LAB LOGLab reviews by studentsOpen the app
A page on LabLog, a review site (not the lab's official page)
55 labs · 47 student voices
Other departments in Faculty of Science ›Faculties at The University of Tokyo ›
Naoki Yoshida, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace3 student voices
The Theoretical Cosmology Lab is a group that has been advancing research in astrophysics and observational cosmology. The universe is a physical system in which many physical processes, from microscopic to macroscopic scales, are intricately intertwined. Currently, the lab works on the formation of astrophysical objects and the exploration of the distant universe, as well as on machine learning and data science problems related to them. The lab aims to remain open at all times, and actively collaborates with research institutions in Japan and abroad, including the Research Center for the Early Universe (RESCEU) and the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU).
Kiyotaka Aikawa, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter2 student voices
Aikawa Lab studies how to cool nanoparticles, levitated in mid-air with lasers, to the extreme. Nanoparticles levitated in vacuum are isolated from all surrounding matter. Taking advantage of this feature, unprecedented applications are expected, ranging from condensed matter physics to precision measurement. The lab cools the center-of-mass motion of a particle to near the quantum ground state and explores the quantum nature of that motion.
Nakamura Satoshi N, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace2 student voices
The Nakamura Lab studies hypernuclei, which are quantum many-body systems containing strange quarks. Through experiments at high-intensity electron accelerator facilities, the lab deepens the understanding of baryon-baryon interactions, that is, the extended nuclear force. Building on this, the lab takes on the "hyperon puzzle," a mystery of heavy neutron stars. Day to day, the lab works on experiment design, data analysis, and equipment development at the Hongo Campus, and travels to accelerator facilities in Japan and abroad during beam time.
Kyogo Kawaguchi, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Biological Nonequilibrium Physics Lab conducts research to uncover the mechanisms of biological phenomena from a physics perspective. It deals with phase transitions, nonlinear dynamics, morphogenesis, evolution, and the physics of chromatin. The lab uses methods from both theoretical physics and experimental biology, combining long-term time-lapse imaging of cells, single-molecule observation, and machine learning. The lab spans RIKEN and the University of Tokyo, and its University of Tokyo members are based at the Hongo Campus.
Chikara Furusawa, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Furusawa Lab studies how biological systems achieve both robustness and plasticity. Living organisms keep functioning even when their environment changes, yet they can also flexibly change their own state when needed. This combination is not seen in artificial systems, but how it comes about is still poorly understood. Using evolution experiments with E. coli and mathematical models of cells, the lab seeks answers through both theory and experiments.
Yasushi Okada, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Okada Lab combines direct observation, centered on live-cell imaging, with physical and mathematical analysis. Researchers from diverse backgrounds, including physics, biology, and medicine, come together in an interdisciplinary and international environment. By developing new observation and measurement technologies and analysis methods, the lab takes on problems that could not be solved before. The lab is split between two sites: the RIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research in Kobe, and the Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo.
Kuniaki Konishi, Associate Professor
Materials & Nanotech1 student voices
The Konishi Lab studies new physical phenomena that arise from the interaction of light with artificial microstructures smaller than the wavelength of light. Using state-of-the-art microfabrication technology, the lab builds nanostructures and aims to control light through their “shape.” The lab also works on creating fine three-dimensional structures with ultrashort-pulse lasers, and on elucidating the principles of laser processing, addressing the question of “why light can destroy materials.” As part of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Photon Science and Technology, the lab also works on building a system that quickly brings new technologies born from projects to real-world use.
Mio Murao, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Quantum Information Lab conducts theoretical research on quantum information, one of the newest fields in physics. Quantum information processing uses information represented by quantum-mechanical states to perform tasks that are difficult for classical information processing; proposed examples include quantum computation, quantum cryptography, and quantum communication. Quantum mechanics has entanglement (quantum entanglement), a nonlocal correlation that does not exist in classical mechanics. The lab treats entanglement as a "resource" unique to quantum mechanics, aiming to deepen the understanding of quantum mechanics from the new perspective of information and information processing, and to apply it to quantum information processing.
Akito Kusaka, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
Kusaka Lab studies the birth and evolution of the universe through observations of the cosmic microwave background. The cosmic microwave background is the oldest light there is, reaching us from the Big Bang. The lab makes its observations with radio telescopes on the Atacama Plateau in Chile, and takes part in international collaborative experiments. It also develops high-sensitivity cameras that use superconducting devices operating at extremely low temperatures, and works on data analysis using computers.
Aya Bamba, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Bamba Lab uses observational data from a variety of telescopes, including X-ray astronomy satellites, to uncover the physics hidden in hot, violent astronomical phenomena. In particular, the lab studies high-energy physical processes in supernova remnants and in compact objects such as black holes and neutron stars. With future satellite missions in mind, the lab is also developing detectors that widen the observable energy range and offer excellent energy resolution and polarization measurement capability.
Student voices are for students only. Sign up free with your university email to read student voices for each lab.
Sign up freeLabLog is a lab review app for students only. Student members at each university interview students in labs and publish what they say. Student voices can only be read by students who sign up with a university email address. Operated by bestiee Inc.
Learn more about LabLog ↗Search engines and AI may reference the lab list and basic info on this page and the description of LabLog. Student voices are for student members only. Automated collection by programs (scraping, or input to or training of AI) is prohibited under Article 8 of the Terms of Service. If you need data for research or analysis, please contact us.
LAB LOG