Faculty and Researchers

Mathematics and Physics

Astronomy and Astrophysics

An introduction to faculty staff members and laboratories in the Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Note: Information on the laboratories is current as of the 2025 academic year. There may be changes to this information in the 2026 academic year.

INOUE TARO Kaiki

Position
Professor
Laboratory
Laboratory for Cosmology
Cosmology, Astrophysics, Galactic Astronomy

In Inoue Laboratory, we study various phenomena on cosmological scales using theoretical and observational methods, in order to elucidate unknown physical laws and mechanisms in the Universe. In particular, we focus on the bending of light paths due to general relativistic effects (gravitational lensing) and changes in light energy (gravitational redshift), and verify the consistency of cosmological models through synergy between theory and observations. In recent years, we have been focusing on observational studies with the ALMA and Subaru telescopes, including verification of dark matter models, galaxy evolution in extremely large-scale low-density regions, deep learning for detecting astronomical objects, and the effect of active galactic nuclei (AGN) on galaxy formation.

NOBUKAWA Kumiko

Position
Associate Professor
Laboratory
High-energy Astrophysics Lab.
High-energy Astrophysics

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.