Education  and Professional Background

      -B.S. (1996) Osaka University – Department of Applied Physics

      -M.S. (1998) Osaka University, Department of Applied Physics

      -Visiting Scientist (1998~1999): University of the Philippines, National Institute of Physics

       -Ph.D. (2001) Osaka University, Department of Applied Physics (Doctor of        Engineering)

       -Research Fellow (2000~2002): Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

         -Postdoctoral research fellow (2002~2004): Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), 

Core Research for Evolution Science and Technology (CREST)

      -Postdoctoral research fellow (2004): The Institute of Physical and Chemical  Research (RIKEN)

      -Research Scientist/Tenure (2004~2009): The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)

-学習院大学　非常勤講師 (2004~2011): 物性物理学V

      -Senior Research Scientist/Tenure (2009~): The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)

-埼玉大学大学院　非常勤講師 (2010~2011): 分子化学特論I, 化学特論I

Activity as a referee

Nature Photonics, Nature Materials, Nature Nanotechnology, Applied Physics Letters, Optics Letters, J. Applied Physics, Optics Express, Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, Chemical Physics Letters, Nanotechnology, Applied Optics, Optics Communications, Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review B, Physical Review E, New Journal of Physics, Journal of Microscopy, Materials Science and Engineering B, Journal of Optics A, Review of Scientific Instruments, The Journal of Physical Chemistry