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RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Seigo Tarucha

Research Topics
Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid in quantum wires Electronic properties of quantum dot atoms and molecules Physics and technologies of solid-state quantum computing
Laboratory HP
http://www.meso.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
http://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/qfsrg
Research Topics
Tomonaga-Luttinger liquid in quantum wires Electronic properties of quantum dot atoms and molecules Physics and technologies of solid-state quantum computing
Laboratory HP
http://www.meso.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/
http://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/qfsrg

Educational Background

  • 1976B. Sc at the University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics, c/o Prof. Y. Wada "Dielectric relaxation processes in polymers"
  • 1978M. Sc at the University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics, c/o Prof. K. Kushida and Prof. N. Miura "Time-resolved optical spectroscopy of GaAs"
  • 1986Ph. D. at the University of Tokyo, Department of Applied Physics, c/o Prof. T. Kohda Doctor of Engineering "Optical properties and device applications of GaAs/AlGaAs quantum well structures"

Professional Experience

  • 1986.7-1987.12Guest scientist at Max Planck Insititut fuer Festkoerperphysik (Stuttgart, Germany)
  • 1995.6-1995.10Visiting Professor at Delft University of Technology (Delft, The Netherlands)
  • 1993.4-1998.3Distinguished member of technical staff, NTT Basic Research Laboratories.
  • 1990.2-1998.3Leader of research program on electron transport in low-dimensional semiconductor structures, NTT Basic Research Laboratories.
  • 1978.4-1998.3Staff member at the Basic Research Laboratories of Nippon Tel. & Tel. Corp.
  • 1998.4-2005.3Professor, Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 2005.4-presentProfessor, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 2012.7-2012.8Invited Professor, Institut NEEL/Universit? Joseph Fourier
  • 2013.4-presentGroup Director, Quantum Functional System Research Group, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science

Major Award

  • 1994NTT Basic Research Award for “Research on electron transport in low-dimensional systems”
  • 1998Japan IBM Award for “Research on interaction effects in artificial atoms”
  • 1998Kubo Ryogo Award for “Experimetal studies on correlation effects in low-dimensional electronic systems”
  • 1998The Quantum Devices Award (ISCS-28) for “Development on quantum effect electronic devices”
  • 2002Nishina Award for “Development of artificial atoms and molecules”
  • 2004 National medal with purple ribbon for “Contributions to solid state physics”
  • 2007Leo Esaki Awards award
  • 2008Fellow of The Japan Society of Applied Physics
  • 2011Fellow of Institute of Physics

Kyoto University

Yoshiro Takahashi

Research Topics
Atomic physics, Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum simulation of Hubbard model using ultracold atoms in optical lattices
Laboratory HP
http://yagura.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index-e.html
Research Topics
Atomic physics, Bose-Einstein condensation, quantum simulation of Hubbard model using ultracold atoms in optical lattices
Laboratory HP
http://yagura.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index-e.html

Educational Background

  • 1986.3Graduation, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
  • 1988.3Graduation, Master-course, Graduate School of Sciecne, Kyoto University
  • 1992.11Doctor of Science of Kyoto University "Novel Behaviors in Raman-Heterodyne Signals of Impurity Solid: Pr3+:LaF3"

Professional Experience

  • 1990-1994Assistant Professor in Faculty of Science, Kyoto University "Laser Spectroscopy of Neutral Impurity Atoms in Superfluid Helium"
  • 1994-2000Lecturer in Faculty of Science, Kyoto University "Laser Induced Proton Polarization in Organic Molecules" "Laser Cooling of Ytterbium Atoms" "Bose-Einstein Condensation of Rubidium Atoms""Proposal of Quantum Non-Demolition Measurement of Spin"
  • 2000-2007Associate Professor in Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University "Bose-Einstein Condensation of Ytterbium Atoms" "Quadruply Charged Vortex in Rubidium Condensate"
  • 2007-2014Professor in Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University "Bose and Fermi Degenerate Gases of Ytterbium in Optical Lattices" "Realization of Spin Squeezing by QND method"
  • 2015-presentProfessor in The Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University(Professor in Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University as joint appointment)

Major Award

  • 2006.3Distinguished Research Prize in Optical and Quantum Electronics
  • 2008.10Ryogo Kubo Memorial Prize
  • 2011.12APS Fellow
  • 2013.11Nishina Memorial Prizes

RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Jaw-Shen Tsai

Research Topics
superconductivity, Josephson effect, quantum, coherence, qubit, artificial atom
Laboratory HP
http://www.riken.jp/research/labs/cems/qtm_inf_electron/superconduct_qtm_sim/
Research Topics
superconductivity, Josephson effect, quantum, coherence, qubit, artificial atom
Laboratory HP
http://www.riken.jp/research/labs/cems/qtm_inf_electron/superconduct_qtm_sim/

Educational Background

  • 1975.5Bachelor of Arts Degree in Physics, University of California at Berkeley, Graduated with honor, Distinction in general scholarship
  • 1983.5Ph.D. Degree in Physics, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Professional Experience

  • 1983Research Scientist, NEC Cooperation
  • 2001-2014Fellow, NEC Cooperation
  • 2001-2011Team Leader, Macroscopic Quantum Coherence Lab, Riken, Wako
  • 2012Group Director, Single Quantum Dynamics Research Group, RIKEN
  • 2013-2014eam Leader, Macroscopic Quantum Coherence Research Team, Quantum Information Electronics Division, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
  • 2015-PresentTeam Leader, Superconducting Quantum Simulation Research Team, Quantum Information Electronics Division, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
  • 2015-PresentProfessor, Tokyo University of Science

Major Award

  • 2000-Fellow, American Physical Society
  • 2004Nishina Memorial Prize
  • 2007-Honorary Professor, National Chiao Tung University
  • 2008Simon Memorial Prize
  • 2010-Fellow, The Japan Society of Applied Physics
  • 2013Quantum Innovator Award
  • 2014The 5th JSAP Paper Award
  • 2014The 18th Superconductivity Science and Technology Award, Forum of Superconductivity Science and Technology
  • 2014The 11th Leo Esaki Memorial Prize
  • 2014The 36th JSAP Paper Memorial Award

RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Yasunobu Nakamura

Research Topics
Quantum information processing based on super conducting circuits and hybrid quantum systems
Laboratory HP
http://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/sqert
http://www.qc.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Research Topics
Quantum information processing based on super conducting circuits and hybrid quantum systems
Laboratory HP
http://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/sqert
http://www.qc.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp

Educational Background

  • 1990.3Bachelor Degree of Science, Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Engineering,The University of Tokyo
  • 1992.3Master Degree of Science, Superconductivity Research Course, The University of Tokyo

Professional Experience

  • 1992-2004Researcher at Fundamental Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
  • 2001-2001Visiting Researcher at Department of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology
  • 2005-2012Research Fellow at Fundamental and Environmental Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
  • 2012-Research Fellow at Fundamental and Environmental Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation
  • 2014-Team leader at RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science

Major Award

  • 1999Sir Martin Wood Prize
  • 1999Nishina Memorial Prize
  • 2004Agilent Europhysics Prize
  • 2008Simon Memorial Prize
  • 2014Leo Esaki Prize

RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Naoto Nagaosa

Research Topics
Physics, Engineering, Materials Sciences (Emergent electromagnetism, Magneto-electric coupling, Spin Hall effect, Interface electrons, Superconductivity)
Laboratory HP
https://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/sctrg
Research Topics
Physics, Engineering, Materials Sciences (Emergent electromagnetism, Magneto-electric coupling, Spin Hall effect, Interface electrons, Superconductivity)
Laboratory HP
https://www.cems.riken.jp/jp/laboratory/sctrg

Educational Background

  • 1980.3B. S. Dept. of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 1980.4-1983.2Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
  • 1986.3University of Tokyo, Ph.D (Physics)

Professional Experience

  • 1983-1986Research associate, Theory division, Institute for Solid State Physics,University of Tokyo
  • 1986-1989Research associate, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo手
  • 1989-1993Lecturer, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 1989-1993Associate professor, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 1998-presentProfessor, Department of Applied Physics, University of Tokyo
  • 2001-2007Team Leader, Theory Team, Correlated Electron Research Center, Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
  • 2007-2013Team Leader, Theoretical Design Team, RIKEN
  • 2013~presentDeputy Director, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS), Division Director, Strong Correlation Physics Division, RIKEN CEMS Group Director, Strong Correlation Theory Research Group

Major Award

  • 1995Yukawa prize, “Gauge Theory of Strongly Correlated Electrons”, Nishinomiya City
  • 1995Japan IBM prize, “Gauge Theory of High Temperature Superconductors”, IBM Japan Ltd
  • 1998Naoto Nagaosa and Hidetoshi Fukuyama, Superconductivity Science and Technology Award, “Prediction of Electronic Phase Diagram and various Physical Properties”, The Society of Non-Traditional Technology
  • 2003Nissan Science Prize, “Quantum Phase in Strongly Correlated Electrons”, Nissan Global Foundation
  • 2005Naoto Nagaosa, Nishina Memorial Prize, “Theory of Anomalous Hall Effect, Nishina Memorial Foundation
  • 2012Benjamin Lee Professorship, “Topological aspects in condensed matter physics”, Asia Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics
  • 2013Beller Lectureship, “Topological particle in magnets ?Skyrmion”, American Institute of Physics
  • 2014Monbu-Kagaku Daijin Hyoushou, “Theoretical studies on functions of electrons and photons using geometry”, MEXT, Japan,

RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Takeshi Fukuhara

Research Topics
Cold atoms, Bose-Einstein condensation, Optical lattice, Quantum Many-Body Dynamics
Laboratory HP
http://qmbd.riken.jp/en/
Research Topics
Cold atoms, Bose-Einstein condensation, Optical lattice, Quantum Many-Body Dynamics
Laboratory HP
http://qmbd.riken.jp/en/

Educational Background

  • 2000-2004Faculty of Science, Kyoto University. Awarded the degree of BSc in physics.
  • 2004-2006Graduate school of Science, Kyoto University. Awarded the degree of MSc in physics.
  • 2006-2009Graduate school of Science, Kyoto University. Awarded the degree of DSc in physics.

Professional Experience

  • 2009-2010Researcher, ERATO Ueda Macroscopic Quantum Control Project
  • 2010-2014Postdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics
  • 2014-presentPostdoctoral researcher, Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics

Major Award

  • 2013Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan

RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science (CEMS)

Franco Nori

Research Topics
quantum information science, nanoscience, theoretical condensed matter physics, classical optics, quantum optics, and the interface between mesoscopics, quantum optics, atomic physics, and nano-science.
Generally speaking, studying the interface between nanoscience, condensed matter physics, quantum optics, and atomic physics. Examples include: atomic-physics-like phenomena in quantum circuitry, quantum-optics-like-phenomena in quantum nano-electro-mechanical systems, optomechanics, hybrid quantum circuitry, coupling resonators and qubits, non-classical photon state generation from qubits, designing artificial atoms, micromasers from artificial atoms, cooling artificial atoms, decoherence /entanglement/ scalability of quantum circuits, quantum simulators, adiabatic quantum computing, and quantum intereferometry. Electron vortex beams. Optics, evanescent waves, quantum spin Hall effect of light, and duality in electromagnetic fields. Also theoretical condensed matter physics, including superconductivity, semiconductors, and graphene.
Laboratory HP
http://dml.riken.jp/index.php
Research Topics
quantum information science, nanoscience, theoretical condensed matter physics, classical optics, quantum optics, and the interface between mesoscopics, quantum optics, atomic physics, and nano-science.
Generally speaking, studying the interface between nanoscience, condensed matter physics, quantum optics, and atomic physics. Examples include: atomic-physics-like phenomena in quantum circuitry, quantum-optics-like-phenomena in quantum nano-electro-mechanical systems, optomechanics, hybrid quantum circuitry, coupling resonators and qubits, non-classical photon state generation from qubits, designing artificial atoms, micromasers from artificial atoms, cooling artificial atoms, decoherence /entanglement/ scalability of quantum circuits, quantum simulators, adiabatic quantum computing, and quantum intereferometry. Electron vortex beams. Optics, evanescent waves, quantum spin Hall effect of light, and duality in electromagnetic fields. Also theoretical condensed matter physics, including superconductivity, semiconductors, and graphene.
Laboratory HP
http://dml.riken.jp/index.php

Educational Background

  • 1987Ph.D. in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
  • 1983M.S. in Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Professional Experience

  • 2002-presentTeam Leader, RIKEN, until March 2013, and afterwards: RIKEN Chief Scientist, and also Group Director, CEMS, RIKEN, Saitama, Japan.
  • 1990-presentAssistant Professor, Associate Professor, Full Professor and Research Scientist; Dept. of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
  • 1987-1989Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara.
  • 1982-1987Conicit Fellow and Graduate Research Assistant; Physics Department. Also at the Materials Research Laboratory; University of Illinois.

Major Award

  • 2014Elected Fellow of the Optical Society of America (OSA).
  • 2014Prize for Research in Physics, Matsuo Foundation, Japan.
  • 2013Prize for Science, the Commendation for Science and Technology, by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan.
  • 2007Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA.
  • 2003Elected Fellow of the Institute of Physics (IoP), UK.
  • 2002Elected Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS), USA.
  • 1998"Excellence in Research Award" from the University of Michigan. 学
  • 1997"Excellence in Research Award" from the University of Michigan.

Universität Würzburg

Sven Hoefling

Research Topics
growth, processing and charcterization of semiconductors, insulators, transition metal oxides, superconductors
Laboratory HP
http://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/institute_einrichtungen/physikalisches_institut/technische_physik/tep/
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/condmat/qpqeg/
Research Topics
growth, processing and charcterization of semiconductors, insulators, transition metal oxides, superconductors
Laboratory HP
http://www.physik.uni-wuerzburg.de/institute_einrichtungen/physikalisches_institut/technische_physik/tep/
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/physics/condmat/qpqeg/

Educational Background

  • 2012PhD in Physics from W?rzburg University, Germany
  • 2002Engineering Diploma in Applied Physics, University of Applied Science, Coburg, Germany

Professional Experience

  • since Feb 2015Professor of Physics, University of Wuerzburg, ? Technische Physik and Gottfried-Landwehr-Labor fuer Nanotechnologien, W?rzburg, Germany
  • since Oct 2013Professor of Physics, University of St Andrews, School of Physics and Astronomy, St Andrews, United Kingdom
  • Nov 2012 - Mar 2014Visiting Associate Professor National Institute of Informatics, Toyko, Japan
  • Sep 2012 ? Sep 2013Foreign Visiting Scientist, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Jan 2003 - Sept 2013Scientist at W?rzburg University, Germany

Major Award

  • 2014Royal Society Wolfson research merit Award
  • 2014Walter Schottky Prize