About Me
- Akira OKUMURA
- Associate Professor at Institute of Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo
- Expertise:
- Cosmic-ray Physics
- Gamma-ray Astronomoy
- Optics Design (Telescopes, Photodetectors)
- Silicon Photomultipliers (SiPMs)
- Experiments and Projects:
- What I want to achieve:
- Starting observations by CTAO and ALPACA
- Discovery of Galactic cosmic-ray accelerators (PeVatrons)
- Discovery of dark matter by gamma-ray observation
- Concurrent Posts
- Street Address: Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, Unversity of Tokyo
Kashiwa-no-Ha 5-1-5, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8582, Japan
- Telephone: +81 4-7136-XXXX
- E-mail Addresses: oxon@mac.com / oxon@icrr.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- or find and contact me somewhere on the internet
You can find me on
ORCID
Find my publications on ORCID.
GitHub
I am known as the developer of ROBAST.
Bluesky
I moved to Bluesky because Twitter is so awful. Please join Bluesky.
Instagram
I occasionally post about my research and business trips.
Flickr
I have stopped updating it because I reached the free limit of photos but there are my 1000 favorite photos that I took.
Twitter
But many active users are still there, so I occasionally post announcements in Japanese.
Education
- Doctor of Science, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo (Sep 28, 2009)
- Master of Science, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo (Mar 24, 2005)
- Bachelor of Science, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo (Mar 27, 2003)
- Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School (Mar 1999)
Work Experience
- Institute of Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo (Associate Professor), April 2026-present
- Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University (Visiting Associate Professor), Apr 2026-present
- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (Visiting Researcher), Apr 2026-present
- Kobayashi-Maskawa Institute for the Origin of Particles and the Universe (Concurrent Post), Jun 2019-Mar 2026
- Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University (Junior Associate Professor), Mar 2018-Mar 2026
- Institute for Space-Earth Environmental Research, Nagoya University (Assistant Professor), October 2015-Feb 2018
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik (Guest Scientist), April 2015-Mar 2016
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester (Honorary Visiting Fellow, JSPS Fellow), April 2013-April 2015
- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University (Assistant Professor), September 2012-September 2015
- Solar-Terrestrial Environment Laboratory, Nagoya University (JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher), October 2011-August 2012
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory (Visiting Researcher), April 2010-September 2011
- Institute of Space and Astronautical Science (ISAS/JAXA) (JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher), April 2010-September 2011
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo (Postdoctoral Researcher), October 2009-March 2010
- Department of Physics, University of Tokyo (Research Assistant), August 2008-September 2009
- Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Hawaii Hilo (Visiting Scholar), July 2007-March 2008
Education Experience
- "Basic Statistics and Data Analysis" (Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, elective course) (FY2024-present)
- "Experimental Physics" (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University, elective course for second-year students) (FY2024-FY2025)
- "Physics Experiments I" (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University, required course for third-year students) (FY2024-FY2025)
- "Experimental Physics" (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University, elective course for second-year students) (FY2012-FY2023)
- "Advanced Topics in Physics" (Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Nagoya University, elective course for second-year students) (FY2020-FY2022)
- "ROOT Workshop" (Organized and taught data analysis workshops for the Youth Meeting for AstroParticle (YMAP) group) (FY2016-FY2019)
Fellowships
- JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowships for Research Abroad, April 2013-April 2015
- JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (for Postdoctoral Researchers), April 2010-Sep 2011
- JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (for Doctoral Course Students), April 2005-March 2007
Grants
Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
- Fusion Oriented Research for disruptive Science and Technology (FOREST), 50 M JPY (FY2025-2032)
- Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A), 86.7 M JPY (FY2023-2027)
- Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A), 23.3 M JPY (FY2023-2027)
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 13.5 M JPY (FY2020-2022)
- Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (A)), 12.0 M JPY (FY2018-2021)
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A), 19.7 M JPY (FY2017-2018)
- Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, 2.7 M JPY (FY2016)
- Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A), 17.3 M JPY (FY2013-2016)
- Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research, 2.9 M JPY (FY2013-2014)
- Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), 11.4 M JPY (FY2013-2015)
- Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2.8 M JPY (FY2010-2012)
- Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, 2.7 M JPY (FY2005-2007)
Other Grants
- ISEE Leadership Program, 3 M JPY (FY2021)
- ISEE Leadership Program, 500 k JPY (FY2018)
- ISEE Leadership Program, 600 k JPY (FY2016)
- Nagoya University GCOE, 124 k JPY (FY2014)
- Nagoya University GCOE, 300 k JPY (FY2012)
- Nagoya University GCOE, 400 k JPY (FY2011)
- University of Tokyo GCOE, 960 k JPY (FY2009)
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