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 – Present

• WCTE, Water Cherenkov Test Experiment
  CERN, Switzerland, 2019 – Present

• Super-Kamiokande, Super-Kamioka Neutrino Detection Experiment
  Kamioka Observatory, ICRR, Japan, 2011 – 2015 and 2018 – Present

• T2K, Tokai to Kamioka Long-Baseline Neutrino Oscillation Experiment
  J-PARC Tokai, and Kamioka, Japan, 2007 – 2015, 2022 – Present

• XENON, 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