Group Structure
Table 1. Experimental physics faculty members (as of April 2026)
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Okumura* |
Kubo |
Yoshikoshi* |
Saitoh* |
Vovk* |
Ogio |
Sako |
Kawata* |
Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO)
Very-high-energy Gamma Rays |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
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MAGIC Telescopes
Very-high-energy Gamma Rays |
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✔︎ |
|
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
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VERITAS Telescopes
Very-high-energy Gamma Rays |
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✔︎ |
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ALPACA and Tibet ASγ
Very-high-energy Gamma Rays & Cosmic Rays |
✔︎ |
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✔︎ |
✔︎ |
SWGO
Very-high-energy Gamma Rays & Cosmic Rays (Future Project) |
✔︎ |
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✔︎ |
✔︎ |
Trinity
Very-high-energy Neutrinos (Future Project) |
✔︎ |
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Telescope Array (TA)
Ultra High-energy Cosmic Rays |
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✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
GCOS
Ultra High-energy Cosmic Rays (Future Project) |
✔︎ |
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✔︎ |
✔︎ |
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Accepts graduate students
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Near future |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
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✔︎ |
✔︎ |
✔︎ |
In the High-Energy Cosmic Ray Division, each of these experimental projects involves multiple faculty members (professors, associate professors, and assistant professors). Many ICRR post-docs and technical staff also work together with the faculty. Graduate students who join ICRR typically participate in one of these projects and conduct their research as part of these collaborations.
Members
Okumura supervises students at both ICRR and Nagoya University. Since he moved to ICRR in April 2026, he currently does not have directly supervised students at ICRR, and he mainly conducts research with graduate students of Nagoya University.
Table 2. Members of the Okumura Group (as of April 2026)
| Name |
Title |
Project |
Note |
| Akira OKUMURA |
Associate Professor |
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| BANG Sunghyun |
3rd-Year Doctoral Student |
CTAO Small-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
| Ryu KAWARASAKI |
2nd-Year Doctoral Student |
CTAO Small-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
| Sogo ITO |
2nd-Year Masters' Student |
CTAO Large-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
| Lisa ZISLIN |
1st-Year Masters' Student |
CTAO Small-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
| Asaf AYALON |
1st-Year Masters' Student |
CTAO Small-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
| Tomoyuki HARADA |
1st-Year Masters' Student |
CTAO Large-Sized Telescope |
Nagoya University |
Graduate Admissions and Entrance Exam
To be written.
Ideal Student Profile
To be written.
Why ICRR?
To be written.
Financial Support for Graduate Students
To be written.
Lab Visits
To be written.
Undergraduates
To be written.