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[CV]
　1995 BS, Physics, Osaka Univ.
　1997 MS, Physics, Osaka Univ.
　2000 PhD, Mineral physics, Osaka Univ.

　1997-2000 JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)
　2001-2004 JSPS Research Fellow (PD)
　2004-2005 PD research associate, Univ. of Minnesota, USA
　2005- Associate Professor, Geodynamics Research Center, Ehime Univ.

[Research subjects]
　Ab initio computation of Earth and planetary materials. Structure, thermochemical
　state and dynamics of Earth's mantle

[Selected publications]
　　○T. Tsuchiya, J. Tsuchiya and R. M. Wentzcovitch, Post-perovskite MgSiO3
　　　　　investigated by first principles Superplume: Beyond Plate Tectonics
　　　　　(eds. D.A. Yuen, S. Maruyama, S. Karato, B.F. Windley), p.83-103,
　　　　　Springer 2007.
　　○T. Irifune and T. Tsuchiya, Phase transitions and mineralogy of the
　　　　　lower mantle, Treatise on Geophysics, vol. 2 (ed. D. Price, 2007),
　　　　　pp.33-62, Elsevier, 2007.
　　○T. Tsuchiya and J. Tsuchiya, High-pressure-temperature phase relations of
　　　　　MgGeO3: First-principles calculations. Phys. Rev. B, 76, 092105, 2007.
　　○T. Tsuchiya, R. M. Wentzcovitch, C. R. S. da Silva and S. de Gironcoli (2006)
　　　　　Spin transition in magnesiowustite in Earth's lower mantle, Physical Review
　　　　　Letters, 96, 198501.
　　○T. Tsuchiya and J. Tsuchiya (2006) Effect of impurity on the elasticity of
　　　　　perovskite and postperovskite: Velocity contrast across the postperovskite
　　　　　transition in (Mg,Fe,Al)(Si,Al)O3, Geophysical Research Letters, 33, L12S04
　　　　　doi:10.1029/2006GL025706.
　　○R. M. Wentzcovitch, T. Tsuchiya and J. Tsuchiya (2006) MgSiO3 post-perovskite
　　　　　at D" conditions, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the
　　　　　United States of America, 103, 543-546, (Press Story: PHYSORG.COM,
　　　　　TERRADAILY).
　　○J. Tsuchiya, T. Tsuchiya and R. M. Wentzcovitch (2005) Transition from the
　　　　　Rh2O3(II)-to-CaIrO3 structure and the high-pressure-temperature phase
　　　　　diagram of alumina, Physical Review B, 72, 020103(R).
　　○J. Tsuchiya, T. Tsuchiya and S. Tsuneyuki (2005) First principles study of
　　　　　hydrogen bond symmetrization of phase D under high pressure, American
　　　　　Mineralogist, 90, 44-49.
　　○T. Tsuchiya, J. Tsuchiya, K. Umemoto and R. M. Wentzcovitch (2004) Elasticity
　　　　　of post-perovskite MgSiO3, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L14603
　　　　　doi:10.1029/2004GL020278 (Selected for AGU Journal Highlights).
　　○T. Tsuchiya, J. Tsuchiya, K. Umemoto and R. M. Wentzcovitch (2004) Phase
　　　　　transition in MgSiO3 perovskite in the Earth's lower mantle, Earth and
　　　　　Planetary Science Letters, 224, 241-248 (Selected for
　　　　　ISI-Thomson New Hot Papers, in Japanese).
　　○T. Tsuchiya, Razvan Caracas and Jun Tsuchiya (2004) First principles
　　　　　determination of the phase boundaries of high-pressure polymorphs of
　　　　　silica, Geophysical Research Letters, 31, L11610 doi:10.1029/2004GL019649.
　　○T. Tsuchiya (2003) First-principles prediction of the P-V-T equation of
　　　　　state of gold and the 660-km discontinuity in Earth's mantle, Journal
　　　　　of Geophysical Research, 108, 2462 doi:10.1029/2003JB002446.
　　○J. Tsuchiya, T. Tsuchiya, S. Tsuneyuki and T. Yamanaka (2002) First
　　　　　principles calculation of a high-pressure hydrous phase, δ-AlOOH,
　　　　　Geophysical Research Letters, 29, 1909 doi:10.1029/2002GL015417.
　　○T. Tsuchiya and K. Kawamura (2001) Systematics of elasticity: Ab initio
　　　　　study in B1-type alkaline earth oxides, The Journal of Chemical Physics,
　　　　　114, 10086-10093.

　　Full publications list

[Awards]
　2006 ISI-Thomson New Hot Papers
　2003 Awards for Selected Paper, The Clay Science Society of Japan (co-author)
　2003 Awards for Young Scientist, The Japan Society of High Pressure Science
　and Technology