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Masaharu Nagayama, Professor
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The lab studies methods for understanding natural and biological phenomena from the viewpoint of mathematical sciences. A mathematical model imitates a phenomenon with equations, and when it is reproduced on a computer through numerical computation, the mechanisms hidden in the phenomenon become visible. Adding mathematical analysis makes it possible to extract mathematical structures shared by different phenomena. The lab investigates the motion of droplets and particles, the barrier function of the epidermis, and the motion of cells, in collaboration with experimental groups and companies.
Takao Namiki, Professor
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Prof. Namiki studies the field collectively known as complex systems. A cellular automaton is a dynamical system that simply updates the 0s and 1s in a row of cells according to a simple rule, yet shows a wide variety of behavior. The lab treats this using ideas from thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, aiming to grasp the properties of the system from how its entropy decreases. The lab also works on quantum walks, which are related to quantum computation, chaotic time-series analysis of EEG (brainwave) data, and the construction of a digital library of mathematics.
Satoshi Masaki, Professor
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Prof. Masaki works mainly on nonlinear dispersive equations within the theory of partial differential equations. Roughly speaking, dispersive equations are equations about “waves.” The lab deals with the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation, the KdV equation, and others. A major goal is to understand how nonlinearity affects the behavior of solutions after a long time.
Yuzuru Sato, Associate Professor
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Prof. Sato studies nonlinear dynamical systems and complex systems, especially the complexity of spatiotemporal chaos. From the standpoint of random dynamical systems, the lab investigates what happens when deterministic chaos and stochastic noise are mixed. Main themes also include the phenomenology and time series analysis of dynamical systems with many degrees of freedom, and information-theoretic and computational analysis of chaotic dynamics. Building on dynamical systems theory and nonlinear physics, the lab extends its applications to neighboring fields such as computation theory, information theory, and predictive control.
Sohei Tasaki, Associate Professor
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Prof. Tasaki studies, from a mathematical standpoint, how the complex structures of living systems arise and how they achieve their sophisticated functions. The lab looks across multiple levels: gene-level regulation that determines cell states, the movement of cell populations, the shapes of tissues, and the relationship with the surrounding environment. For each level, and for the links between levels, the lab builds mathematical models fitted to experimental data. The lab also develops new data analysis methods to extract the necessary information from high-dimensional life science data.
Yushi Nakano, Associate Professor
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Prof. Nakano studies dynamical systems theory and ergodic theory. Dynamical systems theory is a field that examines how a system behaves after a long time has passed, given the law of its evolution over one unit of time. The objects of study are not limited to mechanical models, but also include mathematical models of natural and social phenomena such as population, stock prices, and rainfall. The property by which a small change in the initial state later has a large effect is called chaos, and the lab studies the statistical properties of such systems.
Kenichi Shimizu, Professor
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The Catalyst Materials Division (Shimizu Lab) studies the design of solid catalysts needed for a sustainable society. By combining experiments, theory, and data science, the lab aims to create new catalysts that solve energy and environmental problems. Using computational science and a variety of spectroscopic methods, the lab investigates how catalysts work and develops guidelines for designing them. The lab also pursues research in "catalyst informatics," which is based on data science and the theory of material properties.
Masayuki Senzaki, Associate Professor
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The Senzaki Lab studies the effects of human activities on wildlife and the conservation of biodiversity. Birds are the main subjects, but the lab also works with mammals, amphibians, insects, and herbaceous plants. The central theme is the effects of anthropogenic noise and artificial light on animals. Because all of the research involves field surveys or field experiments, the lab says it is fine if you have not studied ecology as an undergraduate, as long as you are interested in that kind of work.
Hidekatsu Suzuura, Professor
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The Condensed Matter Physics Engineering Lab studies, from a theoretical standpoint, the properties shown by electrons in materials. In nanoscale materials, quantum properties appear strongly, and behaviors different from those of large crystals emerge. Targeting carbon nanotubes, quantum dots, antiferromagnets, and superconductors, the lab investigates electron transport phenomena and optical responses. Using symmetry-based techniques and first-principles calculations, the lab works to predict physical phenomena that are not yet known.
Koichi Ichimura, Professor
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The Topology Science and Engineering Lab studies the properties of matter from the perspective of topology (the mathematical study of shapes and spaces). Topology is a field of mathematics that focuses on properties that do not change under continuous deformation. The lab investigates the behavior of electrons, focusing mainly on low-dimensional conductors, in which electrons can move only in limited directions and which exhibit charge density waves and superconductivity. Using scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy and molecular beam epitaxy, the lab also studies the properties of strongly correlated electron systems and ultrathin films.
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