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Ichiro Yoshikawa, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Yoshikawa-Yoshioka Lab develops instruments for planetary probes and for satellites orbiting the Earth. The instruments observe, from a distance, the light emitted by planetary atmospheres and plasma. To understand how atmospheres formed and how they change over short and long timescales, the lab works on everything from instrument development to data analysis. The lab consists of two groups: the Yoshikawa Lab and the Yoshioka Lab.
Tomokatsu Morota, Project Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Morota Lab studies how the surfaces and interiors of the Moon, planets, and asteroids have changed over time. Using data observed from a distance by spacecraft and other platforms (remote sensing data), the lab investigates these bodies with methods from planetary physics and planetary geology. The goal is to reconstruct the history of how the planets of the Solar System formed and evolved. The lab also takes part in exploration missions such as the lunar orbiter Kaguya and the asteroid explorer Hayabusa2, and puts great effort into observation operations and building data processing systems.
Takanobu Amano, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Amano Lab studies plasma phenomena found throughout the universe, mainly from a theoretical perspective. Even space that looks empty is in fact filled with tenuous gas, and much of it is thought to exist as plasma, a state in which the gas is electrically charged. The lab focuses on the elementary processes behind phenomena that occur everywhere from the vicinity of Earth to distant high-energy astrophysical objects. The lab often uses numerical simulation, and it also carries out theoretical work and analysis of observational data.
Imada Shinsuke, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
Imada Lab studies the mechanisms of plasma heating and acceleration that occur in space. The solar atmosphere, Earth's magnetosphere, and interplanetary space are almost entirely filled with plasma. The lab focuses on magnetic reconnection and on how energy is transported by magnetohydrodynamic waves and turbulence. The lab also works on predicting the Sun's cyclic activity and on understanding the environments of the Sun and Earth at the time life emerged.
Seiji Sugita, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Sugita Lab uses planetary exploration as a clue to study how the Solar System came to take its present form. The lab has worked on developing and operating the camera on Hayabusa2 and analyzing its data, investigating the history of the asteroid Ryugu. The lab is also developing measurement instruments to be carried on spacecraft for future missions to the Moon and Mars. Together with the Kasahara Lab and others, it conducts research as the Planetary Exploration Research Group in Faculty of Science Building 1.
Katsumata K, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Ocean General Circulation Lab studies how the ocean's large-scale currents work, using observational data. Ocean flow is turbulent, yet at times it shows order, as in ocean currents. Motivated by the question of how such an ocean can be understood, the lab analyzes data collected by floats, ships, and satellites. The lab also focuses on the relationship between small-scale turbulent mixing and the circulation that spans entire ocean basins.
Yukio Masumoto, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Masumoto Lab studies ocean variability and the climate variability in which the ocean plays an important role. The ocean, which covers 70% of Earth's surface, nurtures a great deal of life and regulates Earth's climate. The movement of seawater and the transport of heat and materials are key to how the ocean does this, and much about them is still not understood. The lab mainly uses numerical simulation, and also incorporates analysis of existing data and observations.
Kaoru Sato, Professor
Environment & Sustainability0 student voices
The Sato Lab studies atmospheric dynamics, investigating atmospheric motions using the equations of fluid dynamics and thermodynamics. The lab focuses especially on the middle atmosphere, which extends from about 10 km to 100 km in altitude. The middle atmosphere contains the ozone layer, which protects life on the ground from harmful ultraviolet radiation, and through the general circulation it also affects the troposphere below and the climate. The lab conducts its research through observations with a large atmospheric radar in Antarctica and simulations using supercomputers.
Takehiko Sasaki, Associate Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis0 student voices
The Sasaki Lab aims to clarify and control the mechanisms of chemical reactions that take place on solid surfaces. In its research on catalysts, the lab works both on developing catalysts and on elucidating how reactions proceed on them. Alongside experiments such as infrared absorption spectroscopy, the lab also uses density functional theory calculations, seeking to understand surface chemistry from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. The lab is located at Kashiwa Campus, and visits are welcome.
Atsushi Iwasaki, Professor
Chemistry & Catalysis0 student voices
Iwasaki Lab studies how atoms and molecules behave when placed in extremely intense laser light (intense laser fields). In intense laser fields, light-induced ionization and chemical reactions proceed in ways entirely different from those under weak light. By observing this behavior, the lab reveals new interactions between light and atoms or molecules. It also develops the laser light sources that create intense laser fields, as well as spectroscopic methods that make use of this phenomenon. The lab was newly established in 2022, and it accepts inquiries at any time from graduate school applicants and students who would like to visit the lab.
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