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Kashiwa Members in 2026

| Name | Title | Extension | E-mail† | WEB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masami Ouchi | Professor | 63157 | ouchims | Link |
| Yoshiaki Ono | Assistant Professor | 63155 | ono | Link |
| Yuichi Harikane | Assistant Professor | 63155 | hari | Link |
| Yongming Liang | ICRR Fellow | 63127 | ymliang | |
| Makoto Ando | ICRR PD Researcher | 63127 | mando | |
| Dongsheng Sun | Assistant Resercher | 63127 | sunds | |
| Chenghao Zhu | Ph.D. Student (physics) | 63111 | zchao | |
| Minami Nakane | Ph.D. Student (physics) | 63111 | nakanem | |
| Hiroto Yanagisawa | Ph.D. Student (physics) | 63111 | yana | |
| Yuta Kageura | Ph.D. Student (physics) | 63111 | kageura | |
| Kana Takechi | Graduate Student (physics) | 63111 | ktakechi | |
| Akimi Matsuura | Graduate Student (physics) | 63127 | amatsu | |
| Chishin Kamijo | Graduate Student (physics) | 63111 | kamijo | |
| Shota Katsuyama | Graduate Student (physics) | 63111 | katsuyam |
† Followed by @icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Our activities are seen in a photo gallery.
Interests:Early epoch of the cosmic history, galaxy
formation, large-scale structures of the universe,
and cosmic reionization
Interests:Galaxy formation and evolution,
and cosmic reionization
Interests:Galaxy formation and evolution,
cosmic reionization,
and large-scale structure
Yongming Liang ICRR Fellow (Publications)
Interests:Galaxy formation and evolution at z>2 in
large-scale structures associated with
the intergalactic medium.
Makoto Ando ICRR PD Researcher (Publications)
Interests:Galaxy formation and evolution, environmental effects
Comments: I study galaxy evolution by focusing on the
relationship between galaxies and their surrounding
environment, combining data from various telescopes
and simulations.
Dongsheng Sun Assistant Resercher (Publications)
Interests: Large-scale structure of the universe
Comments: I want to know where and how galaxies
were born. My hobbies are badminton, singing, and
traveling.
Chenghao Zhu Ph.D. Student (Publications)
Interests:Observation and simulation
Minami Nakane Ph.D. Student (Publications)
Interests:Cosmic Reionization
Comments: I'm studying the cosmic reionization by analyzing the data of galaxy observations. My hobby is running, reading comics and so on.
Hiroto Yanagisawa Ph.D. Student (Publications)
Interests: Big Bang Nucleosynthesis
Comments: I’m interested in constraining cosmology by
observing extremely metal poor galaxies.
Yuta Kageura Ph.D. Student (Publications)
Interests: Cosmic Reionization
Comments: I study the history of cosmic reionization
through observations of galaxies and simulations. My
hobbies include playing the Japanese drum and hiking.
Kana Takechi Graduate Student (Publications)
Interests:
Comments:
Akimi Matsuura Graduate Student (Publications)
Interests: Physical properties of ISM and AGN
Comments: I am sure that some of you will have
a long relationship with me in the future. I look
forward to working with you.
Chishin Kamijo Graduate Student (Publications)
Interests:
Comments:
Shota Katsuyama Graduate Student (Publications)
Interests: Early galaxy and black hole evolution
Comments: I would like to investigate the formation
of early galaxies and black holes based on
observational data such as LRDs.
Alumni/Alumnae
Postdoc Researchers
| Name | Title | Term | New institute /Title | Current institute /Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rieko Momose |
ICRR PD Researcher |
Apr. 2012 - Mar. 2015 |
NAOJ / Post-doc |
Carnegie Observatory / Post-doc |
| Suraphong Yuma |
ICRR PD Resercher / JSPS Fellow |
May. 2012 - Mar. 2015 |
Mahidol University / Lecturer |
Same as on the left |
| Masao Hayashi | ICRR PD Resercher | Apr. 2013 - Mar. 2014 |
NAOJ / JSPS Fellow |
NAOJ / NAOJ Fellow |
| Takatoshi Shibuya | JSPS Fellow | Apr. 2013 - Feb. 2018 |
Kitami Institute of Technology / Assistant Professor |
Same as on the left |
| Tomoki Saito | Resercher | Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2015 |
NAOJ /- |
University of Hyogo Nishi-Harima Astronomical Observatory / Post-doc |
| Mariko Kubo | ICRR PD Resercher | Apr. 2014 - Mar. 2016 |
NAOJ / Post-doc |
Kwansei Gakuin University / Associate Professor |
| Florent Duval | JSPS Fellow | Apr. 2015 - Mar. 2016 |
- /- |
- |
| Yi-Kuan Chiang | JSPS Fellow | Jun. 2016 - Sep. 2016 |
Johns Hopkins University / Post-doc |
ASIAA / Assistant Research Fellow |
| Jun Toshikawa | JSPS Fellow | Apr. 2016 - Mar. 2021 |
University of Bath / Post-doc |
University of Hyogo / Assistant Professor |
| Ken Mawatari | ICRR Fellow | Apr. 2018 - Mar. 2021 |
NAOJ |
Waseda University /Junior Researcher |
| Hideki Umehata | ICRR Fellow | Oct. 2021 - Mar. 2022 |
Nagoya Univ. |
Same as on the left |
| Sohei Aoyama | ICRR PD Resercher, Assistant Resercher |
Apr. 2020 July 2023 |
ICRR, UTokyo |
Same as on the left |
Students
| Name | Degree (year) | Term(FY) | New institute | New title |
| Yoshiaki Naito | MS (2014) | 2012-2014 |
Ernst & Young |
- |
| Hiroko Tamazawa | MS (2015) | 2013-2015 |
Fujitsu |
- |
| Akira Konno | MS (2017) | 2012-2016 |
Mizuho-IR |
- |
| Masafumi Izhigaki | MS (2015) | 2013-2016 |
GSI |
- |
| Hilmi Miftaful | MS(2018) | 2016-2018 |
The University of Melbourne / ASTRO 3D |
PhD student |
| Yuichi Harikane (WEB) | Ph.D. (2019) | 2014-2018 |
ICRR |
Assistant Professor |
| Seiji Fujimoto(WEB) | Ph.D. (2019) | 2014-2018 |
University of Toronto |
Assistant Professor |
| Haibin Zhang | Ph.D. (2020) | 2016-2019 | NAOJ |
Project Researcher |
| Yuma Sugahara | Ph.D. (2020) | 2015 -2019 |
Waseda University |
Assistant Professor |
| Takashi Kojima | Ph.D. (2020) | 2015 - 2019 |
Japanese national |
- |
| Shiro Mukae | Ph.D. (2020) | 2015 - 2019 |
Shiseido |
- |
| Ryohei Itoh | MS (2019) | 2017 - 2019 |
eSOL |
- |
| Ryota Kakuma | MS (2020) | 2018 - 2019 |
Recruit Holdings |
- |
| Nao Sakai | MS(2021) | 2019 - 2021 |
TOKIO MARINE |
|
| Shotaro Kikuchihara | Ph.D.(2022) | 2017 - 2021 |
Fujitsu |
|
| Yechi Zhang | Ph.D.(2023) | 2018 - 2023 |
Caltech |
Post-doc |
| Shenli Tang | Ph.D.(2023) | 2018 - 2023 |
Univ. Southampton |
Post-doc |
| Yuki Isobe | Ph.D.(2024) | 2019 - 2024 |
Univ. Cambridge |
Post-doc |
| Yi Xu | Ph.D.(2025) | 2020 - 2025 |
NAOJ / Cosmic DAWN Center |
JSPS Fellow |
| Dongsheng Sun | Ph.D.(2025) | 2020 - 2025 |
Univ. Tsukuba |
Post-doc |
| Hiroya Umeda | Ph.D.(2026) | 2021 - 2026 |
Univ. Tsukuba |
JSPS Fellow |
| Akinori Matsumoto | Ph.D.(2026) | 2021 - 2026 |
Company |
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