Research Field
Geochemistry and cosmochemistry
Current Research
My research centers around the application of geochronology, geochemistry and isotopic study to issues in Earth and planetary sciences. In particular, I am interested in:
- Origin and growth of the Earth's continental crust.
- Early Earth evolution.
- Effects of crustal evolution on Earth's surface environment.
- Formation and chemical differentiation of the terrestrial planets.
- Advancements of techniques for geochemical and isotopic analyses.
Representative Publications
1. Iizuka T., Yamaguchi T., Itano K., Hibiya Y. and Suzuki K. (2017) What Hf isotopes in zircon tell us about crust–mantle evolution. Lithos 274-275, 304-327.
2. Iizuka T., Lai Y.-J., Akram W., Amelin Y. and Schönbächler M. (2016) The initial abundance and distribution of 92Nb in the Solar System. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 439, 172-181.
3. Iizuka T., Yamaguchi T., Hibiya Y. and Amelin Y. (2015) Meteorite zircon constraints on the bulk Lu–Hf isotope composition and early differentiation of the Earth. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 112, 5331–5336.
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