CURRICULUM VITAE

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Kenichiro Hashimoto

June 1983 Born in Kyoto, Japan

My research interests are focused on the experimental elucidation of novel electronic states in strongly correlated electron systems, such as unconventional superconductivity and quantum spin liquids arising from the complex interplay among spins, charges, orbitals, lattices, and topology.

Keywords:  Superconductivity, Quantum spin liquid, Quantum glass, Quantum phase transition, Strongly correlated electron system, etc...

Experience

2019-04-01 to present    Associate Professor, Department of Advanced Materials Science, The University of Tokyo, Japan  

2012-04-01 to 2019-03-31   Assistant Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University, Japan

2009-04-01 to 2012-03-31  JSPS Research Fellow (DC1)

Education

2009-04-01 to 2012-03-31 Ph.D., Department of Physics, Kyoto University

2007-04-01 to 2009-03-31  M.A., Department of Physics, Kyoto University

2003-04-01 to 2007-03-31 B.A. Faculty of Science, Kyoto University 

Awards

2023 MEXT Young Scientists’ Prize

2019 Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (Division 7)

2019 Tokin Science and Technology Award

2016 Harada Young Scientist Award

2012 Springer Theses Award

Research grants

Principal Investigator

      Detection of spontaneous magnetization in chiral superconductors using a microwave circularly polarized cavity resonator

     Determination of topological quantum numbers and search for novel electronic phases in Kitaev quantum spin liquid materials

     Exploration of Electronic Properties under Multiple Extreme Conditions in Condensed Conjugation Molecular Materials

     Detecting feeble signal utilizing stochastic resonance in hydrogen-bonded molecular conductors and its application

     Real-space observation of the electronic nanoclusters in strongly correlated charge glass systems」 

     Development of nonvolatile memory devices utilizing charge-glass and charge-crystal states realized in strongly correlated pi-electron systems

     Development of new devices by stochastic resonance in pi-system figuration combined with hydrogen dynamics

    Exploration of giant polarization response of π-system materials induced by mechanical stress

    Infrared optical study of charge glass and liquid states of charge ordered organic conductors

    Study of superconducting symmetry by using precise measurements of magnetic  penetration depth at very low temperatures


Co-Investigator

    Search for novel ordered phases and emergent quasiparticles by ultra-sensitive thermal transport and magnetic measurements (PI: Yuji  Matsuda)

    Study of novel superconducting state with broken time-reversal symmetry (PI: Takasada Shibauchi)

    Condensed Conjugation Molecular Physics and Chemistry: Revisiting "Electronic Conjugation" Leading to Innovative Physical Properties of Molecular Materials (PI: Shuhei Seki)

    Photocarrier injection into organic crystal surfaces and creation of photo-induced two-dimensional superconductivity (PI: Masayuki Suda)

    Study on hierarchical charge-spin-lattice dynamics of strongly correlated electrons in molecular conductors (PI: Takahiko Sasaki)