Chief Scientist Laboratories etc

Chief Scientists form the core of RIKEN’s interdisciplinary research system. They are appointed on a long-term basis to bridge gaps between disciplines and keep abreast of the latest research developments to ensure that RIKEN positions itself as a pioneer in new emerging fields. They help to plan the organization’s future research strategy and ensure that the overall strength of the institute can be mobilized to respond to changing social needs.
Organization
- Atomic, Molecular & Optical Physics Laboratory
- Toshiyuki Azuma (D.Eng.)
- Advanced Device Laboratory
- Koji Ishibashi (D.Eng.)
- Molecule Creation Laboratory
- Kenichiro Itami (Ph.D.)
- RNA Systems Biochemistry Laboratory
- Shintaro Iwasaki (Ph.D.)
- Spin isospin Laboratory
- Tomohiro Uesaka (D.Sc.)
- Nuclear Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Hideki Ueno (D.Sc.)
- Fundamental Symmetries Laboratory
- Stefan Ulmer (Dr. rer. nat)
- Materials Fabrication Laboratory
- Hitoshi Ohmori (D.Eng.)
- Nanoscale Quantum Photonics Laboratory
- Yuichiro Kato (Ph.D.)
- Nonequilibrium Physics of Living Matter Laboratory
- Kyogo Kawaguchi (Ph.D.)
- Surface and Interface Science Laboratory
- Yousoo Kim (D.Eng.)
- Solid State Chemistry Laboratory
- Genki Kobayashi (Ph.D.)
- High Energy Nuclear Physics Laboratory
- Takehiko Saito (Ph.D.)
- Star and Planet Formation Laboratory
- Nami Sakai (Ph.D.)
- Cellular Informatics Laboratory
- Yasushi Sako (D.Sc.)
- Cellular Memory Laboratory
- Yoichi Shinkai (Ph.D.)
- Theoretical Molecular Science Laboratory
- Yuji Sugita (D.Sc.)
- Geobiology and Astrobiology Laboratory
- Shino Suzuki (Ph.D.)
- Glycometabolic Biochemistry Laboratory
- Tadashi Suzuki (D.Sc.)
- Thin-Film Device Laboratory
- Takao Someya (Ph.D.)
- Biofunctional Synthetic Chemistry Laboratory
- Katsunori Tanaka (Ph.D.)
- Molecular Spectroscopy Laboratory
- Tahei Tahara (D.Sc.)
- High Energy Astrophysics Laboratory
- Toru Tamagawa (D.Sc.)
- Astrophysical Big Bang Laboratory
- Shigehiro Nagataki (Ph.D.)
- Molecular Synthesis and Function Laboratory
- Takuya Hashimoto (Ph.D.)
- Chromosome Dynamics Laboratory
- Tatsuya Hirano (Ph.D.)
- Quantum Optodevice Laboratory
- Hideki Hirayama (D.Eng.)
- Organometallic Chemistry Laboratory
- Zhaomin Hou (D.Eng.)
- Computational Condensed Matter Physics Laboratory
- Seiji Yunoki (D.Eng.)
- Molecular Physiology Laboratory
- Rikiya Watanabe (Ph.D.)
Recent Research Results
Dec. 26, 2023
Turning the tables on weather forecasting