Mayuko Fukuyama Ph.D.

University site – Mayuko Fukuyama’s page

Contact address

Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University
1-1, Tegata-gakuen-machi, Akita city

Research field

Metamorphic petrology, Geochemistry, Isotope geochemistry

Academic experiences

2024.4-present Advisor to the President at Akita University (in charge of gender equality)
2020.4-present  Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University
2016.4-2020.3   Lecturer,
Graduate School of Engineering Science, Akita University
2012.2-2016.3   Assistant Professor,
Graduate School of Engineering and Resource Science, Akita University
2012.4-2016.3   Visiting Scholar, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
2012.2-2012.12  Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2008.4-2012.2   Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Earth Sciences, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
2005.4-2008.3   Researcher, Geological Survey of Japan, AIST
2004.5-2005.3   Research Assistant, Kumamoto University 
2002.7-2003.2   Teaching Assistant, Kumamoto University
2000.7-2001.9   Teaching Assistant, Kumamoto University

Educational history

March 2005    Ph.D. of Science (Earth Science) at Kumamoto University
Title: Analysis of the coupled phenomenon of chemical reaction and mass transfer in metamorphic rocks.
March 2002    MSC at Kumamoto University
Title: The contact metamorphism by Cretaceous granodiorite in Hirao Limestone and Sangun Metamorphic Rocks, Fukuoka, Japan.
March 2000    BSC at Kumamoto University

Professional Affiliation (2024. April)

  • Geological Society of Japan
  • Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences
  • The Society of Resource Geology
  • The Geochemical Society of Japan
  • The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan
  • Japan Geoscience Union
  • American Geophysical Union
  • International Association of Geoanalysts

Academic Activieties (2024. April)

  • Journal of Mineralogical and Petrological Sciences: Associate Editor
  • Resource Geology: Associate Editor
  • Japan Geoscience Union: Vice-chaair of the General Affairs Committee, Representative of Solid Earth Sciences, a member of Educational Affairs Committee
  • The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan: member of Nomenclature Committee of MSSJ
  • The Mass Spectrometry Society of Japan: member of Isotope-ratio Mass Spectrometry Committee
  • Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences: member of Award Selection Committee
  • Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences: member of Student Presentation Award Selection Committee
  • The Society of Resource Geology: Council member
  • National Institute of Polar Research: member of SIMS research committee
  • National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP): professional investigator of NISTEP
  • Tohoku University: member of Program Steering Committee of TI-FRIS (the Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Science)

Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKEN)

  • Project: U-Pb geochronology of garnet and its application, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2023-2025.
  • Project: Reference material for U-Pb geochronology of carbonate minerals and the mineralogical and geochemical characteristics of calcite, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2019-2021.
  • Project: Establishment of zircon index. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2018-2020.
  • Project: The process of generation and tectonics of Quaternary granites. Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 2016-2018.
  • Project: Multi-element analysis of individual fluid inclusion and its applications. Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 2016-2018.

Educational experiences at Akita University

2020.4-present  Earth Environmental System II (15 hours, 1 credit)
2020.4-present  Earth Environmental System I (15 hours, 1 credit)
2019.4-present  Fundamentals of Chemistry II (15 hours, 1 credit) in Japanese
2019.4-present  Fundamentals of Chemistry I (15 hours, 1 credit) in Japanese
2018.4-present  Earth and Environmental Analytical Science (30 hours, 2 credits)
2018.4-present  General Earth Science (30 hours, 2 credits) in Japanese
2016.4-2018.3   X-ray applied science (30 hours, 2 credits) in Japanese
2013.4-2017.3   Laboratory-circuit training (45 hours, 2 credits)