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UCHIDA, Naoki Professor Earthquake Research Institute Office: -508 E-mail: HP:
Research Field Subduction zone seismology, sisimicity, earthquake forecast, earthquake and volcano data science Current Research By utilizing observational data, including seismometers, we can gradually unravel the mechanisms of earthquakes. My research focuses on Japan subduction zone especially on its structural characteristics, the mechanism of plate-boundary earthquakes, monitoring of plate boundary slip using small repeating earthquakes, and the recurrence of earthquakes.At the core of my interest are phenomena and mechanisms that may lead to better forecasting or even prediction of earthquakes. Over the years, I have been collecting unresolved questions around this field. By keeping track of things we don’t yet understand, I sometimes—though not often—encounter moments when previously disconnected pieces of information come together, leading to know the way to test it and reach a correct understanding of something previously unknown in the world. Seismology is a discipline where one quickly encounters the limits of current understanding. Thus even without studying a vast amount of prior knowledge, one can engage in cutting-edge research simply by collecting good questions and finding footholds to explore them. When we begin to sense that we are approaching an answer, the necessary tools and analysis techniques tend to become apparent. Therefore, rather than developing pre-defined methods, our approach involves learning whatever is needed in the moment and deepening our understanding with the help of other researchers. I am also interested in the effective use of earthquake and volcano data, as well as in interdisciplinary collaborations that aim to accelerate data-driven science. Personally, I specialize in computational data analysis, but I hope to collaborate with students and researchers from a variety of backgrounds who share similar interests. If you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to reach out. Representative Publications 1. Uchida, N., and R. Bürgmann (2019), Repeating earthquakes, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 47, 10.1146/annurev-earth-053018-060119. 2. Uchida, N., and R. Bürgmann (2021), A Decade of Lessons Learned from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, Reviews of Geophysics, 59(2), e2020RG000713, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020RG000713. 3. Uchida, N., and T. Matsuzawa (2013), Pre- and postseismic slow slip surrounding the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake rupture, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 374(0), 81-91, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.021.

UCHIDA, Naoki

Professor
Earthquake Research Institute

Office: -508
E-mail:
HP:

Research Field

Subduction zone seismology, sisimicity, earthquake forecast, earthquake and volcano data science

Current Research

By utilizing observational data, including seismometers, we can gradually unravel the mechanisms of earthquakes. My research focuses on Japan subduction zone especially on its structural characteristics, the mechanism of plate-boundary earthquakes, monitoring of plate boundary slip using small repeating earthquakes, and the recurrence of earthquakes.At the core of my interest are phenomena and mechanisms that may lead to better forecasting or even prediction of earthquakes. Over the years, I have been collecting unresolved questions around this field. By keeping track of things we don’t yet understand, I sometimes—though not often—encounter moments when previously disconnected pieces of information come together, leading to know the way to test it and reach a correct understanding of something previously unknown in the world. Seismology is a discipline where one quickly encounters the limits of current understanding. Thus even without studying a vast amount of prior knowledge, one can engage in cutting-edge research simply by collecting good questions and finding footholds to explore them. When we begin to sense that we are approaching an answer, the necessary tools and analysis techniques tend to become apparent. Therefore, rather than developing pre-defined methods, our approach involves learning whatever is needed in the moment and deepening our understanding with the help of other researchers. I am also interested in the effective use of earthquake and volcano data, as well as in interdisciplinary collaborations that aim to accelerate data-driven science. Personally, I specialize in computational data analysis, but I hope to collaborate with students and researchers from a variety of backgrounds who share similar interests. If you’re interested, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Representative Publications

1. Uchida, N., and R. Bürgmann (2019), Repeating earthquakes, Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 47, 10.1146/annurev-earth-053018-060119.
2. Uchida, N., and R. Bürgmann (2021), A Decade of Lessons Learned from the 2011 Tohoku-Oki Earthquake, Reviews of Geophysics, 59(2), e2020RG000713, doi:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020RG000713.
3. Uchida, N., and T. Matsuzawa (2013), Pre- and postseismic slow slip surrounding the 2011 Tohoku-oki earthquake rupture, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 374(0), 81-91, doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2013.05.021.