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Masaya Ishino, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Ishino Lab conducts experimental research in particle physics using the LHC, the world's highest-energy proton-proton collider. The lab takes part in the ATLAS experiment at CERN in Switzerland, artificially recreating conditions of the early universe inside the accelerator. By discovering new particles there and closely examining their properties, the lab aims to probe the physics underlying the Standard Model of particle physics. The lab also pursues applied research on electronics that process detector signals at high speed.
Shigetaka Moriyama, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The lab conducts experimental research in astroparticle physics. Astronomical observations have shown that most of the matter filling the universe is an unknown substance called dark matter. To uncover its true nature, the lab is working to directly capture the moment dark matter interacts in a detector in the laboratory. The lab also studies neutrinos and proton decay, and is building Hyper-Kamiokande.
Sosuke Ito, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Ito Lab conducts theoretical physics research on systems far from equilibrium, such as living phenomena. At the boundary between nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and information theory, the lab investigates the connections between the thermodynamics of stochastic processes and information theory and information geometry. The lab is also interested in information processing in biological systems, and has studied signal transduction in E. coli from a thermodynamic perspective. Its research also covers artificial information processing such as machine learning, and the thermodynamics of macroscopic systems such as chemical reactions and fluids.
Ryu Sawada, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Sawada Lab aims to detect new physics from two directions: the ATLAS experiment at CERN, and a small-scale experiment that uses quantum technology. In the ATLAS experiment, the lab works on developing software triggers, computing, and physics data analysis. In quantum technology, the lab participates in the DarQ experiment, which aims to detect light dark matter that the ATLAS experiment cannot search for. The lab is also carrying out physics studies for the future accelerator FCC-ee.
Taikan Suehara, Project Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Suehara Lab conducts experimental research in high-energy physics, searching for new physics beyond the Standard Model of particle physics. Aiming to realize Higgs factories such as the ILC (International Linear Collider), the planned successor to the LHC, the lab advances research on both physics and detectors. Using that detector technology, the lab also promotes experiments searching for axion-like particles with the accelerators of the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK). The lab also pursues deep learning research for these experiments, in collaboration with partner institutions in Japan and abroad.
Yijin Zhang, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter1 student voices
The Zhang Lab experimentally studies the quantum properties of two-dimensional and one-dimensional nanomaterials and their artificial structures. A defining feature of these materials is that symmetry-control techniques make it possible to fabricate structures with a variety of different symmetries. The lab has built a custom measurement system that combines quantum transport measurements and microscopic spectroscopy at ultralow temperatures and high magnetic fields. By investigating these materials systematically from multiple angles, the lab aims to open up new quantum phenomena and establish design principles for creating novel functionalities.
Yuta Michimura, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Michimura Lab studies the nature of gravity through ultra-precise measurements using large laser interferometers. Gravity is a familiar force, yet it is extremely weak compared with the other forces, and it has the curious property of acting equally on everything. Aiming to test theories of gravity and cosmology through gravitational wave observations, the lab is developing KAGRA, a large cryogenic gravitational wave telescope. Making use of this interferometer technology, the lab also works on searches for dark matter, searches for the quantum nature of gravity, and tests of the theory of relativity.
Kipp Cannon, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Cannon Lab studies the physics and astronomy of gravitational waves, as well as data analysis. Gravitational waves are extremely small ripples in spacetime that travel through the universe, as predicted by Einstein's general theory of relativity. The signals are very faint and buried in instrument noise, so extracting them requires advanced data analysis and large-scale computation. As part of the international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration, the lab works on real-time gravitational-wave detection and multi-messenger astronomy.
Katsuaki Asano, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The High Energy Astrophysics Lab mainly uses theoretical methods to tackle the mysteries of the high-energy astrophysical phenomena that are the origin of cosmic ray particles. The universe contains relativistic particles that fly around at nearly the speed of light. These particles are thought to be produced in explosive high-energy astrophysical phenomena, but the details are still unknown. From the perspectives of electromagnetic waves, cosmic rays, neutrinos, and gravitational waves, the lab studies jet formation, particle acceleration, and radiation processes.
Koichi Hamaguchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Hamaguchi Lab studies what kind of physics lies beyond the energy scale of the Standard Model of particle physics. Its goal is to find a more fundamental unified theory of nature. The lab covers a wide range of topics, from particle model building to inflation, baryogenesis, and dark matter. The lab also pays close attention to results from the latest particle physics experiments and cosmological observations, and aims to feed them back into its theoretical research.
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