For the students and young researchers, lectures on IODP Sample, Data and Obligation Policy, sample/data request submission process and core sample handling (curation) are given in the Core School organized by the J-DESC at the Kochi Core Center (KCC) in spring every year. Through this school, we aim to promote scientific research based on the IODP/ODP/DSDP samples, and to enhance visibility of the IODP among the young generation of future scientists.

 

Recent activities

- At the Japan Geoscience Union meeting 2010 in Chiba, information about the core samples and sample request was made available to the meeting participants through the IODP booth.

- IODP core curation poster was presented at the Blue Earth Symposium 2010, in Tokyo.

- Carbonate Colloquium meeting 2010 participants were lectured about IODP cores and sample request.

- On the “Open campus” day of the Kochi University, IODP related activities were explained by using posters and a miniature of the D/V Chikyu to general public. About 1300 people visited the KCC on this occasion.

- Under the “Sand for Students” program, site survey was conducted and many preparatory meetings were held, and then many students from a high school in Kagawa prefecture benefitted from the program in December 2009.

- Media person from the Yomiuri T.V., Nihon T.V. visited KCC.

- Core curation and IODP related information and small poster and brochures were distributed through the IODP booth setup at the AOGS meeting 2009, in Singapore.

- Core curation and IODP related posters were presented at the Geological Society meeting 2009, in Okayama .

- A lecture was given to junior high school students in Tokushima about cores and their scientific use.

- At the event “Open ship Kairei” in Tokushima, role of KCC in promoting earth sciences was explained to general public.

- At the INVEST 2009 meeting in Bremen, Germany, 2 posters were presented to introduce KCC to the participants and inform them about the future development plan of the KCC.

- Initial discussion about expanding the “Sand for Students” program nationally and internationally through closer cooperation among CDEX and KCC staff was held in the wake of kick-off meeting in 2009 about this program at the Tongji University, China.

- An IODP poster was presented and pamphlets were distributed to participants of the Micropaleontological Reference Center (MRC) meeting 2009, in Tokyo.