RANS (RIKEN Accelerator-driven compact neutron sources)
October 15. 10:10
Team Leader of Neutron Beam Technology Team, RAP
President of Technology Research Association Neutron next generation System, T-RANS
Education
1989 Institute of Science and Engineering, Waseda University、Japan: Doctor of Science in Elementary Particle Theoretical Physics
for a thesis entitled
“Neutron ∙ Photon experiments and Quantum Mechanical Measurement Problems” supervised by Professor Mikio Namiki.
Research and professional experience:
1989-96Associate Professor at the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering Ibaraki National College of Technology, Japan
1993 Research Fellow at Elementary particle experimental group in Kyoto University
1995 Visiting Scientist at Institute of ILL， Institute Laue-Langevin, Grenoble (Search for neutron EDM with crystal technology), France
1996–2002 Research Scientist at SPring8, RIKEN
2003-2012 Senior Research Scientist Radiation Laboratory RIKEN,, Japan
2011-14 Deputy team leader of Advanced Manufacturing Metrology Team, Innovation Center RIKEN
2013-present: Team leader at Neutron beam technology team, RIKEN Center for Advanced Photonics RAP, RIKEN
2015-present: Adjunct Professor of Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
2020-present: President of Technology Research Association for Neutron Next Generation System (T-RANS)
2023- Present: President of Japanese Society of Neutron Science
Research field and interest:
Research and development for accelerator-driven compact neutron sources towards practical use. Neutron optics, imaging experiment, diffraction experiments, search for neutron EDM, fundamental quantum physics,
Awards
- 7th Infrastructure Maintenance Awards, Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Award.
- The Academic Award of the Japanese Society for Neutron Science. The 22nd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neutron Science, Awarded, October 26, 2022
- Development of Nondestructive Inspection Techniques for Infrastructure Structures Using Cf and Compact Accelerator Neutron Sources,” Grand Prize, 18th Radiation Process Symposium Poster Session, November 16, 2021.
- Annual Paper Encouragement Award: Neutron Imaging Study of the Influence of Blast Furnace Slag Powder on Moisture Penetration Properties in Concrete,” Proceedings of the Japan Concrete Institute, Vol. 43, No. 1, July 7-9 (2021) pp. 101-106, July 7, (2021).
- Grand Prize, Innovative Materials and Energy Division, Future 2020, Osaka, February 20 (2020).
- Neutron Tech, “Japan Science and Technology Agency Award NEDO Technology Commercialization Program2019
- [Neutron Technology, “NEDO Technology Commercialization Program2019 Small Neutron Source System for Space Exploration],Tokyo, , Feb 7(2020)
- “Poster Award “Preliminary experiment on characterization of RANS-II neutron production via the 7Li(p, n)7Be reaction with 2.49 MeV proton injection”, 2019 Annual Nuclear Data Conference, November (2019).
- Best Paper Award: Neutron Imaging to Evaluate Water Penetration Flux into Concrete, October (2019)
- Yamaoka-award, Institute of Steel and Iron Japan, March 2019
- RIKEN Eiho-award, April 2018
- President choice award of Japanese Society for Neutron Science in 2014
- Research Fellowship award from Alexander von Humboldt foundation in 1996 (declined in 1997 because of business reason)
- Travel award to attend the International Workshop on Optical Effects in Non-centro-symmetrical Crystal: Neutron EDM Detection from Inoue Science Foundation in 1994.
- Travel award to attend the International Workshop on Quantum Aspects of Optical Communications held at the CNRS, Paris from the Telecommunications Advancement Foundation in 1990.
- Travel award to attend 2nd International Conference on Problems in Quantum Physics II; Gdansk ’89 from Yazaki Memorial Foundation for Science & technology in 1989.
Society membership
- Assistant director of research group “Researches on impurities in steel and environmental analysis techniques for the steel industry” of 19th committee “steel making” of University-Industry Cooperative Research Committees, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) 2019-
- Member of BNCT development Guide-line committee 2017-
- Board member of review committee ISIJ Research Promotion Grant 2016-
- Council board member of Japanese Society of Neutron Science (JSNS) 2015-
- Chair of Award Selection Committee of JSNS in 2015
Chief of the Research Group, “Characterization of microstructure in steels by compact neutron source”, of the Iron and Steel. Institute of Japan 2013-2017
