Research field

• Astrophysics
• Observational study of galaxy clusters and structure formation in the Universe

 

Projects

• XRISM (Galaxy-cluster working group co-chair)
• eROSITA
• Athena (SWG1 co-chair)
• Super-DIOS
• Subaru HSC cluster collaboration

 

Education

• The University of Tokyo, Bachelor of Science, Physics, 1996
• The University of Tokyo, Master of Science, Physics, 1998
• The University of Tokyo, Ph.D., Physics, 2001

 

Professional history

• Part-time lecturer, The Open University of Japan, Nov. 2021
• Visiting professor, Argelander Institute for Astronomy, University of Bonn (JSPS Scientist for Joint Internatinal Research) Jan 2019 -
• Associate professor, Department of Physics, Nara Women’s University, Apr. 2014–present
• Assistant professor, Department of Physics, Nara Women’s University, Dec. 2010–Mar. 2014
• Assistant professor, Department of Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Apr. 2007–Nov. 2010
• Humboldt Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics(Host researcher: Prof. Dr. Hans Böhringer), Germany, July 2007– Mar. 2009
• Aerospace Project Research Associate, ISAS/JAXA, Apr. 2007– Mar. 2009 (Host researcher: Prof. Noriko Yamasaki)
• Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Cosmic Radiation Lab., RIKEN (The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research), Apr. 2004–Mar.2007
• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr. 2001–Mar. 2004
• Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Apr. 1998–Mar. 2001

 

Grants

• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), 2023-2027JFY, Co-PI
• Japanisch-Deutsche Stipendium der Humboldt-Gesellschaft Japan, "Untersuchung der Wechselwirkung zwischen Gas und activen galaktischen Kernen in Galaxienhaufen mit den Röntgenweltraum-teleskopen eROSITA und XRISM", 2021 Sep-2022 Aug, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), "X-ray analysis of galaxy clusters with the eROSITA all-sky survey", 2020 Apr-2025 Mar, PI
• Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research, 2017–2022JFY, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), “Detailed study of gas velocity structures in clusters of galaxies”, 2016 Apr–2019 Mar, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), "The dark side of hniverse investigated with X-ray microcalorimeters", 2013-2017JFY, Co-PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, “Energetics of cluster formation in the Universe”, 2013 Apr–2016 Mar, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, “Search for extremely hot gas in clusters of galaxies”, 2010 Apr–2013 Mar, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, “Search for gas motions in clusters of galaxies with X-ray spectroscopy”, 2007 Apr–2010 Mar, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 2001 Apr–2004 Mar, PI
• Hayashi Memorial Foundation for Female Natural Scientists, 2000–2002, PI
• Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research, 1998 Apr–2001 Mar, PI