I am an experimental particle physicist at the Kavli IPMU, University of Tokyo. My research focuses on solving some of the outstanding mysteries in modern physics, from the matter/antimatter asymmetry through potential charge-parity violation in neutrino oscillation experiments T2K, Super-Kamiokande, and Hyper-Kamiokande, to unveiling the invisible dark matter in our universe with direct dark matter searches, XENON100 and XENON1T. Throughout my career in these collaborations, I led a wide range of efforts designing and constructing instruments critical for the experiments, as well as developing analysis algorithms to minimize systematics to an unprecedented level.
Appointments
- 2022 – Present: Assistant Professor, Kavli IPMU, The University of Tokyo, Japan; Affiliate Scientist, TRIUMF
- 2018 – 2022: Research Scientist (Tenure-track), TRIUMF, Vancouver, BC, Canada
- 2014 – 2018: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
- 2008 – 2014: Graduate Research Assistant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Education
- 2014 Ph.D. in Physics, University of Toronto
- 2008 B.Sc. in Mathematical Physics, University of Waterloo
Experiments
Hyper-Kamiokande, Hyper-Kamioka Neutrino Detection Experiment
Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, Japan, 2018 – PresentWCTE, Water Cherenkov Test Experiment
CERN, Switzerland, 2019 – Present
Super-Kamiokande, Super-Kamioka Neutrino Detection Experiment
Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, Japan, 2011 – 2015 and 2018 – PresentT2K, Tokai to Kamioka Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiment
J-PARC Tokai, and Kamioka, Japan, 2007 – 2015, 2022 – PresentXENON, Direct Dark Matter Search Experiment
Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (LNGS), L’Aquila, Italy, 2014 – 2018
- Kycia Low Temperature Group
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, 2005 – 2008
Supervisory/Advisory Experience
Postdocs
- Xiaoyue Li, TRIUMF, 2021 – 2023
- Ryosuke Akutsu (co-advise), TRIUMF, 2020 – 2022
- Nick Prouse, TRIUMF, 2018 – 2023
- John Walker (co-advise), TRIUMF/University of Winnipeg, 2018 – 2020
- Saul Cuen-Rochin (co-advise), TRIUMF, 2019
Ph.D./Masters Students
- Rhea Gaur, University of British Columbia (Calibration), 2021 – Present
- Vincent Gousy-Leblanc (co-advise), University of Victoria (Photosensors), 2020 – 2023
- Trevor Towstego (co-advise), University of Toronto (Machine Learning), 2018 – 2021