About Me 

Yuto Bekki / 戸次宥人

Name :  Yuto Bekki

Position :  Postdoctoral Research Associate

Address :  Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3,  37077 Göttingen, Germany

Email :  bekki_[at]_mps.mpg.de

Research Interests

Plasma Physics,  Magnetohydrodynamics,  Solar and Stellar Physics,  Turbulence and Convection,  Waves in Rotating Fluids,  Astrophysical Magnetic Fields,  Computational Fluid Dynamics,  Numerical Simulation, High-Performance Computing

Career

Apr 2022 - present : Postdoctoral Researcher   

Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research, Department of Solar and Stellar Interiors

ERC Synergy Grant in Astrophysics "WHOLESUN" Project

Education

May 2018 - Mar 2022 : Ph.D 

International Max-Planck Research School, Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research

University of Göttingen, Faculty of Physics

Apr 2016 - Mar 2018 : M.Sc.

The University of Tokyo, School of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Science

Apr 2012 - Mar 2016 : B.Sc.

The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science, Department of Earth and Planetary Physics

Awards

Jul 2024 : Otto Haxel Award for Physics

German Physical Society (DPG) & Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Official press release from MPS is here.

Jun 2024 : Otto Hahn Medal 

Max Planck Society, Chemistry-Physics-Technology Section

Official press release from MPS is here.

May 2023 : Honorable mention for IAU PhD Prize  

International Astronomical Union, Division E (Sun and Heliosphere)

May 2023 : ESPD Petricia Edwin PhD Thesis Prize  

European Physical Society, European Solar Physics Division

Official press release from MPS is here.

Mar 2022 : "summa cum laude"  grated as a total grade for the doctoral examination

University of Göttingen, Georg-August University School of Science (GAUSS)

Mar 2018 : Research Encouragement Award   (Master) 

The University of Tokyo, Graduete School of Science

Jul 2016 : Oral Presentation Award in Summer School on Astronomy and Astrophysics

Association for Young Astronomers

Mar 2016 : Academic Encouragement Award   (Bachelor) 

The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Science

Fellowships / Scholarships

Jun 2021 - Jul 2021 : Student Fellow at Kavli Summer Program in Astrophysics 2021

The Kavli Foundation

May 2018 - Apr 2021 : Long-Term Graduate Scholarship for Degree-Seeking Students

Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)

Sept 2016 - Mar 2018 : Leading Graduate Course for Frontiers of Mathematical Sciences and Physics

The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Mathematical Sciences

Teaching

Sept 2022 - present : Thesis Advisory Committee (TAC) supervisor

IMPRS / MPS PhD student at the University of Göttingen

Dec 2022 - Jun 2023 : ARTEMIS mentor - African Research Talents Experiencing Mentoring in Science

Master student at the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology

Sept 2021 - Mar 2022 : Course Tutor  "Solar System Science: The central star"

IMPRS / University of Göttingen, Department of Physics

Apr 2019 - May 2020 : Lab Tutor "Advanced physics lab course: Cosmic Microwave Background"

University of Göttingen, Department of Physics

Sept 2016 - Jan 2017 : Teaching Assistant "Analytical mechanics & Quantum mechanics"

The University of Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Physics

Apr 2016 - Jul 2016 : Teaching Assistant "Fortran 90/95 Programming"

The University of Tokyo, Department of Earth and Planetary Physics