People

Mizuho KoikeCo-Principal Investigator

Cosmochemistry, Planetary Science

Affiliations

Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Assistant Professor

E-mail

mizuhokoike_at_hiroshima-u.ac.jp

Bio

Mizuho Koike's research aims to understand how and when our solar system and planets (including Earth) formed and evolved. To answer this question, she is investigating extraterrestrial materials using the latest chemical and isotopic analytical techniques.

Mizuho's Website

What I like about my science
Small rock pieces that came from the space, meteorites, have recorded the 4.6 billion-year solar system history. The meteorites tell us about the solar system formation, evolution of Earth and other planets, as well as the origin of life including ourselves.
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