【Research Area 】　Area of Nuclear Physics and Astrophysics (Number of Faculty: 6)

Name	English Name	Position	Research Field	Department in the Master's Course
井上 直也	Inoue, Naoya	Joint appointment (Fundamental Physics and Chemistry)
望月 優子	Motizuki, Yuko	Visiting AssociateProfessor (RIKEN)	Theoretical Nuclear Astrophysics
Specialty: Nuclear astrophysics. Hydrodynamical simulations of core-collapse supernova explosions, nuclear reaction network calculations of heavy element synthesis, nuclearγ-ray astronomy, investigations of past supernovae and solar activities using Antarctic ice core.
本林 透	Motobayashi, Tohru	Visiting Professor (RIKEN)	Beam Nuclear Physics
Specialty: Nuclear physics and astrophysics. Investigation of the structure of atomic nuclei far from the line of stability through analysis of the response of atomic nuclei using fast radioactive isotope beams. Also, research on the explosive nuclear burning processes in the core of stars and at the beginning of the universe.
櫻井 博儀	Sakurai, Hiroyoshi	Visiting Professor (RIKEN)	Beam Nuclear Physics
Specialty: Experimental nuclear physics. I explore exotic nuclear structures and dynamics in unstable nuclei that have never been investigated before, such as those with largely imbalanced proton and neutron numbers. My aim is to develop new experimental techniques utilizing fast radioactive isotope beams (RIBs) to discover new phenomena and properties in unstable nuclei.
鈴木 健	Suzuki, Takeshi	Joint appointment (Fundamental Physics and Chemistry)
田代 信	Tashiro, Makoto	Joint appointment (Fundamental Physics and Chemistry)

【Research Area 】　Area of Brain Science (Number of Faculty: 6)

Name	English Name	Position	Research Field	Department in the Master's Course
程 康	Cheng, Kang	Visiting Associate Professor (RIKEN)	Human Brain Functions
Specialty: I investigate the workings of the human brain using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Although my current studies are mostly concerned with the visual cortex, in which technical development for high-resolution fMRI is emphasized, functions of other association areas are also within the scope of my research.
井上 金治	Inoue, Kinji	Joint Appointment (Regulatory Biology)
Rockland, Kathleen S.	Rockland, Kathleen S.	Visiting Professor (RIKEN)	Cortical Organization and Systematics
Specialty: Using rodents and primates, I am investigating the anatomical connectivity between regions of the cerebral cortex, especially visual association cortex. The particular focus is on the operation of subtypes of pyramidal cells. I use primarily anatomical techniques (light and confocal microscopy) to investigate pyramidal neuron in- and output. Molecular techniques (in situ hybridization and RTPCR) and patch clamp recording are also used for characterization.
坂井 貴文	Sakai, Takafumi	Joint Appointment (Regulatory Biology)
田中 啓治	Tanaka, Keiji	Visiting Professor (RIKEN)	Cognitive Brain Science
Specialty: Cognitive brain science. With primates as the experimental subjects, I am studying the mechanisms performing object recognition in the visual association area and goal-directed behavior in the frontal association area. The main methods employed are behavioral experiments and the recording of neural activity using microelectrodes.
弥益 恭	Yamasu, Kyo	Joint Appointment (Regulatory Biology)