Interview articles written by high school and university students.
Superheavy Element Research
Group
Group
Dr. Pierre Brionnet
For the discovery of new elements
－Studying elements that do not exist in nature and unraveling the mystery of matter
－Studying elements that do not exist in nature and unraveling the mystery of matter
Interviewer: Mao Mishima
Senior at Oin High School
Senior at Oin High School
Ion Beam Breeding Group
Ms. Yuki Shirakawa
Ion beams bring new plants to life
Interviewer: Sara Hoshihara
Sophomore at Kyoto Municipal Horikawa Senior High School
Sophomore at Kyoto Municipal Horikawa Senior High School
Nuclear Many-body Theory
Laboratory
Laboratory
Dr. Kota Yanase
Unlocking the mysteries of CP symmetry using a computer
Interviewer: Tomoya Suzuki
Junior at Tohoku University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
Junior at Tohoku University, Faculty of Science, Department of Physics
Instrumentation Development
Group
Group
Dr. Yasushi Abe
We want to see unstable nuclei! Instrumentation development to realize our ideas
Interviewer: Chiori Matsushita
First-year student at Joshigakuin Senior High School
First-year student at Joshigakuin Senior High School
Radioactive Isotope Physics LaboratoryCurrent “Radioactive Isotope Physics Group”
Dr. Pieter Doornenbal
‘I want to study the structure of isotopes that do not exist on Earth’
Interviewer: Yosuke Iida
Senior at Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi High School
Senior at Osaka Prefectural Sumiyoshi High School
Interviewed in April, 2022
Spin Isospin LaboratoryCurrent “Nuclear Dynamics Research Group”
Dr. Sarah Naimi
Find the mass of the nucleus and unravel the origin of the universe
Interviewer: Risa Nakagawa
Sophomore at Tohoku University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Sophomore at Tohoku University, Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry
Interviewed in April, 2022
Nuclear Spectroscopy LaboratoryCurrent “Nuclear Structure Research Group”
Dr. Aiko Takamine
Lighting up unstable nuclei with a laser
Interviewer: Akiho Tanaka
Sophomore at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts, First semester, Liberal Arts Course Science Class 1
Sophomore at the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal Arts, First semester, Liberal Arts Course Science Class 1
Interviewed in April, 2022
Accelerator Basic Research Department
Dr. Takahiro Nishi
Accelerator research as a ‘comprehensive art’
Looking into the ‘depths of the universe’
Looking into the ‘depths of the universe’
Interviewer: Chihiro Kaibuki
Interviewed in April, 2022
RI Application Research GroupCurrent “Nuclear Chemistry Group”
Dr. Yudai Shigekawa and Dr. Akihiro Nambu
‘We get to handle elements that don’t normally exist’
Two people doing cutting-edge radioisotope research were a senior and a junior in their student days.
Two people doing cutting-edge radioisotope research were a senior and a junior in their student days.
Interviewer: Mei Tokutomi
Junior at Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
Junior at Kyoto University, Faculty of Engineering
Interviewed in April, 2022
About the Nishina Center
The Nishina Center is a research facility named after Dr. Yoshio Nishina, the “father of nuclear physics” in Japan. With the world’s highest performing Radioactive Isotope Beam Factory (RIBF) and a host of researchers, we confront two big questions: “How were the elements created in the universe?” and “Can humankind freely convert elements?” Our aim is to return the research results obtained to society and solve pressing environmental, energy and resource issues.
