr. Minoru Ikehara (Kochi Univ.) and Dr. Naokazu Ahagon (JAMSTEC-Kochi)
Lecturers
- Naokazu Ahagon @KCC, JAMSTEC
- Ken Ikehara @GSJ/AIST
- Minoru Ikehara @KCC, Kochi Univ.
- Lallan P. Gupta @KCC, JAMSTEC
- Junichiro Kuroda@Geobios/JAMSTEC
- Osamu Tadai @Marine Works Japan
- Toshio Hisamitsu @KCC, JAMSTEC
- Masafumi Murayama @KCC, Kochi Univ.
Language
Japanese (and English)
*ATTENTION*: Lectures and practical trainings will be presented basically in Japanese. Participants can ask questions in English at any time. The textbook is prepared in English.
Schedule
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
| 10th March (Thu): 1pm-6pm | IODP and D/V Chikyu updates (L. Gupta) Introduction to Visual Core Description (VCD) (K. Ikehara) Introduction to Smear Slides (J. Kuroda) Introduction to Non-destructive measurements (T. Hisamitsu) |
| 11th March (Fri): 9am-6pm | Practice in visual core description and non-destructive measurements |
| 12th March (Sat): 9am-6pm | Practice in visual core description and non-destructive measurements |
| 13th March (Sun): 9am-12am | Summary meeting of core school |
Practice items
- X-ray CT scanner
- Visual core description
- Smear slides
- Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL)
- Spectrophotometer
Participation fee
Approx. 9,000 Japanese Yen
(including registration, banquet, and dormitory charges for 3 nights)
Travel support
Please ask to your appropriate IODP Program Member Offices.
http://www.iodp.org/program-member-offices
Contact
If you are interested in this International Core School, please feel free to contact with Dr. Minoru Ikehara (ikehara_at_kochi-u.ac.jp), a coordinator of this core school.
Overview
- Date: 14 –16 March, 2016
- Venue: Kochi Core Center, Nankoku city, Kochi, Japan
- Isotope Course contains lectures (e.g., principle of isotopes, vacuum technique, mass-spectrometer basics) and laboratory exercise of stable isotope measurements for carbon and oxygen in carbonate samples.
Coordinators
Dr. Naokazu Ahagon (JAMSTEC) and Dr. Minoru Ikehara (Kochi Univ.).
Lecturers
Dr. Minoru Ikehara (Kochi Univ.), Dr. Mayuri Inoue (Okayama Univ.), and Dr. Tatsuya Kawai (Marine Works Japan, Co. LTD.)
Language
Japanese (and English)
*ATTENTION*: Lectures and practical trainings will be presented basically in Japanese. Participants can ask questions in English at any time. The textbook will be prepared in English.
Target
Graduate students in Earth Sciences
Tentative Schedule
| Date | Content |
|---|---|
| 14th March (Morning) | Registration, Introduction, and Lectures for isotope analysis |
| (Afternoon) | Practice on sample preparation |
| 15th March (Morning) | Practice on mass-spectrometer (IsoPrime); (Afternoon): Continued |
| (Afternoon) | Continued |
| 16th March (Morning) | Data-reduction and wrap-up report |
| (Afternoon) | Presentation |
Participation fee
Approx. 8,000JPY
(including registration, banquet, and dormitory charges for 2 nights)
Travel support
Please ask to your appropriate IODP Program Member Offices.
http://www.iodp.org/program-member-offices
Contact
If you are interested in this course, please feel free to contact with Dr. N. Ahagon (ahagon_at_jamstec.go.jp), a coordinator of this course.
How to apply
Send an email to J-DESC Support (info_at_j-desc.org) with your
- Which course would you like to participate, basic or isotope?
- Full name
- Institution
- Position (grade)
- Email address
- Field of expertise
- Motivation for participation
Application deadline
30 January, 2016 (JST)
Please do not hesitate to contact with J-DESC Support if you have any questions.