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

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

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

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

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,

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

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.

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