2008 - 2010 Growth History of Oxygen Minimum Zone in Pacific Ocean throughCenozoic
2005 - 2006 Experimental Study on Disposition of Carbon Dioxide in Deep Stratum and Seabed
2003 - 2004 Basic Study of Paleoceanographic Reconstruction by Marine Ferro-manganese Crusts.
2001 - 2003 Study of the mechanisms of mineral deposition at sea-floor by biological and mineralogical experiments
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Papers (40):
Hirokuni Oda, Wataru Katanoda, Akira Usui, Masafumi Murayama, Yuhji Yamamoto. Rotation of a Ferromanganese Nodule in the Penrhyn Basin, South Pacific, Tracked by the Earth's Magnetic Field. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems. 2023. 24. 3
Yusuke Fukami, Teruhiko Kashiwabara, Hiroshi Amakawa, Takazo Shibuya, Akira Usui, Katsuhiko Suzuki. Tellurium stable isotope composition in the surface layer of ferromanganese crusts from two seamounts in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta. 2022. 318. 279-291
Akira Usui, Katsuhiko Suzuki. Geological Characterization of Ferromanganese Crust Deposits in the NW Pacific Seamounts for Prudent Deep-Sea Mining. Perspectives on Deep-Sea Mining: Sustainability, Technology, Environmental Policy and Management. 2022. 81-113
Akira Usui, Anna Nagaokaka, Katsuhiko Suzuki. Geological parameters controlling the variability in grade and abundance of the ferromanganese crusts in the nw pacific seamounts: A review of rov exploration and geochemical characterization. Proceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference. 2021. 330-335
Kobayashi Eishi, Suzuki Katsuhiko, Usui Akira, Qing CHANG, Makabe Akiko, Kashiwabara Teruhiko, Orihashi Yuji. Osmium isotope stratigraphy age and elemental composition of ferromanganese crusts from Iwaki seamount. Abstracts of Annual Meeting of the Geochemical Society of Japan. 2021. 68. 175
臼井朗, 柏原輝彦, 高橋嘉夫, 山岡香子, 日野ひかり, 日野ひかり, 鈴島大貴, 鈴島大貴. Geochemical and mineralogical property of ferromanganese oxides precipitates over the rock outcrops; Implication to the diversity of ferromanganese crusts. 日本地球化学会年会要旨集(Web). 2022. 69th
天川裕史, 臼井朗, 後藤孝介, 鈴木勝彦. The fluctuations of Nd and Pb isotopic compositions of ferromanganese crusts collected from four different depths of the Takuyo-Daigo Seamount. 日本地球化学会年会要旨集(Web). 2022. 69th
臼井朗, 日野ひかり, 鈴島大貴, 富岡尚敬, 柏原輝彦, 山岡香子, 砂村倫成. On-site experiment of hydrogenetic ferromanganese oxide precipitation and absorption for 12-15 years. 日本地球惑星科学連合大会予稿集(Web). 2020. 2020
Hirokuni Oda, Yoshio Nakasato, Akira Usui. Characterization of marine ferromanganese crust from the Pacific using residues of selective chemical leaching: identification of fossil magnetotactic bacteria with FE-SEM and rock magnetic methods. Earth, Planets and Space. 2018. 70. 1
1979/09 - 1980/03 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Graduate School of Engineering posdoc
Committee career (3):
2017/10 - 現在 International Society of Ocean & Polar Engineering Technical Program Committee
2009/01 - 2011/01 Geological Society of Japan Director, Shikoku Branch
2007 - 2008 President, Internatonal Marine Minerals Society (2007-2008)
Awards (7):
2020/10 - 国立大学法人高知大学 優秀広報貢献賞 広報活動の活性化
2018/06 - Society of Resource Geology Kato Takeo Award Geoscience of Marine Manganese Minerals
2016/03 - 高知市文化振興事業団 高知出版学術賞 海底マンガン鉱床の地球科学
2015/02 - 国立大学法人高知大学 研究功績者賞 研究の活性化
2014/09 - 国際海底鉱物資源協会 Moore Medal Geoscience of Marine Manganese Minerals
2013/06 - 資源地質学会 ベストポスター賞 マンガンクラストの生成年代と微細層序学
1975/02 - 鉱山地質学会 鉱山地質学会研究奨励賞 マンガン団塊の地球化学
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Association Membership(s) (8):
International Marine Minerals Society
, 資源地質学会
, 日本地球化学会
, 日本地質学会
, 日本地学協会
, Society of Resource Geology
, Geological Society of Japan
, Geochemical Society of Japan