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- Associate Professor
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Kitajima, Hiroko Associate Professor
Positions
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Associate Professor, Geology and Geophysics, College of Arts and Sciences
My research focuses on rock mechanics, soil mechanics, structural geology, hydrogeology, numerical modeling, and scientific drilling.
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Publications
selected publications
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academic article
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Morgan, J. K., Solomon, E. A., Fagereng, A., Savage, H. M., Wang, M., Meneghini, F., ... Wallace, L. M.
(2022).
Seafloor overthrusting causes ductile fault deformation and fault sealing along the Northern Hikurangi Margin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
593, 117651-117651.
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Jeppson, T. N., & Kitajima, H.
(2022).
Velocity-Porosity Relations in Carbonate and Siliciclastic Subduction Zone Input Materials. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
23(1),
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Barnes, P. M., Wallace, L. M., Saffer, D. M., Bell, R. E., Underwood, M. B., Fagereng, A., ... IODP Expedition 372 Scientists.
(2020).
Slow slip source characterized by lithological and geometric heterogeneity. Science Advances.
6(13), eaay3314.
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Kitamura, M., Kitajima, H., Sone, H., Hamada, Y., & Hirose, T.
(2019).
Strength Profile of the Inner Nankai Accretionary Prism at IODP Site C0002. Geophysical Research Letters.
46(19), 10791-10799.
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Fagereng, A., Savage, H. M., Morgan, J. K., Wang, M., Meneghini, F., Barnes, R. M., ... LeVay, L.
(2019).
Mixed deformation styles observed on a shallow subduction thrust, Hikurangi margin, New Zealand. Geology (Boulder).
47(9), 872-876.
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Morte, M., Dean, J., Kitajima, H., & Hascakir, B.
(2019).
Increasing the Penetration Depth of Microwave Radiation Using Acoustic Stress to Trigger Piezoelectricity. 33(7), 6327-6334.
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Valdez, R., Kitajima, H., & Saffer, D. M.
(2019).
Effects of temperature on the frictional behavior of material from the Alpine Fault Zone, New Zealand. Tectonophysics.
762, 17-27.
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Wallace, L. M., Ikari, M. J., Saffer, D. M., & Kitajima, H.
(2019).
SLOW MOTION EARTHQUAKES Taking the Pulse of Slow Slip with Scientific Ocean Drilling. OCEANOGRAPHY.
32(1), 106-118.
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Petronotis, K., Saffer, D. S., Wallace, L. W., Petronotis, K. P., Barnes, P. B., Bell, R. B., ... Weststrate, A.
(2018).
International ocean discovery program expedition 375 preliminary report: Hikurangi subduction margin coring and observatories unlocking the secrets of slow slip through drilling to sample and monitor the forearc and subducting plate. Integrated Ocean Drilling Program: Preliminary Reports.
1-38.
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Kitajima, H., Saffer, D., Sone, H., Tobin, H., & Hirose, T.
(2017).
In Situ Stress and Pore Pressure in the Deep Interior of the Nankai Accretionary Prism, Integrated Ocean Drilling Program Site C0002. Geophysical Research Letters.
44(19), 9644-9652.
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Kitajima, H., Takahashi, M., Otsubo, M., Saffer, D., & Kimura, G.
(2017).
Strength and deformation behavior of the Shimanto accretionary complex across the Nobeoka thrust. Island Arc.
26(4), e12192-e12192.
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Wada, J., Kanagawa, K., Kitajima, H., Takahashi, M., Inoue, A., Hirose, T., Ando, J., & Noda, H.
(2016).
Frictional strength of ground dolerite gouge at a wide range of slip rates. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
121(4), 2961-2979.
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Scuderi, M. M., Kitajima, H., Carpenter, B. M., Saffer, D. M., & Marone, C.
(2015).
Evolution of permeability across the transition from brittle failure to cataclastic flow in porous siltstone. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
16(9), 2980-2993.
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Coble, C. G., French, M. E., Chester, F. M., Chester, J. S., & Kitajima, H.
(2014).
In situ frictional properties of San Andreas Fault gouge at SAFOD. Geophysical Journal International.
199(2), 956-967.
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Ma, S., Shimamoto, T., Yao, L. u., Togo, T., & Kitajima, H.
(2014).
A rotary-shear low to high-velocity friction apparatus in Beijing to study rock friction at plate to seismic slip rates. Earthquake Science.
27(5), 469-497.
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Kitajima, H., & Saffer, D. M.
(2014).
Consolidation state of incoming sediments to the Nankai Trough subduction zone: Implications for sediment deformation and properties. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
15(7), 2821-2839.
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Wada, J., Kanagawa, K., Ohashi, K., Takahashi, M., Kitajima, H., Inoue, A., Hirose, T., & Ando, J.
(2014).
Absorption of water into ground dolerite gouges and its effects on their frictional properties at low to high slip velocities. 530.
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French, M. E., Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Hirose, T.
(2014).
Displacement and dynamic weakening processes in smectite-rich gouge from the Central Deforming Zone of the San Andreas Fault. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
119(3), 1777-1802.
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Carpenter, B. M., Kitajima, H., Sutherland, R., Townend, J., Toy, V. G., & Saffer, D. M.
(2014).
Hydraulic and acoustic properties of the active Alpine Fault, New Zealand: Laboratory measurements on DFDP-1 drill core. 390, 45-51.
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Moore, G., Kanagawa, K., Strasser, M., Dugan, B., Maeda, L., & Toczko, S.
(2014).
IODP Expedition 338: NanTroSEIZE Stage 3: NanTroSEIZE plate boundary deep riser 2. Scientific Drilling.
17(17), 1-12.
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Kitajima, H., & Saffer, D. M.
(2012).
Elevated pore pressure and anomalously low stress in regions of low frequency earthquakes along the Nankai Trough subduction megathrust. Geophysical Research Letters.
39(23), n/a-n/a.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, F. M., & Biscontin, G.
(2012).
Mechanical and hydraulic properties of Nankai accretionary prism sediments: Effect of stress path. Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems.
13(10), n/a-n/a.
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Kitajima, H., Chester, F. M., & Chester, J. S.
(2011).
Dynamic weakening of gouge layers in high-speed shear experiments: Assessment of temperature-dependent friction, thermal pressurization, and flash heating. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
116(B8),
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Kitajima, H., Chester, J. S., Chester, F. M., & Shimamoto, T.
(2010).
High-speed friction of disaggregated ultracataclasite in rotary shear: Characterization of frictional heating, mechanical behavior, and microstructure evolution. Journal of Geophysical Research (JGR): Solid Earth.
115(B8),
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Riedel, M., Collett, T., & Malone, M. J.
(2009).
Gas hydrate drilling transect across northern Cascadia margin - IODP Expedition 311. Geological Society Special Publication.
319(1), 11-19.
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Riedel, M., Collett, T., Malone, M., Akiba, F., Blanc-Valleron, M., Ellis, M., ... Yoshioka, H.
(2006).
Gas hydrate transect across northern Cascadia margin. Eos, Transactions American Geophysical Union.
87(33), 329-330.
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Riedel, M., Collett, S., Timothy, M., & J., M.
(2006).
Stages of Gas Hydrate Evolution on the Northern Cascadia Margin. Scientific Drilling.
1(3, Sept 2006), 18-24.
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Riedel, M., Collett, T. S., & Malone, M. J.
(2006).
Stages of Gas-Hydrate Evolution on the Northern Cascadia Margin. Scientific Drilling.
3(3), 18-24.
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Morgan, J. K., Solomon, E. A., Fagereng, A., Savage, H. M., Wang, M., Meneghini, F., ... Wallace, L. M.
(2022).
Seafloor overthrusting causes ductile fault deformation and fault sealing along the Northern Hikurangi Margin. Earth and Planetary Science Letters.
593, 117651-117651.
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book
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Tobin, H., Hirose, T., Ikari, M., Kanagawa, K., Kimura, G., Kinoshita, M., ... Toczko, S.
(2020).
Volume 358: NanTroSEIZE Plate Boundary Deep Riser 4: Nankai Seismogenic/Slow Slip Megathrust. Ed. 358.
International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).
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Tobin, H., Hirose, T., Ikari, M., Kanagawa, K., Kimura, G., Kinoshita, M., ... Toczko, S.
(2019).
Expedition 358 Preliminary Report: NanTroSEIZE Plate Boundary Deep Riser 4: Nankai Seismogenic/Slow Slip Megathrust. Ed. 358.
International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).
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Tobin, H., Hirose, T., Ikari, M., Kanagawa, K., Kimura, G., Kinoshita, M., ... Toczko, S.
(2020).
Volume 358: NanTroSEIZE Plate Boundary Deep Riser 4: Nankai Seismogenic/Slow Slip Megathrust. Ed. 358.
International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP).
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chapter
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Pecher, I. A., Barnes, P. M., LeVay, L. J., Bourlange, S. M., Brunet, M., Cardona, S., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Expedition 372A methods. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Barnes, P. M., Pecher, I. A., LeVay, L. J., Bourlange, S. M., Brunet, M., Cardona, S., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Expedition 372A summary. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Wallace, L. M., Saffer, D. M., Barnes, P. M., Pecher, I. A., Petronotis, K. E., LeVay, L. J., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Expedition 372B/375 methods. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Saffer, D. M., Wallace, L. M., Barnes, P. M., Pecher, I. A., Petronotis, K. E., LeVay, L. J., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Expedition 372B/375 summary. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Barnes, P. M., Pecher, I. A., LeVay, L. J., Bourlange, S. M., Brunet, M., Cardona, S., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Site U1517. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Saffer, D. M., Wallace, L. M., Barnes, P. M., Pecher, I. A., Petronotis, K. E., LeVay, L. J., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Site U1518. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Barnes, P. M., Wallace, L. M., Saffer, D. M., Pecher, I. A., Petronotis, K. E., LeVay, L. J., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Site U1519. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Barnes, P. M., Wallace, L. M., Saffer, D. M., Pecher, I. A., Petronotis, K. E., LeVay, L. J., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Site U1520. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Wallace, L. M., Saffer, D. M., Petronotis, K. E., Barnes, P. M., Bell, R. E., Crundwell, M. P., ... Woodhouse, A. D.
(2019).
Site U1526. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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Valdez II, R. D., Lauer, R. M., Ikari, M. J., Kitajima, H., & Saffer, D. M.
(2015).
Data report: permeability and consolidation behavior of sediments from the northern Japan Trench subduction zone, IODP Site C0019. Proceedings of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
Proceedings of the IODP.
Integrated Ocean Drilling Program.
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Pecher, I. A., Barnes, P. M., LeVay, L. J., Bourlange, S. M., Brunet, M., Cardona, S., ... Wu, H.
(2019).
Expedition 372A methods. Proceedings of the International Ocean Discovery Program.
International Ocean Discovery Program.
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thesis
Research
principal investigator on
- CAREER: Experimental Investigation of Deformation and Slip Behaviors of Subduction Megathrust Rocks awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2024
- Laboratory Technician Support: Enhancing Access to the John W. Handin Laboratory for Experimental Rock Deformation awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2023
- Experimental Investigations On The Deformation Behavior Of Sediment In The Shallow Region Of The Nankai, North Sumatra, And Aleutian Subduction Zones awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2017 - 2020
Teaching
teaching activities
- GEOL101 Principles Of Geology Instructor
- GEOL210 Geological Communication Instructor
- GEOL440 Engineering Geology Instructor
- GEOL450 Geology Senior Project Instructor
- GEOL491 Research Instructor
- GEOL689 Sptp: Subduction Zones Eqs Instructor
- GEOL691 Research Instructor
- GEOP291 Research Instructor
- GEOP341 Fundamentals Of Geophysics Instructor
- GEOP491 Research Instructor
- GEOP615 Experimental Rock Deform Instructor
- GEOP681 Seminar Instructor
- GEOP691 Research Instructor
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Geology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 2010
- B.S. in Science, Kyoto University - (Kyoto, Japan) 2004
awards and honors
- Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize, conferred by American Geophysical Union - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2023
- Asahiko Taira International Scientific Ocean Drilling Research Prize, conferred by American Geophysical Union - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States), 2022
- Presidential Impact Fellows, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2021
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States), 2019
Contact
first name
- Hiroko
has last name
- Kitajima
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Geology
3115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3115
USA
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- kitaji@tamu.edu