CV

Date of Birth: Oct. 17th, 1980

B. Sc. in Physics, Kyoto University: Apr. 1999 - Mar. 2004

(Study at University of California, Santa Barbara via Kyoto University Exchange program: Sep. 2001 - Aug. 2002)

M. Sc. in Physics, Kyoto University, Apr. 2004 - Mar. 2006

Supervisor: Prof. Kenichi Yoshikawa, Kyoto University

Ph. D. in Physics, Kyoto University, Apr. 2006 - Mar. 2009

on the subject of "Macroscopic Spontaneous Motion in Non-biological Systems."

Supervisor: Prof. Kenichi Yoshikawa, Kyoto University

Post Doctoral Researcher at Department of Applied Physics, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2009 - Mar. 2010

Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, Aichi University of Education, Apr. 2011 - Mar. 2013

Junior Associate Professor (Ko-shi) at Department of Physics, Aichi University of Education, Apr. 2013- Mar. 2014

Junior Associate Professor (Ko-shi) at the Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Apr. 2014-Mar. 2019

Associate Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Apr. 2019-Mar. 2024

Professor at the Department of Applied Physics, Tokyo University of Science, Apr. 2024-

Visiting professor at School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey(Oct. 2025- Sep. 2026)

Brief History

1980-1990: Born in and raised in Yokohama.

1990-1995: Live around the southern part of Iwate Pref.

1995-1999: Going to High school near Kobe.

1999-2004: Undergraduate Student at Kyoto University.

2001-2002: Going to UCSB for a year, through an exchange program

2004-2009: Going to Kyoto University, Graduate program

2009-2011: Postdoctoral Researcher at The University of Tokyo

2011-2013: Assistant Professor at Aichi University of Education

2013-2014: Junior Associate Professor at Aichi University of Education

2014-: Junior Associate Professor at Tokyo University of Science

(Written 2007) This is a brief history of my life so far. As you will see, I have moved frequently. Many of the places where I lived had strong local dialects, and as a result, my Japanese has become somewhat unusual.

Each time I moved, I felt sad and missed the place I had left behind. Now, after many years, I appreciate those opportunities to move and experience different environments. Through constantly meeting new people, I learned how to build friendly relationships in various social settings. Although my dialect has become quite mixed, I have been fortunate to challenge myself in new environments again and again.

I also spent a year in the United States through the Kyoto University exchange program, studying at the University of California, Santa Barbara. One year is too short to understand everything, but I was able to experience many differences between Japan and the U.S., including lifestyles, ideas, culture, and climate. These experiences still give me hints and questions that shape the way I interpret the world.

When I was in high school, I enjoyed studying social sciences as well as natural sciences. At that time, however, I believed these interests would never intersect. A book titled Complexity: The Emerging Science, written by M. M. Waldrop, became a turning point for me when I was a second-year university student. Concepts such as autocatalysis, hysteresis, the edge of chaos, and pattern formation fascinated me. Even more compelling was the possibility that phenomena in human society and living systems might be understood within a framework of physics. This idea strongly motivated me to pursue research in this field.

The following year, I went to UCSB as an exchange student. During this period, I also became interested in the philosophy of science. I was fascinated by the question of why natural science has progressed so rapidly compared with many other fields. The idea that “science must be predictable and falsifiable” left a strong impression on me.

When I began my research as an undergraduate senior, I encountered an oil–water system known as an “oil worm.” This encounter sparked my interest in chemo-mechanical energy transduction, primitive life, and interfacial phenomena. To pursue these fundamental interests scientifically, I aim to construct simple model systems in real space and analyze them quantitatively.

Qualification

TOEFL 243(CBT)

TOEIC 980(TOEIC 2015/11/15)

Driving licence: Japanese, U. S. (expired)