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Yoshinari Hayato, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Hayato Group conducts experimental research on neutrinos and the search for proton decay. Centered on the Super-Kamiokande and T2K experiments, the lab is also involved in preparations for Hyper-Kamiokande, the next-generation project. Using observational data on neutrinos from the atmosphere and from accelerators, the lab investigates whether neutrinos and antineutrinos oscillate differently. The lab also works on simulating neutrino interactions and developing data acquisition systems, both of which are essential for observation.
Miho Yanagisawa, Associate Professor
Bio & Life Sciences0 student voices
Yanagisawa Lab studies the material properties and physical phenomena of soft matter such as liquid crystals, polymers, and gels. The lab investigates phenomena such as molecular diffusion, structural phase transitions, and phase separation, mainly through experiments. The lab also applies these findings to understanding biological phenomena and to creating microscale materials. Centered on physics, the lab works on research at the boundaries with biology, chemistry, and engineering.
Yamaguchi Hidetoshi, Lecturer
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Yamaguchi Lab studies nuclear reactions involved in the nucleosynthesis in the universe, as well as the characteristic structures of atomic nuclei. The lab conducts experiments with low-energy unstable nuclear beams, using CRIB, an apparatus that the Center for Nuclear Study installed at the RIKEN accelerator facility. Apparatus that can produce such beams through direct reactions is rare even among research institutions around the world. Under broad international collaboration, the lab carries out a wide range of experiments that make use of CRIB's beams.
Noriko Yamazaki, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Yamazaki Lab studies observational astrophysics, which observes the universe in X-rays, and the development of new detectors for that purpose. The lab is part of the Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS) of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), and Prof. Yamazaki also holds a concurrent appointment in the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo. The main research targets include galaxy clusters, galaxies, the large-scale structure of the universe, the soft X-ray background, and dark matter. The lab takes part in space missions such as the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM), and also works on the development and applications of microcalorimeters.
Iwao Matsuda, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter0 student voices
The Matsuda Lab uses solid surfaces as its stage to study the electronic structure and spin properties of low-dimensional electronic phases and magnetic phases. The lab directly determines the state of electrons in materials using spin-resolved and angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. By combining soft X-ray pulses from high-brightness synchrotron radiation, ultrashort-pulse lasers, and X-ray free-electron lasers, the lab also tracks the ultrafast dynamics of electrons and spins. In collaboration with chemistry labs, the lab also studies the motion of atoms and molecules in photocatalytic reactions.
Ryusuke Matsunaga, Associate Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter0 student voices
Matsunaga Lab carries out experimental research in condensed matter optics, using cutting-edge photonics to investigate the properties of materials. In particular, the lab focuses on light from terahertz waves, which lie between light and radio waves, to the mid-infrared, and develops its own light sources for this purpose. Through the nonlinear responses that arise in the strong electric field of light, the lab aims to reveal new properties of materials and to use light to change materials into new states. In condensed matter optics experiments, members sometimes design and build the optical setups they need themselves, depending on the goals of the research.
Tomotake Matsumura, Associate Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Matsumura Lab (Kavli IPMU CMB Group) studies the physics of the early universe through polarization observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). If inflation occurred in the very early universe, primordial gravitational waves are predicted to leave a distinctive pattern in the CMB polarization, known as B-modes. The lab takes part in CMB experiments that search for this pattern, working on instrument development, simulations, and data analysis. International collaboration is essential in this field, and the lab works in an international environment that is half English and half Japanese.
Shigeki Matsumoto, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Matsumoto Lab studies dark matter in the universe from the standpoint of particle physics. The detailed properties of dark matter are not yet known, and the Standard Model of particle physics contains no candidate for it. The lab's strategy is to first pin down the properties of dark matter, and then use that as a stepping stone to explore new physics beyond the Standard Model. The research centers on dark matter candidates that were thermally produced in the early universe, such as WIMPs.
Wataru Ootani, Professor
Space, Particle Physics & Aerospace0 student voices
The Ootani Lab conducts experimental particle physics using particle accelerators and advanced detectors. It aims to elucidate the ultimate fundamental laws that provide a unified understanding of matter, forces, and spacetime. The lab participates in international collaborative experiments at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Switzerland that precisely study the decays of muons and pions. It aims to train experimental physics researchers who can handle a wide range of work, from detector development to physics analysis.
Takashi Oka, Professor
Quantum & Condensed Matter0 student voices
Oka Lab conducts theoretical research that discovers and understands the “mechanisms” hidden behind complex physical phenomena, and proposes the emergence of functions that make use of them. So far, the lab has focused mainly on nonequilibrium quantum many-body systems, including proposing Floquet engineering of quantum materials and developing nonequilibrium field theory. As future priorities, the lab is also considering microscopic and mesoscopic theories of biological phenomena and applications of field theory to information physics. Lab meetings are held mainly in English, and students from diverse backgrounds are welcome.
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