Transdisciplinary Network Formation by Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University, and Geochemistry

Abstract

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)'s "Joint Usage/Collaborative Research System Formation Project: Interdisciplinary Research Area Development Hub Formation Program" aims to accelerate the development of joint research beyond conventional research institutions, communities, and fields, to the expansion into interdisciplinary research areas, and to promote the expansion into interdisciplinary research areas, and to provide opportunities for participation in new interdisciplinary research. Ten universities and research institutes, including the Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, were selected for the program in FY2023-2024. In FY2024, "Formation of a Transdisciplinary Network Linking Space Earth Environmental Science with History and Archaeology" with the Institute for Space and Earth Environment Studies (ISEE) at Nagoya University as the core institution was selected. This project aims to create a new interdisciplinary network that integrates space earth environmental science with history and archaeology, to evaluate the impact of severe solar storms on modern civilization, and to champion new developments in history and archaeology through more accurate dating. During the project period (maximum 10 years), the project aims to contribute to the formation of a sustainable developmental society that expands into the universe and to the development of human resources. In promoting this project, ISEE has established the "Office for the Promotion of Transdisciplinary Network" (TranSEHA Director: Masayo Minami). In addition to participating institutions such as the National Museum of Japanese History, Center for Accelerator Mass Spectrometry Laboratory, Yamagata University, Advanced Asian Archaeological Research Center, Kyushu University, Joint Support-Center for Data Science Research, the Institute of Statistical Mathematics, Research Organization of Information and Systems, and Center for Digital Humanities and Social Sciences, Nagoya University, further collaboration with other research institutions and researchers is promoted. We are also promoting further collaboration with other research institutions and researchers. In FY2025, 15 internal and external proposals have been adopted, and these efforts are being vigorously pursued in Japan and abroad. TranSEHA has organized projects that contribute to the formation of interdisciplinary networks, such as the Kick-off Workshop (ISEE, February 2025), JpGU Session (Makuhari, May 2025), and Young Researchers' Seminar (ISEE, July 2025). In FY2025, we plan to continue to promote networking and interdisciplinary research by joint workshops with the Office for the Development of Interdisciplinary Research Strategy, ISEE. In this presentation, we will share the progress of TranSEHA and the future direction of interdisciplinary research, including geochemistry, to contribute to the formation and promotion of a transdisciplinary network.