Academic Staff and Fellows

NOBUKAWA Kumiko: Associate Professor Ph. D.; Department/Science　 Graduate school/Science

X-ray observations have revealed that the universe is hot and energetic. My research focuses on high-energy phenomena occurring in our galaxy. To further promote observational study, I have developed the CCD detector onboard the XRISM satellite. As the Principal Investigator of the SUIM project, I am also developing the X-ray camera dedicated to atmospheric observations, which will be installed on the exposed area of the International Space Station.

Research Area	High-energy Astrophysics
Selected Publications	[1] "SUIM project: measuring the upper atmosphere from the ISS by observations of the CXB transmitted through the Earth rim" K. K. Nobukawa, A. Takeda, S. Katsuda, T. G. Tsuru, K. Nakazawa, K. Mori, H. Uchida, M. Nobukawa, E. Kurogi, T. Kishimoto, R. Matsui, Y. Aoki, Y. Ito, S. Kuwano, T. Tanaka, M. Uenomachi, M. Matsuda, T. Yamawaki, T. Kohmura Proc. SPIE 13093, Space Telescopes and Instrumentation 2024: Ultraviolet to Gamma Ray, 130932G (2024) [2] "Discovery of annular X-ray emission centered on MAXI J1421−613: Dust-scattering X-rays?" K. K. Nobukawa, M. Nobukawa, S. Yamauchi Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan, 72(2), 31 (2020) [3] “Evidence for a Neutral Iron Line Generated by MeV Protons from Supernova Remnants Interacting with Molecular Clouds”, K. K. Nobukawa, M. Nobukawa, K. Koyama et al. Astrophysical Journal, 854(2), 87 (2018)
Research and Achievements	https://www.phys.kindai.ac.jp/laboratory/nobukawa/research_en.html
Affiliated Academic Societies	International Astronomical Union Astronomical Society of Japan The Physical Society of Japan High-energy Astrophysics Association in Japan
Education (Undergraduate Course)	Faculty of Science, Kyoto University
Education (Master's/Doctral Course)	Graduate School of Science, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
Title of Thesis, Institute, Date	X-ray Study of Neutral Iron Line Emission in the Galactic Ridge: Contribution of Low-Energy Cosmic Rays, Kyoto University, March 2016
Biography	Kyoto University (FY2013 - 2016) Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (DC1) Nara Women's University (FY2016 - 2020) Research Fellow of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (PD) Kindai University (FY2020 - 2024) Lecturer Kindai University (FY2025-) Associate Professor
Awards	FY2015 Tachibana Honorable Mention Award, Kyoto University FY2016 Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists, Inoue Foundation for Science

High-energy Astrophysics Lab.

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