School of Informatics and Sciences

Updated on 2023/09/29
Doctor of Science ( 1992.4 Nagoya University )
crustal evolution
evolution of early life
greenstone belt
the Pilbara Craton
trace elements
isotope
organic matter
chert
hydrotehrmal
microfossil
Archean
Natural Science / Biogeosciences / geobiology/astrobiology
Natural Science / Solid earth sciences / Geology
Natural Science / Solid earth sciences / Geochemistry
Professor
2006.10
Country:Japan
Associate Prof. at Nagoya University Graduate School of Environmental Studies
2001.4
Country:Japan
Associate Prof. at School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University
2000.4 - 2001.3
Country:Japan
Assistant Prof. at School of Informatics and Sciences, Nagoya University
1993.10 - 2000.3
Country:Japan
Assistant Prof. at College of General Education, Nagoya Unversity
1991.4 - 1993.9
Country:Japan
Nagoya University
- 1991
Country: Japan
Geochemical Society of Japan
Geological Society of Japan
日本地球化学会奨励賞
1995
Distinguishing cellular from abiotic spheroidal microstructures in the ca. 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool Formation Reviewed International coauthorship
Coutant Maxime, Lepot Kevin, Fadel Alexandre, Addad Ahmed, Richard Elodie, Troadec David, Ventalon Sandra, Sugitani Kenichiro, Javaux Emmanuelle J.
GEOBIOLOGY Vol. 20 ( 5 ) page: 599 - 622 2022.9
Paleoarchean surface processes and volcanism: Insights from the eastern Iron Ore Group, Singhbhum craton, India Reviewed International coauthorship
Mazumder Rajat, Chaudhuri Trisrota, De Shuvabrata, Bauer Wilfried, Al Hadi Muzna, Sugitani Kenichiro, van Zuilen Mark A., Senda Ryoko, Yamamoto Mariko, Raju P. V. Sunder, Ohta Tohru, Catuneanu Octavian, Mazumder Sreejoni, Saito Satoshi, Shimooka Kazuya
EARTH-SCIENCE REVIEWS Vol. 232 2022.9
Origin of Silicate Spherules and Geochemistry of Re and Platinum-Group Elements Within Microfossil-Bearing Archean Chert from the 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool Formation, Western Australia
Sugitani Kenichiro, Mimura Koichi, Senda Ryoko, Kouketsu Yui, Wallis Simon, Takagi Natsuko, Iizuka Tsuyoshi, Lowe Donald R.
ASTROBIOLOGY Vol. 23 ( 6 ) page: 670 - 690 2023.6
Microfossils with tail-like structures in the 3.4 Gyr old Strelley Pool Formation
Delarue Frederic, Bernard Sylvain, Sugitani Kenichiro, Robert Francois, Tartese Romain, Albers Sonja-Verena, Duhamel Remi, Pont Sylvain, Derenne Sylvie
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH Vol. 358 2021.6
Out of rock: A new look at the morphological and geochemical preservation of microfossils from the 3.46 Gyr-old Strelley Pool Formation Reviewed
Delarue, F., Robert, F., Derenne, S., Tartese, R., Jauvion, C., Bernard, S., Pont, S., Gonzalez-Can, A., Duhamel, R., Sugitani, K.
Precambrian Research Vol. 336 page: 10.1016/j.precamres.2019.105472 2020.1
Xenon isotopes in Archean and Proterozoic insoluble organic matter: A robust indicator of syngenecity?
Bekaert D. V, Broadley M. W., Delarue F., Druzhinina Z., Paris G., Robert F., Sugitani K., Marty B.
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH Vol. 336 2020.1
Frontiers in Geochemistry: Tribute to Professor Ryuichi Sugisaki
Mimura Koichi, Mori Yasunori, Tanaka Tsuyoshi, Nagamine Koichiro, Yamamoto Koshi, Sugitani Kenichiro
GEOCHEMICAL JOURNAL Vol. 54 ( 4 ) page: 147 - 158 2020
Early Archean planktonic mode of life: Implications from fluid dynamics of lenticular microfossils
Kozawa Tomoki, Sugitani Kenichiro, Oehler Dorothy Z., House Christopher H., Saito Izumi, Watanabe Takeshi, Gotoh Toshiyuki
GEOBIOLOGY Vol. 17 ( 2 ) page: 113-126 2019.3
Fossils of Ancient Microorganisms
Sugitani Kenichiro
HANDBOOK OF ASTROBIOLOGY page: 567 - 596 2019
Major and minor elemental compositions of streambed biofilms and its implications of riverine biogeochemical cycles
Mori Naoki, Sugitani Kenichiro, Yamamoto Mariko, Tomioka Rie, Sato Miyako, Harada Naomi
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION Vol. 243 page: 308-317 2018.12
Speciation of Paleoarchean Life Demonstrated by Analysis of the Morphological Variation of Lenticular Microfossils from the Pilbara Craton, Australia
Sugitani Kenichiro, Kohama Takashi, Mimura Koichi, Takeuchi Makoto, Senda Ryoko, Morimoto Hiroshi
ASTROBIOLOGY Vol. 18 ( 8 ) page: 1057-1070 2018.8
What is the meaning of hydrogen-to-carbon ratio determined in Archean organic matter?
Delarue Frederic, Derenne Sylvie, Sugitani Kenichiro, Baudin Francois, Westall Frances, Kremer Barbara, Tartese Romain, Gonzalez Adriana, Robert Francois
ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY Vol. 122 page: 140-146 2018.8
Can NanoSIMS probe quantitatively the geochemical composition of ancient organic-walled microfossils? A case study from the early Neoproterozoic Liulaobei Formation
Delarue Frederic, Robert Francois, Tartese Romain, Sugitani Kenichiro, Tang Qing, Duhamel Remi, Pont Sylvain, Xiao Shuhai
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH Vol. 311 page: 65-73 2018.7
Chemical nature of the 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool microfossils
Alleon J., Bernard S., Le Guillou C., Beyssac O., Sugitani K., Robert F.
GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS Vol. 7 page: 37-42 2018
Nitrogen isotope signatures of microfossils suggest aerobic metabolism 3.0 Gyr ago
Delarue F., Robert F., Sugitani K., Tartese R., Duhamel R., Derenne S.
GEOCHEMICAL PERSPECTIVES LETTERS Vol. 7 page: 32-36 2018
An anaerobic similar to 3400 Ma shallow-water microbial consortium: Presumptive evidence of Earth's Paleoarchean anoxic atmosphere
Schopf J. William, Kudryavtsev Anatoliy B., Osterhout Jeffrey T., Williford Kenneth H., Kitajima Kouki, Valley John W., Sugitani Kenichiro
PRECAMBRIAN RESEARCH Vol. 299 page: 309-318 2017.9
Comment: Archean coastal-plain paleosols and life on land
Sugitani Kenichiro, Van Kranendonk Martin J., Oehler Dorothy Z., House Christopher H., Walter Malcolm R.
GONDWANA RESEARCH Vol. 44 page: 265-269 2017.4
Large and robust lenticular microorganisms on the young Earth
Oehler, D.Z., Walsh, M.M., Sugitani, K., Liu, M.-C., House, C.H.
Precambrian Research Vol. 296 page: 112-119 2017
Investigation of the geochemical preservation of ca. 3.0 Ga per mineralized and encapsulated microfossils by nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry
Delarue, F., Robert, F., Sugitani, K., Tartese, R., Duhamel, R., Derenne, S.
Astrobiology Vol. 17 2017
An anaerobic ~3400 Ma shallow-water microbial consortium: Perspective evidence of Earth's Paleoarchean anoxic atmosphere. Reviewed
Schopf, J.W., Kudryavtsev, A.B., Osterhout, J.T., Williford, K.H., Kitajima, K., Valley, J.W., Sugitani, K.
Precambrian Research Vol. 299 page: 309-318 2017
The Raman-derived carbonization continuum: A tool to select the best preserved molecular structures in Archean kerogens Reviewed
Delarue, F., Rouzaud, J.-N., Derrenne, S., Bourbin, M., Westall, F., Kremer, B., Sugitani, K., Deldicque, D., Robert, F.
Vol. 16 page: 407-417 2016.6
Early evolution of large micro-organisms with cytological complexity revealed by microanalyses of 3.4 Ga organic-walled microfossils Reviewed
Sugitani, K., Mimura, K., Takeuchi, M., Lepot, K., Ito, S., Javaux, E.J.
Geobiology page: 10.1111/gbi.12148 2015
A Paleoarchean coastal hydrothermal field inhabited by diverse microbial communities: the Strelley Pool Formation, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia Reviewed
Sugitani, K., Mimura, K., Takeuchi, M., Yamaguchi, T., Suzuki, K., Senda, R., Asahara, Y., Wallis, S., Van Kranendonk, M.J.
Geobiology page: 10.1111/gbi.12150 2015
Microfossil assemblage from the 3400 Ma Strelley Pool Formation in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: Results from a new locality Reviewed
Kenichiro Sugitani, Koichi Mimura, Tsutomu Nagaoka, Kevin Lepot and Makoto Takeuchi
Precambrian Research Vol. 226 page: 59-74 2013.3
Precambrian microbe-like pseudofossils: A promising solution to the problem Reviewed
Schopf, J.W., Kudryavtsev, A.B., Sugitani, K., Walter, M.R.
Precambrian Research Vol. 179 page: 191-205 2010
A systematic rare-earth elements and yttrium study of Archean cherts at the Mount Goldsworthy greenstone belt in the Pilbara Craton: Implications for the origin of microfossil-bearing black cherts Reviewed
Sugahara, H., Sugitani, K., Mimura, K., Yamashita, F., Yamamoto, K.
Precambrian Research Vol. 177 page: 73-87 2010
Diversity in the Archean biosphere: new insights from NanoSIMS Reviewed
Oehler, D.Z., Robert, F., Walter, M.R., Sugitani, K., Meibom, A., Mostefaoui, S., Gibson, E.K.
Astrobiology Vol. 10 page: 413-424 2010
Biogenicity of morphologically diverse carbonaceous microstructures from the ca. 3400 Ma Strelley Pool Formation, in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia Reviewed
Sugitani, K., Lepot, K., Nagaoka,T., Mimura, K., Van Kranendonk, M., Oehler, D.Z., Walter, M.R.
Astrobiology Vol. 10 ( 9 ) page: 899-920 2010
*Three dimensional morphological and textural complexity of Archean putative microfossils from the northeastern Pilbara Craton: Indications of biogenicity of large (15µm) spheroidal and spindle-like structures. Reviewed
Sugitani, K., Grey, K., Nagaoka, T., Mimura, K.
Astrobiology Vol. 9 page: 603-615 2009
*Taxonomy and biogenicity of Archaean spheroidal microfossils (c. 3.0 Ga) from the Mount Goldsworthy-Mount Grant area in the northeastern Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. Reviewed
Vol. 173 page: 50-59 2009
*Palynology of Archean microfossils (c. 3.0 Ga) from the Mount Grant area, Pilbara Craton, Western Asutralia: Further evidence of biogenicity. Reviewed
Grey, K., Sugitani, K.
Precambrian Research Vol. 173 page: 60-69 2009
*NanoSIMS: INsights to biogenicity and syngeneity of Archaean carbnaceous structures. Reviewed
Oehler, D., Robert, F., Walter, M.R., Sugitani, K., Allwood, A., Meibom, A., Mostefaoui, S., Selo, M., Thomen, A., Gibson, E.
Precambrian Research Vol. 173 page: 70-78 2009
*Diverse microstructures from Archaean chert from the Mount Goldsworthy-Mount Grant area, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: Microfossils, dubiofossils, or pseudofossils? Reviewed
Kenichiro Sugitani, Kathleen Grey, Abigail Allwood, Tsutomu Nagaoka,Koichi Mimurae, Masayo Minamif, Craig P. Marshall,Martin J. Van Kranendonk, Malcolm R. Walter
Precambrian Research Vol. 158 page: 228-262 2007.10
Selective release of D and 13C from insoluble organic matter of the Murchison meteorite by impact shock Reviewed
Koichi Mimura, Michioki Okamoto, Kenichiro Sugitani, Shigemasa Hashimoto
Meteoritics and Planetary Science Vol. 42 ( 3 ) page: 347-355 2007.4
Origin and deposition of organic matter in continental chert of the Middle Permian Gufeng Formation in the northeastern Yangtze platform Reviewed
Masamichi Takebe, Masao Kametaka, Yukio Takayanagi, Koichi Mimura, Kenichiro Sugitani, Koshi Yamamaoto
Sedimentary Geology Vol. 201 page: 141-148 2007
Dynamics of dissolved nutrients in a small oligotrophic to mesotrophic dam -the case study for the Iwamura Dam, Gifu Prefecture, Japan- Reviewed
Taiki Hotta, Kenichiro Sugitani
Chikyukagaku (Geochemistry) Vol. 41 page: 77-85 2007
Biogeochemical signatures preserved in ancient siliceous sediments: new perspectives to Triassic radiolarian bedded chert compositions Reviewed
Toru Takiguchi, Kenichiro Sugitani, Koshi Yamamoto, Kazuhiro Suzuki
Geochemical Journal Vol. 40 page: 33-45 2006
Geochemistry of heavily altered Archean volcanic and volcaniclastic rocks of the Warrwoona Group, at Mt. Goldsworthy in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: Implications for alteration and origin Reviewed
Kenichiro Sugitani, Fumiaki, Yamashita, Tsutomu Nagaoka, Masayo Minami, Koshi Yamamoto
Geochemical Journal Vol. 40 page: 523-535 2006
Geochemistry and sedimentary petrology of Archean clastic sedimentary rocks at Mt. Goldsworthy, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: Evidence for the early evolution of continental crust and hydrothermal alteration Reviewed
Kenichiro Sugitani, Fumiaki Yamashita, Tsutomu Nagaoka, Koshi Yamamoto, Masayo Minami, Koichi Mimura, Kazuhiro Suzuki
Precambrian Research Vol. 147 page: 124-147 2006
Shock-induced dehydrogenation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with or without serpentine: Implications for planetary accretion. Reviewed
Mimura, K., Toyama, S., Sugitani, K.
Earth and Planetray Science Letters Vol. 232 page: 143-156 2005
Heavy metals in fine fractions (<32μm) of urban park soils in Nagoya City, central Japan Reviewed
Go Nyui, Kenichiro Sugitani, Koichi Mimura, Koshi Yamamoto
Geo-pollution Science, Medical Geology and Urban Geology Vol. 1 ( 1 ) page: 27-34 2005
Shock-induced pyrolysis of naphthalene and related polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (anthracene, pyrene, and fluoranthene) at pressure of 12-33.7 GPa. Reviewed
Mimura, K., Madono, T., Toyama, S., Sugitani, K., Sugisaki, R., Iwamatsu, S., Murata, S.
Jouranl of Analytical Applied Pyrolysis Vol. 72 page: 273-278 2004
Gully erosion in Western Kenya
Hoshino, M., Katsurada, Y., Yamamoto, K., Yoshida, H., Kadohira, M., Sugitani, K., Nyangaga, J.M., Opiyo-Akechi, N. Mathu, E.M., Ngecu, W.M., Kinyamario, J.I.
The Journal of Geological Society of Japan Vol. 110 page: III-IV 2004
Stratigraphy and sedimentary petrology of an Archean volcanic-sedimentary succession at Mt. Goldsworthy in the Pilbara Block, WEstern Austrlia: implications of evaporite (nahcolite) and barite deposition Reviewed
Vol. 120 page: 55-79 2003
Geochemistry of Archean carbonaceous cherts deposited at immature island-arc setting in the Pilbara Block, Western Australia. Reviewed
Sugitani, K., Yamamoto, K., Wada, H., Binu0Lal, S.S., Yoneshige, M.
Vol. 151 page: 45-66 2002
Redox change in sedimentary environments of Triassic bedded cherts, central Japan: possible reflection of sea-level change. Reviewed
Geological Magazine Vol. 135 page: 735-753 1998
Archean cherts derived from chemical, biogenic and clastic sedimentation in a shallow restricted basin: examples from the Gorge Creek Group in the Pilbara Block
Sedimentology Vol. 45 page: 1045-1062 1998
Anomalously low Al2O3/TiO2 values for Archean cherts from the Pilbara Block, Western Australia-possible evidence for extensive chemical weathering on the early earth.
Precambrian Research Vol. 80 page: 49-76 1996
Geochemical characteristics of Archean cherts and other sedimentary rocks in the Pilbara Block, Western Australia: evidence for Archean seawater enriched in hydrothermally-derived iron and silica
Precambrian Research Vol. 57 page: 21-47 1992
Permian hydrothermal deposits in the Mino Terrane, central Japan: implications for hydrotehrmal plumes in an ancient ocean basin
Sedimentary Geology Vol. 71 page: 59-71 1991
Early Life on Earth: Evolution, Diversification, and Interactions
Kenichiro Sugitani( Role: Sole author)
CRC press 2022.3 ( ISBN:9780367425647 )
Handbook of Astrobiology
Kenichiro Sugitani( Role: Contributor , 8.5 Fossils of Ancient Microorganisms)
CRC press 2019 ( ISBN:9781138065123 )
オーストラリアの荒野によみがえる原始生命
杉谷健一郎( Role: Sole author)
共立出版 2016.3 ( ISBN:978-4-320-00905-9 )
Stromatolites: Interaction of Microbes with Sediments
Kenichiro Sugitani, Koichi Mimura, Malcolm R. Walter( Role: Joint author)
2011 ( ISBN:978-94-007-0396-4 )
Astrobiology: From the Origins of Life to the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
Kenichiro Sugitani( Role: Contributor , Chapter 16: Cellular Microfossils and Possible Microfossils in the Paleo-and Mesoarchean)
Springer 2019 ( ISBN:978-981-13-3638-6 )
Early Archean (pre-3.0 Ga) cellularly-preserved microfossil and microfossil-like structures from the Pilbara Cartoon - A review in "The Earth's oldest rocks 2nd Edition"
Kenichiro Sugitani( Role: Contributor)
Elsevier 2018 ( ISBN:978-0-444-63901-1 )
Encyclopedia of Astrobiology 3rd edition Reviewed
Kenichiro Sugitani( Role: Contributor)
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg 2022.12 ( ISBN:978-3-642-27833-4 )
Mars Geological Enigmas: From the Late Noachian Epoch to the Present Day
Martin J. Kranendonk, Raphael Baumgartner, Tomaso, Bonognali, Kenichiro Sugitani, Malcolm Walter( Role: Contributor , Chapter 13. Ancient life in diverse habitats from the Pilbara Cartoon and Mount Bruce Supergroup, western Australia: analogues for early Mars?)
Elsevier 2021 ( ISBN:978-0-12-820245-6 )
Life on the early Archean Earth - new insights from lenticular microfossils Invited
Kenichiro Sugitani
2021.9.6
Silicate spherules of possible impact origin from the Paleoarchean Strelley Pool Formation, Western Australia International coauthorship International conference
Keinichiro Sugitani
1st WHEEL Seminar (5th IGS "Precambrian World 2023") 2023.3.5
Palynology of Archean microfossils - a new window into the ancient life International coauthorship International conference
Kenichiro Sugitani, Kathleen Grey
53rd Annual Meeting of the AASP-The Palynological Society 2021 The Palynological Society
Highly elaborate putative microfossils from 3.02 Ga chert, Pilbara Craton: indication of cell division? International conference
European Geoscience Union General Assembly 2009
ピルバラクラトン・マウントゴールズワージー地域に産する太古代堆積岩の岩石学・地球化学・古生物学
日本地球化学会2008年年会
Putative Archean Microfossils (>3.0 Ga) from the Mount Goldsworthy and Mount Grant Area in the Pilbara Craton, Western Australia: Taxonomic Reinterpretation and Implications for Ancient Biotic Diversity and Evolution. International conference
World Summit On Ancient Microscopic Fossils
Possible microfossils from the ~3.4 Ga Strelley Pool Chert, Pilbara Craton, Western Australia. International conference
International Palaeontological Congress (IPC2006) (17-21, June, 2006, at Beijing, China). Ancient Life and Modern Approaches, 269p. (Topical Symposium on the EARLIEST EVIDENCE OF LIFE ON EARTH, organized by Dr. J.W. Schopf, UCLA).
Rare earth element geochemistry of carbonaceous black chert of 3.4 Ga Strelley Pool Chert at Mt. Goldsworthy and Mt. Grant, Pilbara Craton: Implications for environment of deposition and habitat of microbes on early Earth.
Goldschmidt Conference 2006
Archean "large" microfossils discovered from the Pilbara Block, WEstern Australia; its significance in early evolution of life
2004.4 - 2006.3
International Cooperative Research
Grant number:20H00184 2020.4 - 2024.3
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)
Grant number:19H02013 2019.4 - 2023.3
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
Authorship:Principal investigator
Grant amount:\17550000 ( Direct Cost: \13500000 、 Indirect Cost:\4050000 )
シアノバクテリアが生み出した太古代「酸素オアシス」における真核生物の進化
2012.4 - 2014.3
科学研究費補助金
Authorship:Principal investigator
ピルバラクラトンに産出する多様な大型微化石群の起源と生命初期進化における意義
2007
科学研究費補助金 基盤研究(B)(一般),課題番号:19340150
杉谷 健一郎
Authorship:Principal investigator
ケニアにおける土壌浸食の実態解明とその防止策
2003.4 - 2005.3
科学研究費補助金
星野光雄
Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)
水の環境学
2021
Laboratory in Earth Science
2011
Fundamentals of Earth Science II
2011
地球の科学
2022.4 - 2022.8 (Sugiyama Jogakuen University)
Level:Undergraduate (liberal arts) Country:Japan
物理の世界
2021.9 - 2022.2 (Sugiyama Jogakuen University)
Level:Undergraduate (liberal arts)
地球の科学
2021.4 - 2021.8 (Sugiyama Jogakuen University)
Level:Undergraduate (liberal arts)