●July 1, 2013.
　Dr. Myriam KARS joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●May 31, 2013.
　Dr. Yurika UJIIE left the Center.

●April 1, 2013.
　Dr. Tatsuhiko YAMAGUCHI joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●March 31, 2013.
　Dr. Tiiu ELBRA left the Center.

●April 1, 2012.
　Prof. Hidekazu TOKUYAMA joined the Center as new Director.

●March 31, 2012.
　Director, Prof. Iwao WATANABE left the Center.
　Dr. Shinichi KAMIKURI left the Center, moving to Ibaraki University.

●November 3, 2011.
　Open day when the Center is open to the public.

●June 1, 2011.
　Dr. Tiiu ELBRA joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●April 1, 2011.
　Dr. Shinichi KAMIKURI and Dr. Yu SAITO joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●March 31, 2011.
　Dr. Alexandra ABRAJEVITCH left the Center, moving to Australlian National University.

●March 28, 2011.
　60 research proposals are adopted under joint-use for the April 1, 2011 - March 31, 2012 period.

●March 2-3, 2011.
　The center hosted a workshop entitled `2011 Kochi International Symposium on Paleoceanography and Paleoenvironment in East Asia'.

●March 1, 2011.
　Workshop on joint-use research outcomes in 2010 was held at the Center

●February 28, 2011. (application deadline)
　The Center called for FY2011 Postdoctoral Researcher.

●February 28, 2011.
　Dr. Kota Katsuki left the Center, moving to Korea Institute of Geoscience and Mineral. Resources.

●January 24, 2011.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Kensaku Tamaki.

●January 21, 2011.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Hideo Narita.

●December 31, 2010.
　Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara left the Center, moving to Hongkong University.

●December 7, 2010.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Toshitaka Gamou.

●November 3, 2010.
　Open day when the Center is open to the public.

●October 1, 2010.
　Dr. Moriaki Yasuhara joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●September 30, 2010.
　Dr. Asuka Yamaguchi left the Center, moving to University of Tokyo.

●August 1, 2010.
　Dr. Yurika Ujiie joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellow.

●March 31, 2010.
　Dr. Jonaotaro Onodera left the Center, moving to JAMSTEC.
　Dr. Keiko Kumagai left the Center, moving to Science Research Center, Kochi University.

●March 25, 2010.
　33 research proposals are adopted under joint-use for the April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011 period.

●February 4-5, 2010..
　The center hosted a workshop entitled `2010 Kochi International workshop on Paleo,Rock and Environmental Magnetism - Asian Monsoon and Global Climate Change'.

●January 6, 2010.
　Workshop on joint-use research outcomes in 2009 was held at Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo.

●March 31, 2010.
　Dr. Jonaotaro ONODERA left the Center, moving to JAMSTEC.
　Dr. Keiko KUMAGAI left the Center, moving to Science Research Center, Kochi University.

●March 25, 2010.
　33 research proposals are adopted under joint-use for the April 1, 2010 ? March 31, 2011 period.

●March 9, 2010.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Kensaku Tamaki.

●February 28, 2010. (Deadline)
　The Center called for research proposals under joint-use which will be conducted during April 1, 2010 ? March 31, 2011.

●February 4-5, 2010.
　The Center hosts a workshop entitled `2010 Kochi International workshop on Paleo,Rock and Environmental Magnetism - Asian Monsoon and Global Climate Change'.

●January 6, 2010.
　Workshop on joint-use research outcomes in 2009 was held at Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo.

●December 11, 2009.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Hideo Narita.

●November 3, 2009.
　Open day when the Center is open to the public.

●October 8, 2009.
　Special lecture by visiting Professor Bor-Ming Jahn.

●September 10, 2009.
　Seventeen research proposals are adopted under joint-use
　for the October 1,2009 ? March 31, 2010 period.

●August 31, 2009.
　The Center called for research proposals under joint-use
　which will be conducted during October 1, 2009 ? March 31, 2010.

●August 17-19, 2009.
　The Center jointly hosted the ‘Summer Science Camp 2009’ for high school students.

●July 8, 2009.
　The Center is authorized as a ‘Joint Usage Research Center’ for Earth drilling sciences
　by the Ministry of education, culture, sports, science and technology (MEXT).

●May 1, 2009.
　Dr. Takuro Noguchi joined the Center as a Postdoctoral Fellow.

●April 22, 2009.
　Kochi University decided to financially support the research project entitled
　 ‘Research Center for Global Environmental Change by Earth Drilling Sciences’
　which will start in April 1, 2010.
　The project leader is Assoc. Prof. Ikehara, and faculty staff
　at the Center are heavily involved in the project.

●April 9, 2009.　
　CMCR published a report on external evaluation.

●April 1, 2009.
　Mr. Takuya Matsuzaki joined the Technical Staff at the Center.
　Dr. Kota Katsuki and Dr. Asuka Yamaguchi joined the Center as Postdoctoral Fellows.