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OGASAWARA Hiroshi

Department / Course Research Organization of Science and Technology

Title / Position Professor

Academic background
1.	～1988	Doctorial Course │ Department of Geophysics │ Graduate School, Division of Natural Science │ Kyoto University
2.	1988/11/24 Degree Acquisition	Solid earth sciences Doctor of Science
3.	～1981	Faculty of Science │ Kyoto University

Research activities
1.	～ 2024/03/31	The Geodetic Society of Japan
2.	～ 2024/03/31	The Seismological Society of Japan

Subject of research
1.	Semi-controlled Experimentina Gold mine in South Africa
2.	A Study on the mechanism of great earthquakes
3.	Multi-disciplinary Observation at old Ikuno Mine

Research summary
Studies to elucidate the preparation and generation process of earthquakes. Based upon in-situ date at the closest proximity of the hypocenter, we elucidate the preparation and generation process of earthquakes. Experimental fields are at 1 - 3.5 km depth at South African gold mines.The projects, except for those listed in this database, which I chaired, include the following: JSPS Core-to-Core Program (B. Asia-Africa)(Coordinator; 2017-2019) ICDP "Drilling into seismogenic zones of M2.0-M5.5 earthquakes in South African gold mines" (PI; 2016-2018). ICDP Workshop "Drilling into seismogenic zones of M2.0-M5.5 earthquakes in South African gold mines" (PI; 2015). JST-JICA SATREPS "Observational studies to mitigate seismmic risks in mines" (PI; 2010-2015).

Present specialized field
Solid earth and planetary physics (Keyword：Physics of Solid Earth, Hypocenter Near-field Monitoring, Induced Seismicity, Mine seismology, Rock Mechanics)

Books
1.	2002/09	Seismogenic Process Monitoring: Proceedings of a Joint Japan-Poland Symposium on Mining and Experimental Seismology, Kyoto, Japan, November 1999 │ ,pp.1-414

Papers
1.	2019/06	2019 status report: Drilling into seismogenic zones of M2.0–M5.5 earthquakes in South African gold mines (DSeis project) │ W Joughin (ed.), Deep Mining 2019: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Deep and High Stress Mining │ ,pp.375-384
2.	2019/01	Integration of underground mapping, petrology, and high-resolution microseismicity analysis to characterise weak geotechnical zones in deep South African gold mines │ International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences │ 114,pp.79-91
3.	2022/07	Physical property studies to elucidate the source of seismic reflectivity within the ICDP DSeis seismogenic zone: Klerksdorp goldfield, South Africa │ International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences │ 155
4.	2022/07/08	Characteristics of fault rocks within the aftershock cloud of the 2014 Orkney earthquake (M5.5) beneath the Moab Khotsong gold mine, South Africa │ Geophysical Research Letters │ 49 (14),pp.e2022GL098745
5.	2023/01/01	Hydrogeochemical and isotopic signatures elucidate deep subsurface hypersaline brine formation through radiolysis driven water-rock interaction │ Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta │ 340,pp.65-84
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Academic conference presentation
1.	2024/12/05	An M5.5 earthquake on a lamprophyre dyke crosscutting West Rand Group (3.5-7 km depth range) in Witwatersrand Supergroup (2.97-2.80 Ga)
2.	2024/12/05	Introduction of PROTEA -Drilling project to probe the heart of an earthquake and life in the deep subsurface-
3.	2024/12/05	Spatial variation in seismic velocity for the dykes recovered in deep seismogenic zone, the Kaapvaal craton in South Africa
4.	2024/09/27	Introduction into the technical cooperation in earth science and mining between South Africa and Japan since 1991: Past (from just after Apartheid to pre-COVID-19)
5.	2024/09/27	Life in the Deep Subsurface (PROTEA-ICDP project)
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Competitive grants, etc. (exc. KAKENHI)
1.	2017/09/15 ～ 2022/12/31	Kinetically Activated Subsurface Micribial Sampler (KASMS) 1739151 │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ US NSF Standard Grant EAR Division Of Earth Sciences
2.	2017/04/01 ～ 2020/03/31	Research cooperation between ICDP projects to drill into seismic zones in South Africa and India │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ Core-to-Core Program (B. Asia Africa) (Keyword：ICDP, deep South African gold mines, water reservoir induced earthquakes in India)
3.	2016/10/31 ～ 2016/11/02	ICDP Workshop Drilling into Seismogenic Zones of M2.0-5.5 earthquakes in South African Gold mines │ Research by External Competitive Fund (Keyword：Seismogenic zones, South African gold mines)
4.	2016/08/31 ～	Drilling into Seismogenic zones of M2.0-5.5 earthquakes in South African gold mines (DSeis) │ Research by External Competitive Fund │ ICDP (Keyword：Earthquakes, Geomicrobiology, South African gold mines)
5.	2005	Drilling Active Faults in South African Mines (DAFSAM) │ Research by External Competitive Fund (Keyword：Africa, South Africa, Witwatersrand, Earthquakes, Faulting, Mining, Seismology)