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Takashi Miyake, Professor
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Miyake Lab studies how to understand and predict the properties of materials (physical properties) from the theory of electrons. It solves equations based on quantum mechanics with computational simulations and expresses material properties numerically. Based on those results, the lab clarifies the mechanisms behind material properties and designs materials. For this purpose, it also develops computational science methods and data-driven methods.
Aiko Takamine, Professor
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Takamine Lab conducts experiments that measure, with very high precision, unstable nuclei produced artificially by accelerators. Unstable nuclei are a key to understanding how elements were formed in the universe, and their properties change greatly with even a slight difference in the number of protons or neutrons. The lab first decelerates and cools unstable nuclei to extremely low energy, then performs high-precision mass measurements and laser spectroscopy. Anyone with even a slight interest in the research is welcome to drop by the lab.
Shunsaku Horiuchi, Associate Professor
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The Horiuchi Lab studies, from a theoretical standpoint, the field where high-energy astrophysics and particle physics overlap. The lab considers the physics of supernova explosions and of dark matter as particles, and explores how they can be probed with light, cosmic rays, and neutrinos arriving from space. As multi-messenger astronomy, which combines multiple signals to study the universe, advances rapidly, the lab provides theoretical predictions for observations and experiments. Prof. Horiuchi also holds appointments at Virginia Tech in the United States and at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU) at the University of Tokyo.
Kazuyuki Sekizawa, Associate Professor
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The Sekizawa Lab studies quantum many-body systems, which are assemblies of many particles that obey quantum mechanics. Its subjects include not only the structure and reactions of atomic nuclei, but also the interiors of neutron stars and the superfluidity that appears in cooled atomic gases. The lab solves complex equations that cannot be solved by hand using computers, and searches for new phenomena that no one had imagined. The lab actively recruits international students as well as students from Japan.
Sadashige Matsuo, Associate Professor
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The Matsuo Lab conducts experiments in which it fabricates very small artificial structures (nanostructures) from superconductors and semiconductors, and creates and controls new quantum physics with them. Focusing mainly on how electrons flow (transport phenomena), the lab investigates the quantum and statistical properties of electrons by precisely controlling devices. Devices are fabricated by methods such as electron-beam lithography and measured after being cooled to extremely low temperatures in a dilution refrigerator. The lab recruits undergraduate students doing graduation research and graduate students, and accepts lab visits at any time.
Fumitaka Kagawa, Professor
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The Kagawa Lab, with "nonequilibrium" as its keyword, explores and seeks to understand the various quantum states that matter exhibits, and studies how to control those states. The state of matter is normally determined as the most stable one under conditions such as temperature and pressure. On the other hand, many materials around us, such as glass and steel, are made by going beyond that rule. The lab aims to create and control new states of quantum materials using "non-thermal-equilibrium processes," such as sudden heating and cooling when a pulse is applied.
Teruaki Suyama, Professor
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The Suyama Lab studies the origin and structure of the universe from a theoretical standpoint. Modern cosmology, with inflation as its pillar, is now almost established, but comparison with observations has brought fundamental mysteries into sharper focus. The lab tackles topics such as the early universe, primordial black holes, gravitational waves, and gravitational lensing, from diverse perspectives and without preconceptions. Lab visits are accepted at any time with a prior reservation.
Masaya Notomi, Professor
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The Notomi Lab studies the physics of optical properties of matter based on nanophotonics. Using nanostructures smaller than the wavelength of light, the lab aims to create new optical properties that cannot be realized with materials found in nature. The lab covers the whole process in-house, from nanostructure design and theoretical analysis to fabrication and optical measurement. Prof. Notomi also concurrently leads a research team at NTT Basic Research Laboratories, and the lab works closely with NTT's research laboratories.
Toshimasa Fujisawa, Professor
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The Fujisawa Lab studies the behavior (dynamics) of electrons in semiconductor nanostructures. By controlling electrons in artificially designed structures, the lab investigates the quantum ways in which electric current flows that are unique to low-dimensional electron systems. The lab also aims to extend this work to nanotechnology and quantum information technology. Newly assigned students first learn basic knowledge and experimental techniques through measurement training, and then choose their own research topics.
Toru Hirahara, Professor
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Hirahara Lab experimentally studies the physical properties and functions that appear when materials are thinned to a few atomic layers, and ultimately to a single layer. The lab carefully builds thin films by stacking atoms one layer at a time, and measures in detail the arrangement of atoms, the states of electrons, and electrical and magnetic properties. The lab's style is to investigate the samples it makes itself thoroughly, "from cradle to grave." In addition to experiments on campus, the lab also travels to synchrotron radiation facilities such as SPring-8 and UVSOR to carry out experiments.
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