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Masafumi Hirahara, Professor
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The Division for Ionospheric and Magnetospheric Research studies how solar wind energy is transported to the magnetosphere and ionosphere, and how the magnetosphere, ionosphere, and thermosphere interact with one another. Some of the solar wind particles and energy that reach Earth are trapped in the magnetosphere. They are then absorbed as heat in the ionosphere, which lies in the upper atmosphere, or flow back out into space. The aurora is a representative phenomenon showing how solar wind energy stored in the magnetosphere affects the electromagnetic environment. Through three groups, the lab carries out observations with large radars in northern Europe, ground-based observation networks, and the development of instruments to be carried on space probes.
Hideyuki Hotta, Professor
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The Solar-Terrestrial Environment Physics (SST) Lab studies the structure and variability of the "solar-terrestrial environment," which consists of the Sun and Earth, as a single system. Research topics are wide-ranging, from solar activity such as solar flares and sunspots to geomagnetic and electromagnetic phenomena on Earth such as the aurora and magnetic storms. In collaboration with researchers in Japan and abroad, the lab pursues integrated analysis research that combines the analysis of huge volumes of ground-based and satellite observation data with state-of-the-art computer simulations. The lab also works with related institutions on research to advance space weather forecasting, which aims to scientifically understand and predict variations in the solar-terrestrial environment.
Hiroyasu Tajima, Professor
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The Cosmic Ray Physics (CR) Lab uses cosmic rays that rain down on Earth from space as clues to study elementary particles, high-energy phenomena in the universe, and the space and Earth environment. Cosmic ray physics is a field that spans three areas: astrophysics, particle and nuclear physics, and geophysics. The lab conducts experimental research across a wide range of fields, from accelerator physics to astrophysics and the Earth's environment. The lab's abbreviation, CR, comes from the initials of the English words cosmic rays.
Kazumasa Iwai, Professor
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The Heliospheric Plasma Physics Lab (SW Lab) studies the solar wind and how it works, observing it from the ground with a group of large radio telescopes that the lab developed itself. Its subjects include the three-dimensional structure of the solar wind, how it is generated, variations accompanying solar activity, and the forecasting of these variations (space weather forecasting). The radio telescopes are located at three sites: Toyokawa in Aichi Prefecture, the foot of Mt. Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, and Kiso in Nagano Prefecture. The lab belongs to the Heliospheric Research Division of the Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research. It accepts graduate students as a cooperating lab of the Division of Science in the Graduate School of Science, and can also take fourth-year undergraduates from the School of Science.
Akiko Yagi, Professor
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The Yagi Lab studies organic chemistry in which new molecules are designed and actually synthesized. Believing that there is science that opens up only because molecules can be synthesized, the lab works on synthetic chemistry. The lab wants to design original molecules that only it can synthesize and to take on highly challenging syntheses. Founded in 2025, the lab holds three slogans: "Be one of a kind," "Live hungrily," and "Value awareness of others and the world."
Shigehiro Yamaguchi, Professor
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The Yamaguchi Lab focuses on "π electrons," which determine a molecule's color, light emission, and electrical properties, and creates organic molecules with new functions. The lab values innovative molecular design that makes use of the properties of main-group elements such as boron and silicon. It combines molecular design based on quantum chemical calculations, the synthesis of new skeletons, and the evaluation of physical properties with state-of-the-art instruments. In addition to applications in organic electronics, the lab also takes on bioimaging, which uses luminescent molecules to observe the inside of cells.
Cathleen Crudden, Professor
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The Organometallic and Materials Chemistry Group studies the development of new catalysts and reagents and the precise synthesis of stable metal nanomaterials, based on organometallic chemistry. Organometallic chemistry combines the properties of organic molecules and metallic elements, and holds the potential to create new functions. The group is a satellite lab of Prof. Crudden of Queen's University in Canada. It has many researchers from overseas, and members often give presentations and hold discussions in English. It belongs to the Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules (ITbM) and also carries out joint research with biology research groups.
Masayuki Suda, Professor
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The Suda Lab creates new condensed matter using chemical methods and studies its electronic properties. Using organic and inorganic synthetic chemistry, electrochemistry, and photochemistry, the lab aims to establish a new chemistry of material properties in which electronic properties such as conductivity, magnetism, and catalytic activity can be designed at will. With state-of-the-art device fabrication techniques and precise measurements of physical properties, the lab clarifies the origins of electronic properties. With applications in electronics and spintronics in mind, the lab also works on turning materials into functional materials and devices.
Takeshi Yanai, Professor
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The Yanai Lab conducts theoretical research that uses quantum chemical calculations to analyze and predict the chemical properties and reactivity of molecules. Taking the view that the essence of chemistry lies in the deformation of molecules, and that such changes are fundamentally brought about by the behavior of electrons, the lab investigates the underlying mechanisms and principles. To that end, the lab establishes advanced theories and algorithms, and also aims to provide theoretical tools useful for creating transformative molecules that generate change.
Kentaro Tanaka, Professor
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The Tanaka Lab studies how to combine and organize large numbers of molecules to create molecular organizations with new functions. In living organisms, many different kinds of molecules combine to form organized structures, and this gives rise to high-level functions. The lab aims to create new functions in molecular organizations by skillfully controlling combinations of the type, number, distance, and arrangement of molecules. Using metal complexes and cyclic molecules, the lab advances research on liquid crystals and catalysts.
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