Profile Information
- Affiliation
- Associate Professor, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration AgencyAssociate Professor, Graduate School of Science Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Researcher number
- 20816657
- ORCID ID
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3405-8334
- J-GLOBAL ID
- 202001003658123136
- researchmap Member ID
- R000013368
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Hello world!
I am an experimental astrophysicist with the main focuse set on gravitational wave searches and precision laser interferometry. My ultimate goal is to directly probe the very early Universe by observing primordial gravitational-wave backgrounds. I am currently an associate professor in the Space Astronomy and Astrophysics Department of ISAS, working for LISA, KAGRA and SILVIA by conduting a number of laboratory-scale experiemnts.
If you are interested in joining our group at ISAS in JAXA, please feel free to contact me.
Hobbies: reading, bonfiring, guitar (electric and acoustic) , studying Yokai
Video archive (1): AW80T, IYA2009 (K. Arai, D. Tatsumi and me in 2009)
Video archive (2): BS visual inspection (R. X. Adhikari and me in 2010)
Video archive (3): A scen behind LHO HIFO test (S. Ballmer, C. Wipf and me in 2013)
Research Interests
5Research History
6Education
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2007 - 2012
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2003 - 2007
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2000 - 2003
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1997 - 2000
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1991 - 1997
Committee Memberships
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Jun, 2025 - Present
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Jun, 2025 - Present
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May, 2025 - Present
Awards
13Papers
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Classical and Quantum Gravity, 42(10) 105007-105007, May 14, 2025 Peer-reviewedAbstract Future gravitational wave observation in space will demand improvement in the sensitivity of the local sensor for the drag-free control. This paper presents the proposal, design, and demonstration of a new laser interferometric sensor named Quadrature Interferometric Metrology of Translation and Tilt (QUIMETT) for the drag-free local sensor. QUIMETT enables simultaneous measurements of both translational displacement and tilts of a reflective object with a single interferometer package. QUIMETT offers a characteristic feature where the sensitivity to tilt is independent of the interference condition while maintaining the ability to measure the translational displacement for a range greater than the laser wavelength. The tilt-sensing function has been demonstrated in a prototype experiment. The tilt sensitivity remained unchanged in different interference conditions and stayed at 10 nrad Hz at 0.1 Hz.
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Physical Review D, 111(8), Apr 15, 2025 Peer-reviewedCorresponding author
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IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 71(8) 1914-1923, Aug, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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Optics Express, May 2, 2024 Peer-reviewed
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Physical Review D, 109(2), Jan 10, 2024 Peer-reviewedLast author
Misc.
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The Astronomical Herald, Astronomical Society of Japan, 117(7) 458-463, Jun, 2024 InvitedCorresponding author
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28th IUGG General Assembly, G06p-024, Jul, 2023
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arXiv:2305.06579, May 11, 2023
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Handbook of Gravitational Wave Astronomy, 2105.06069 479-492, Jul 2, 2022 Peer-reviewedInvitedLead author
Books and Other Publications
7Presentations
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NAOJ ATC users meeting, Sep 24, 2025
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1st Physics Department Colloquium, Kyushu University, May 9, 2024 Invited
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The 7th International Workshop on the TianQin Science Mission, Hong Kong China, Apr 26, 2024 Invited
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RESCEU-NBIA workshop on gravitational-wave sources, at the University of Tokyo, Dec 15, 2023 Invited
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QUP seminar, KEK Tsukuba, JAPAN, Oct 19, 2023
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29th SE/PM Lunch Seminar (JAXA internal via Teams remote connection), Apr 25, 2023
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Mini Journal Club, LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland Washington State, Apr 6, 2023
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APPEL-International Project Management #25, NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center, Feb 14, 2023 Invited
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Windows on the Universe, 30th anniversary of the Recontres du Vietnam, Quy Nhon, Vietam, Aug 7, 2023 Invited
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Research meeting for space astronomy in 2040's, Nov 15, 2022 Invited
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the 3rd Toyama International Symposium on "Physics at the Cosmic Frontier" (PCF2021), Mar 22, 2022 Invited
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The 1st "Particle Physics and Gravitational Waves" research seminar, Feb 22, 2022 Invited
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4th JSPS core-to-core program, CMB Japan group seminar for young scientists, May 27, 2021 Invited
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49th RESCEU Colloquium, Apr 8, 2021
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Symposium on Engineering in Astronomy 2019, Jan 15, 2020
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DECIGO workshop 2019, Kyoto Univ., Japan, Nov 10, 2019
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RESCEU workshop for space gravitational-wave detection, Tokyo, Japan, Mar 27, 2019 Invited
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Gravitational Wave Advanced Detectors Workshop 2018, Girdwood, Alaska, USA, May 12, 2018 Invited
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73rd JPS annual meeting, symposium in cosmic ray/astrophysics division, Tokyo Univ. of Science, Japan, Mar 24, 2018 Invited
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Internal seminar for Laser and Electro-Optic branch, NASA GSFC, MD, USA, Aug 7, 2017
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LIGO India: the Road Ahead, IUCAA, India, Aug 17, 2016 Invited
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Gravitational Wave Physics and Astronomy Workshop 2016, Hyannis, MA, USA, Jun 15, 2016 Invited
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ISAS Space Science Colloquium and Space Science Seminar, Kanagawa, Japan, Sep 18, 2015
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16th annual meeting of the Northwest section of the APS, Pullman, WA, USA, May 16, 2015
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Gravitational Wave Advanced Detectors Workshop 2014, Takayama, Japan, May 26, 2014
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The Stefano Braccini Thesis Prize 2012, Pisa, Italy, May 24, 2013 Invited
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Gravitational Wave Advanced Detectors Workshop 2013, Elba, Italy, May 20, 2013
Teaching Experience
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May, 2024 - May, 2024Intensive course ``Gravitational wave observations and associated technologies'' (Kyushu University, Faculty of Science)
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Oct, 2023 - Feb, 2024Physics Seminar (The University of Tokyo)
Professional Memberships
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2022 - Present
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2019 - Present
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2017 - Present
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2014 - Present
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2009 - Present
Research Projects
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科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, Jun, 2024 - Mar, 2028
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科学研究費助成事業, 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2024 - Mar, 2027
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科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(B), 日本学術振興会, Apr, 2020 - Mar, 2023
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戦略的研究開発経費, 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所宇宙理学委員会, Apr, 2022 - Oct, 2022
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戦略的開発研究費, 宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究所宇宙工学委員会, Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2022
Academic Activities
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Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.Astronomical Society of Japan, Sep 11, 2025 - Sep 11, 2025
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Panel moderator, Session chair, etc.National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Apr 16, 2025 - Apr 17, 2025
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OthersJAXA (JAXA Tanegashima Space Center), Aug 14, 2023 - Aug 24, 2023
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Review, evaluationGottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany, Jul, 2023 - Aug, 2023
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Othersthe International Max Planck Research School on Gravitational Wave Astronomy (IMPRS-GW) at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics and Leibniz Universität Hannover, Aug, 2019 - Aug, 2023
Social Activities
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2021 - PresentA member for propelling the technological front-loading activities
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Jun, 2025 - Jun, 2025https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/outreach/isas_news/files/ISASnews531.pdf
● 指導学生等の数
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Fiscal Year2024年度(FY2024)Master’s program1Students under Cooperative Graduate School System3Students under Skills Acquisition System1
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Fiscal Year2023年度(FY2023)Doctoral program1Master’s program1Students under Cooperative Graduate School System3Students under Skills Acquisition System1
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Fiscal Year2022年度(FY2022)Doctoral program1Students under Cooperative Graduate School System2Students under Skills Acquisition System2
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Fiscal Year2021年度(FY2021)Students under Cooperative Graduate School System2Students under Skills Acquisition System1
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Fiscal Year2020年度(FY2020)Students under Cooperative Graduate School System2Students under Skills Acquisition System1
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Fiscal Year2019年度(FY2019)Students under Cooperative Graduate School System2