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Kentaro Yako, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yako Lab studies the properties of atomic nuclei as many-body systems. A nucleus is an assembly of protons and neutrons bound by the nuclear force, and the nucleons inside can move in unison in a phenomenon called collective excitation. The lab strikes nuclei with ion beams accelerated to intermediate energies in a particle accelerator to shake them, and studies their excited states. It also uses unstable nuclear beams, which have become available in recent years, to explore new aspects of atomic nuclei.
Hiroya Yamaguchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Yamaguchi Lab conducts observational research on high-energy astrophysical objects using X-ray astronomy satellites. Its targets are objects with hot plasma exceeding millions of degrees, such as stellar flares, accretion disks around black holes, supernova remnants, and galaxy clusters. X-rays from these objects do not reach the ground, so they are observed from outside the atmosphere by artificial satellites. The lab also works on laboratory astrophysics, in which the same kind of hot plasma found in these objects is recreated and measured in the laboratory.
Yutaka Ushiroda, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Ushiroda Lab is an experimental particle physics lab working on the Belle II experiment. The lab is based at the High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki, the host institution of the Belle and Belle II experiments. In collaboration with the B-Factory lab at the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), the lab carefully analyzes data on B meson and anti-B meson pairs and tau lepton pairs produced in large numbers by the SuperKEKB accelerator. The lab studies CP violation and lepton flavor violation to search for new physical phenomena beyond the Standard Model.
Masami Ouchi, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
Ouchi Lab conducts observational research on the early history of the universe. Over the 13.8 billion years of cosmic history, how the first stars and galaxies were born and grew is still shrouded in mystery. Using deep surveys with the Subaru Telescope, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), and the ALMA telescope, the lab searches for distant galaxies and other objects, and investigates the mechanisms of early galaxy formation and cosmic reionization. The lab also aims to understand how the universe as a whole came to be, using statistics of objects observed in the universe up to the present day. Objects from this era are far away and extremely faint, so the lab makes full use of the world's most advanced telescopes to take on a universe that humanity has never seen before.
Yoshitaka Itow, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
As part of the Research Center for Cosmic Neutrinos, the Itow Lab is involved in cutting-edge neutrino experiments. The lab is part of the research group for Super-Kamiokande, the world's largest water Cherenkov detector, located underground in Kamioka, Gifu Prefecture. The lab studies atmospheric neutrinos and nucleon decay, and has produced results in comprehensive studies of neutrino oscillation. The lab also takes part in the future Hyper-Kamiokande experiment, where it works on developing the detector's photosensors.
Hiroyuki Kurokawa, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Kurokawa Lab studies the origin and evolution of planets at the Komaba Campus. Its targets are wide-ranging, from terrestrial planets such as Earth and Mars to gas giants, ice giants, small bodies, and the protoplanetary disks where planets are born. The main methods are theoretical modeling and computer simulation, and the lab also collaborates with researchers in experiments, observations, and planetary exploration. The lab also takes part in solar system exploration missions such as Hayabusa2 and MMX.
ASGARI-TARGHI Mahboubeh, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Asgari-Targhi Lab studies the Sun's magnetic fields and plasma turbulence. The lab investigates how the motion of plasma involving magnetic fields and turbulence determines the structure and evolution of the solar atmosphere, from the photosphere to the corona. From this, the lab aims to uncover how the corona is heated and how the solar wind is accelerated. The lab extends the same perspective to the magnetic fields of stars and galaxies, combining numerical models, analysis of observational data, and theory.
Taiyo Ikoma, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace1 student voices
The Ikoma Lab studies the origins, structure, and diversity of planets and planetary systems outside the solar system. Thousands of planets have already been discovered beyond the solar system, but not a single one has the same characteristics as the solar system. Through theoretical modeling and observations, the lab seeks to clarify how diverse the planetary systems of the Milky Way are, and whether our Earth is an ordinary planet. The lab is based at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, with faculty who also serve in the Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science.
Masanao Shinohara, Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Shinohara Lab is a marine seismology lab that focuses on seismic observation at sea. The Earth's outer layer, made up of the crust and upper mantle, is considered the most active part of the planet. Most of the plate boundaries, where this activity is most intense, now lie on the seafloor. The lab places great importance on observing seismic activity in the field, and works on observations using ocean bottom seismometers and Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS), as well as on instrument development.
Yoshio Takahashi, Professor
Earth & Climate1 student voices
The Environmental Geochemistry Lab studies "molecular geochemistry," an approach that understands phenomena on Earth through chemical reactions at the atomic and molecular level. The lab deals with material cycles in every kind of environment, including the atmosphere, water, soil, organisms, rocks, human activities, and even extraterrestrial materials. It seeks to understand, at the atomic and molecular level, which chemical reactions underlie the visible macroscopic phenomena. From there, the lab aims to accurately understand and predict Earth's past, present, and future.
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