Masaki Yoshida, Ph.D.
Associate Professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan
e-mail address: masakiy[at mark]fc.ritsumei.ac.jp
Laboratory website: https://www.ritsumei.ac.jp/~masakiy/
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Specialty
- Geodynamics (Global tectonics and mantle dynamics)
- Earth's history
- Seismotectonics
- Computational fluid dynamics
About my research
I am engaged in research on solid-earth dynamics, in particular global tectonics and mantle dynamics, using geophysical approaches such as numerical experiments/simulations, theoretical analyses, and geophysical data analyses, in collaboration with seismologists, geologists, petrologists, mineralogists, and geochemists. My research is aimed at understanding the (i) thermal, mechanical, and compositional evolution of the mantle, (ii) onset conditions and mechanisms of plate tectonics, (iii) behaviour of subducted plates/crusts in the deep mantle, (iv) mechanisms and driving forces of the supercontinental cycle and continental drift, (v) mantle-core coupling mode, (vi) tectonic and geological conditions for great earthquakes and trench migration, and (vii) dynamic links between surface tectonics and mantle convection, both on a global scale and in specified target areas.
Please see the PDF document for my recent research on 3D numerical simulations of mantle convection and the website of EGU Blog for mantle-core coupling dynamics. Some interview articles of my researches can be found in Science News and New Scientist.
Please see the PDF document for my recent research on 3D numerical simulations of mantle convection and the website of EGU Blog for mantle-core coupling dynamics. Some interview articles of my researches can be found in Science News and New Scientist.