Geophysics is an academic field that uses physical methods to study the Earth as a planet. Its research targets include earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans, atmospheres, auroras, planets, and, recently, planets outside the solar system to elucidate the laws governing the phenomena occurring on the Earth and planets. Attractive points of geophysics are that it allows us to explore scientific principles while confronting the great nature and to use physics to clarify the formation and structure of the natural world.
Geophysics is also expected to play a major role in confronting natural disasters such as earthquakes, volcanic, meteorological, and outer space disasters and environmental issues such as global warming. It also plays an important role in exploring the frontiers of human activity, including in space. Geophysics is becoming even more important for realizing a sustainable society in today's world where there are many difficult global issues.
The Department of Geophysics at Tohoku University is one of the world's leading departments in terms of scale and content. Our state-of-the-art educational and research environment allows students to explore the scientific principles of geophysics on the Earth and planets and conduct research that contributes to realizing a sustainable society. We look forward to your participation if you strongly desire to challenge cutting-edge research with your ideas and creativity.