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ISEI, Okayama University

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The Institute for Planetary Materials (IPM) is a joint-use/research center in Earth and planetary materials science, designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan, with the aim of advancing research and education on the origin, evolution and dynamics of the Earth and planets. IPM is a world-class institute providing leadership in the fields of analytical planetary chemistry and experimental geophysics, hosting comprehensive, state-of-the-art analytical systems (including multiple element/isotope analysis and multiple dating techniques at various scales), and also supporting a range of high-pressure and high-temperature experimental apparatus and spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction facilities. Joint-use and collaborative research on Earth and planetary materials is promoted by providing access to the analytical and experimental facilities, and associated expertise, for researchers and students both in Japan and worldwide. Graduate education is also offered via an independent five-year doctoral program in Earth and planetary materials science within the Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University, with the goal of fostering the next generation of leaders in the international Earth and planetary science community.

IPM was reorganized in April 1, 2016 from the “Institute for Study of the Earth’s Interior (ISEI)” with the aim of expanding its research and education capacity in Earth and planetary materials science and related fields, in particular, strengthening areas related to the origin of life and organic-inorganic-water interactions in planetary materials.

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