PostDoc in Lund University (started from Oct. 2026~).
Working on the Milky Way dynamics using observational data and Galactic models.
Interest: Galactic dynamics, chemo-dynamics, Galactic disc formation history, spiral arms, Galactic bar/bulge, galaxy formation
last update: 21/Oct/2026
Affiliation | Lund University
Nationality | Japanese
Email | n.funakoshi[at]ucl.ac.uk
ORCiD | 0009-0001-0422-5093
23/Oct/2026 Published a paper about the link between the Galactic merger and bar formation in the Milky Way in arXiv
17/May/2026 Invited for STEM for BRITAIN 2026 as a Physics finalist at the House of Commons
17/Sep/2026 Passed the PhD defence!
12/Nov/2025 Won a prize "the Alan Johnstone award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement by a PhD Student"
25/Sep/2025 Published in MNRAS
1/Aug/2025 Published a paper about Milky Way disc in arXiv
29/Jul/2025 Invited as a speaker at the UCL JAPAN youth challenge and gave a talk to nearly 100 high school students
3/Jun/2025 Shortlisted for the Doctoral School’s Research Poster Competition 2025 UCL.
28/Jan/2025 Participated in a discussion with a team of young government officials from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
15/Oct/2024 Participated in a reception to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the UK-Japan Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement held in Embassy of Japan in the UK
15/Oct/2024 Participated in a roundtable discussion with early-career researchers in the UK held at the Embassy of Japan in London and contributed to drafting a set of proposals for Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, regarding strategies to promote the circulation of talent between Japan and the UK
29/Aug/2024 published in MNRAS
28/Jul/2024 Welcomed a group of 50 students and staff from the UCL-Japan Youth Challenge 2024 at the Mullard Space Science Laboratory
25/Jan/2024 published a paper about spiral arms in arXiv