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Jun Terao, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis2 student voices
The Terao-Iwai Lab studies molecular architectonics, in which organic molecules are treated as the pillars and walls of a house and assembled into structures. The lab carefully designs where and how to connect functional molecules on the nanometer scale. It combines molecular architecture techniques, centered on organic chemistry, polymer chemistry, and supramolecular chemistry, with the fields of applied physics, interface chemistry, and theoretical chemistry. Through this approach, the lab works on creating a wide range of functional molecules, supramolecular materials, and molecular catalysts.
Kuniyoshi L Sakai, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Sakai Lab studies the mechanisms of higher brain functions, with a focus on language. When people speak or understand what others say, the brain is thought to carry out information processing based on "Universal Grammar" without conscious awareness. The lab investigates which brain systems implement the principles of that computation, using physical measurement technologies such as MRI and MEG. Technologies that can measure brain activity without damaging the brain are the key to advancing the neurobiology of language.
Komiya Tsuyoshi, Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Komiya Lab studies the history of the Earth from the perspectives of the solid Earth, the atmosphere and oceans, and the evolution of life. The lab conducts geological fieldwork in places such as Canada, Greenland, India, and China, and analyzes the rocks and fossils it collects. So far, it has found traces of life in sedimentary rocks that are 3.95 billion years old or older. For graduate study, students can join the lab through the Graduate School of Science as well as the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Shuji Ishihara, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Ishihara Lab studies self-organization phenomena in living systems. The lab is interested in how cells emerge from collections of molecules, and how tissues and whole organisms emerge from collections of cells. It combines nonlinear and nonequilibrium physics and soft matter physics with data analysis based on mathematical statistics and machine learning. The lab also values finding mathematically and physically interesting themes starting from the phenomena themselves.
Takeru Suzuki, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
Suzuki Lab studies astrophysical phenomena involving astrophysical fluids, space plasmas, and cosmic magnetic fields. It investigates the underlying mechanisms with theoretical approaches, including large-scale numerical simulations. The targets include every kind of object that has magnetized fluids or plasma, from the Sun and stars to compact objects, galaxies, protoplanetary disks, and planets. Rather than limiting itself to particular objects, the lab has pursued its research with the aim of understanding the physical processes common to various astrophysical fluids.
Yuki Shiomi, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Shiomi Lab conducts experimental research in condensed matter physics, with topology, magnetism, and spintronics as its main keywords. The lab develops quantum materials centered on magnetic materials (magnets) and measures their physical properties. It combines the synthesis of inorganic materials, measurements of physical properties under magnetic fields at room and low temperatures, and numerical calculations such as band structure calculations. The lab aims for results that bridge basic and applied research, from the discovery of unknown quantum phenomena to the development of material functions using magnetic materials.
Taro Toyota, Associate Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis1 student voices
The Toyota Lab draws on organic chemistry and polymer chemistry to tackle problems in life science and materials science. The lab investigates the properties of cells and cell aggregates by creating organic molecular assemblies with “lifelike” properties and using them to understand how cells work. Organic molecules and polymers are assembled up to the micrometer scale, and molecular reactions and motions are used as triggers to bring out the dynamics of the resulting assemblies. Building on this, the lab focuses on creating cell-mimicking reaction environments and materials with hierarchical structures and functions.
Junko Kanoh, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Kanoh Lab studies the functions of telomeres, located at the ends of chromosomes, and of the subtelomeres adjacent to them. At the molecular level, the lab aims to clarify how these regions are involved in sustaining life, preserving species, genome evolution, cellular senescence, and the onset of disease. Using fission yeast, human cells, and cells from great apes, the lab mainly relies on molecular biology, molecular genetics, and cell biology. To these, it adds next-generation sequencing analysis and structural analysis through collaborative research, investigating the questions from multiple angles.
Takayuki Kurihara, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Kurihara Lab conducts experimental research on optical properties, using light to investigate the properties of materials. The lab uses femtosecond lasers, which emit intense light for only an instant, like a strobe shutter. In this way, it makes the motion of elementary excitations in solids, such as magnons, phonons, excitons, and plasmons, visible in the time domain. Drawing on laser and light-source technologies, the lab devises its own measurement methods and aims to carry out solid-state physics experiments that no other lab can do.
Hirokazu Hasegawa, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Hasegawa Lab studies the interaction between high-intensity laser light and molecules in order to understand it in depth. The lab also aims to open up new areas of science that make use of high-intensity light. Its work includes clarifying the ionization processes induced by high-intensity light, and generating extremely highly excited rotational states and investigating their properties. To gain deep understanding from simple systems, the lab studies gas-phase isolated molecules.
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