In Feb 2024, Shohei Hattori at International Center for Isotope Effects Research (ICIER), School of Earth Science and Engineering, NJU was awarded "Emerging Investigator Award" by International Association of GeoChemistry (IAGC). His original research paper, titled “Latitudinal Difference in Sulfate Formation from Methanosulfonate Oxidation in Antarctic Snow Imprinted on ¹⁷O-excess Signature,” is featured in the Emerging Investigator Award, and has been selected as the Editor’s Choice of IAGC journal Applied Geochemistry.

Shohei Hattori is a Tenured Associate Professor at the (ICIER). He is Japanese and earned his Ph.D. from the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech), Japan. Before joining NJU, he served as an Assistant Professor at Tokyo Tech from 2013 to 2021. Shohei is an Isotope Geochemist with a broad interest in various topics within Environmental Geochemistry, including atmospheric chemistry, biogeochemistry, and cryosphere sciences. His motivation extends beyond specific "spheres" (such as the atmosphere, biosphere, cryosphere, etc.) and "phases" (gas, liquid, and solid phases) to encompass the Earth system

Using observations of ¹⁷O isotope excess (Δ¹⁷O) along latitudes in East Antarctica, Hattori’s paper finds that not only is there a difference between the Antarctic atmosphere and ice cores, but that the Δ¹⁷O difference in non-sea-salt sulfates also exists in inland and coastal regions. This result points to the need for Δ¹⁷O isotope interpretations of sulfate in ice cores to account for post-depositional variability.

The Emerging Investigator Award was created by the International Association of Geochemistry in collaboration with the journal Applied Geochemistry. The award is intended for young scientists who have achieved innovative results in the field of geochemistry and who can contribute to the application of geochemistry. The international award, which began in 2021, is a relatively new honor in the current field of geochemistry, and Hattori is the sixth recipient of the award. The award recognizes the significant contributions he has made to date in the field of isotope geochemistry through his research.

Upon receiving the award, Hattori stated, "This is the first time for me to receive such an international award, and I am deeply moved. I want to express my gratitude to the many colleagues who have been involved in my research activities so far, and I wish to share the joy of this award with them. Additionally, an interview regarding the award is posted on the following site, and I would like as many people as possible to read it!"

Link to the award recipients: https://www.iagc-society.org/Emerging-Investigator-Series

Link to the interview: https://www.iagc-society.org/resources/EIS/EIS_Hattori.pdf

Source: School of Earth Sciences and Engineering

Writer: Shohei Hattori, Hong Yihang, Shao Yihang

Correspondent: Wu Yiwen