About Me
Name : Yuto Bekki
Position : Postdoctoral Research Associate
Affiliation : Max-Planck-Institute for Solar System Research
Address : Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
Email : bekki_[at]_mps.mpg.de
Links : ORCID, Google Scholar, ResearchGate
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