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Masaatsu Aichi, Lecturer
Energy & Batteries1 student voices
The Energy and Environment Lab conducts research aimed at contributing to solutions for environmental problems, resource problems, and disaster prevention by making good use of the subsurface. Many subsurface problems are difficult to observe directly, so the lab combines theory, simulation, laboratory experiments, and field surveys. Its themes include land subsidence caused by groundwater pumping and ground-source heat utilization, which uses heat from the ground for heating and cooling. The lab also conducts demonstration tests of a technology that uses fiber-optic sensors to measure tiny deformations in rock mass.
Hiroshi Nishimasu, Professor
Bio & Life Sciences1 student voices
The Nishimasu Lab studies the molecular mechanisms by which proteins and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) function, based on their three-dimensional structures. For example, the protein Cas9 pairs with a guide RNA to cut targeted DNA, and it has been applied in technologies such as genome editing. The lab examines the shapes of molecules using methods such as X-ray crystallography and cryo-electron microscopy, and uses that information to create new genome editing tools. The lab is also taking on the search for new enzymes that have not yet been discovered.
Issei Sato, Professor
AI & Machine Learning1 student voices
Sato Lab studies "intelligence" in machine learning from the perspectives of memory, thinking, reasoning, and bias. The lab aims to combine empirical research with the development of theory for solving real-world problems. It values clearly defining the problems that society needs to solve and solving them through effective abstraction. It places more emphasis on discovering new problems worth solving than on solution methods that rely on advanced mathematics.
Naoki Kobayashi, Professor
Software & Computing1 student voices
Kobayashi Lab studies the foundational theory of software and methods for applying it to program verification. Systems for transportation, healthcare, e-commerce, and more run on software, and defects can lead to serious accidents. The lab therefore uses mathematical methods to verify and transform programs mechanically, aiming to improve their reliability and performance. What makes this field fascinating is that theories such as type theory, automata, and theorem proving connect directly to practical applications.
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.
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