Shinsuke Kawagucci, Ph.D.<strong>Postdoctoral</strong> ResearcherPrecambrian Ecosystem Laboratory (PEL),Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science <strong>and</strong> Technology (JAMSTEC)Personal In<strong>form</strong>ation:Passport Name:Citizenship:Date of birth:Work Address:E-mail:Shinsuke Kawaguchi (not “kawagucci”).Japan.March 30, 1982 (male).2-15 Natsushima-cho, Yokosuka 237-0061, Japan.kawagucci@jamstec.go.jpCenters of Science:Hydrothermal fluid <strong>and</strong> plume observations (Okinawa, CIR, etc.).Deep-sea hydrothermal ecosystem (subsdeafloor chemotrophic metabolisms).Isotope-labeled incubation experiments (using both SI <strong>and</strong> RI).Gas Biogeochemistry (H 2 , CH 4 , CO, CO 2 , etc.).Stable Isotopes (δD-H 2 , Δ 17 O-CO 2 , δ 13 C-CH 4 , etc.).Analytical Chemistry (gas analyses with high sensitivity).Employment:2009/4-current<strong>Postdoctoral</strong> Researcher at JAMSTEC for a TAIGA project, Japan.2006/4-2009/3<strong>Fellowship</strong>s for Young Scientists from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science(JSPS).Academic Degrees:Ph.D. in Graduate School of Agricultural <strong>and</strong> life sciences (Ocean Research Institute), theUniversity of Tokyo, Japan, 2006-2009.Masters in Graduate school of science, Hokkaido University, Japan, 2004-2006.BA in Faculty of science, Hokkaido University, Japan, 2000-2004.Academic advisors:Ken Takai (postdoc), Geomicrobiology in hydrothermal ecosystems.Toshitaka Gamo (DC), Marine Chemistry including hydrothermal systems.Urumu Tsunogai (MC), Analytical Chemistry using GC-IRMS.Honors/Awards/Grants:The Dean Award for Academic Excellence, Graduate School of Agricultural <strong>and</strong> lifesciences, the University of Tokyo, 2009.Poster Presentation Prize, 3rd International Symposium on Isotopomers, UCSD, 2006.Sasakawa scientific research grant from the Japan science society, JPY560,000, 2010
Travel Grant, Japan Marine Science Fundation, JPY100,000, 2009.Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows (No. 18.4415), JPY2,800,000, 2006-2009.The Torii Endowment from Geochemical Society Japan, JPY100,000, 2005.Grant for international exchanges from Hokkaido University, JPY150,000, 2005.Peer-reviewed Publications:Kawagucci, S. H. Chiba, J. Ishibashi, T. Yamanaka, T. Toki, Y. Muramatsu, Y. Ueno, A.Makabe, K. Inoue, N. Yoshida, S. Nakagawa, T. Nunoura, K. Takai, N. Takahata, Y.Sano, T. Narita, G. Teranishi, H. Obata, <strong>and</strong> T. Gamo, Hydrothermal fluid geochemistryat the Iheya North field in the mid-Okinawa Trough, submitted to Geochemical Journal.Kawagucci, S., K. Shirai, T.F. Lan, N. Takahata, U. Tsunogai, Y. Sano, <strong>and</strong> T. Gamo, Gasgeochemical characteristics of hydrothermal plumes at the HAKUREI <strong>and</strong> JADE ventsites, the Izena Cauldron, Okinawa Trough, submitted to Geochemical Journal.Kawagucci, S., T. Toki, J. Ishibashi, K. Takai, M. Ito, T. Oomori, <strong>and</strong> T. Gamo, Isotopicvariation of molecular hydrogen in various temperatures of hydrothermal fluids detectedby a new analytical method, submitted to Journal of Geophysical Research -Biogeoscience.Kawagucci, S., K. Okamura, K. Kiyota, U. Tsunogai, Y. Sano, K. Tamaki, <strong>and</strong> T. Gamo,Geochemical characterization of newly discovered hydrothermal methane plumes over theCentral Indian Ridge, 18 o -20 o S, Geochemistry Geophysics Geosystems, 9, Q10002,doi:10.1029/2008GC002082, 2008.Kumagai, H., K. Nakamura, T. Toki, T. Morishita, K. Okino, J. Ishibashi, U. Tsunogai, S.Kawagucci, T. Gamo, T. Shibuya, T. Sawaguchi, N. Neo, M. Joshima, T. Sato, <strong>and</strong> KenTakai, Geological background of the Kairei <strong>and</strong> Edmond hydrothermal fields along theCentral Indian Ridge: Implications of their vent fluids' distinct chemistry, Geofluid, 8,239-251, doi:10.1111/j.1468-8123.2008.00223.x, 2008.Takai, K., T. Nunoura, J. Ishibashi, J. Lupton, R. Suzuki, H. Hamasaki, Y. Ueno, S.Kawagucci, T. Gamo, Y. Suzuki, H. Hirayama, <strong>and</strong> K. Horikoshi, Variability in themicrobial communities <strong>and</strong> hydrothermal fluid chemistry at the newly-discovered Marinerhydrothermal field, southern Lau Basin, Journal of Geophysical Research -Biogeoscience, 113, G02031, doi:10.1029/2007JG000636, 2008.Kawagucci, S., U. Tsunogai, S. Kudo, F. Nakagawa, H.Honda, S.Aoki, T.Nakazawa, M.Tsutsumi, <strong>and</strong> T.Gamo, Long-term observation of mass-independent oxygen isotopeanomaly in stratospheric CO 2 , Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 6189-6197, 2008.Kawagucci, S., U. Tsunogai, S. Kudo, F. Nakagawa, H.Honda, S.Aoki, T.Nakazawa, <strong>and</strong>T.Gamo, A novel analytical system for determining δ 17 O in CO 2 using CF-IRMS,Analytical Chemistry, 77, 4509-4514, doi:10.1021/ac050266u, 2005.Other science <strong>and</strong> non-science careers:Participant in 15 ocean-going research expeditions that involved surface ocean <strong>and</strong>seafloor objectives utilizing CTD-Niskin samplers, manned <strong>and</strong>/or unmannedsubmersibles, AUV, piston <strong>and</strong> multiple corers, <strong>and</strong> air sampler.Manuscript reviews for Geochemical Journal <strong>and</strong> Rapid Communications in MassSpectrometry.Chief of the scientific <strong>and</strong> organizing committee members, Young members symposium