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2026.04.13

Principal Scientist

Yoshinori TAKANO, Ph.D

Director-General, EMS / Director (additional post), BGC

Biogeochemistry Research Center
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, 2-15, Natsushima-Cho, Yokosuka, 237-0061, JAPAN

takano_AT_jamstec.go.jp
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Research Interests

  • Development and application of new analytical methods for the light elements (C, N, H, O, S, P) and organic molecules coupling with dry- & wet- chemistry, chromatography, and mass spectrometry.
  • Organic geochemistry and organic astrochemistry: Water, organics, and mineral interactions.
  • Chemical evolution in prebiotic chemistry: Primordial molecules in Earth and Planetary Sciences.
  • Origin and evolution of molecular chirality: Enantiomer-specific isotope studies, D-amino acids in nature.
  • Deep carbon and deep biosphere: Limit of life, prokaryotic ecology, and biogeochemical processes.

Education

2003
Ph.D. Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Yokohama National University
2000
M.Sc. Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba
1998
B.A. Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba

Professional Experience

2026-Present
Director-General at Institute of Earth and Material Sciences (EMS),
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2024-Present
Visiting Professor at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2024-Present
Director at Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC),
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2022-Present
Principal Scientist, at Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC), Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2017-Present
Project Associate Professor at Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University
2025-2026
Deputy Director-General at Research Institute for Marine Resources Utilization (MRU),
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2020-2026
Group Leader at Organic Molecule Research Group,
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2020-2024
Deputy Director at Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC),
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2019-2022
Senior Scientist at Biogeochemistry Research Center (BGC),
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2014-2019
Senior Scientist at Department of Biogeochemistry,
Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2015-2020
Visiting Associate Professor at Department of Earth and Planetary Science, University of Tokyo
2015-2017
Visiting Associate Professor at Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
2011-2014
Senior Scientist at Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2009-2011
Researcher at Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2009
Guest Researcher at Organic Geochemistry Group in Marum, University of Bremen
2007-2009
Researcher at Institute for Research on Earth Evolution, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
2005-2007
Postdoctoral Fellow; JSPS Research Fellow at Department of Natural History of Sciences, Hokkaido University
2003-2005
Postdoctoral Fellow at Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), Institute for Marine Resources and Environment, National institute of Advanced Science and Technology
2002-2003
Researcher, National institute of Radiological Science

Awards

2021
JAXA Honor Award Hayabusa2
2020
Space Engineering Category Award
2017
Nishida Prize for Promotion of Geo- and Planetary Science
2010
Geochemistry Research Association, Award for Young Scientists
2006
The Geochemical Society of Japan, Award for Young Scientists

Professional Activities

2017-Present
Associate Editor, Progress in Earth and Planetary Science (PEPS)
2016-Present
Associate Editor, Geochemical Journal (GJ)
2016-Present
Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU), Representative
2009-Present
Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU), Section Science Board (Biogeosciences)
2013-2014
International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP), Science Evaluation Panel (SEP),
Group chair for Biosphere Frontier(BF)
2011-2013
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), Proposal Evaluation Panel (PEP),
Group chair for Biosphere Frontier section, Operation Task Force member
2010
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), Science Steering and Evaluation Panel (SSEP), alternate