FUJII Toshihiro
The HAKUBI Center for Advanced Research／Program-Specific Assistant Professor
Field of Research：Astrophysics/ Astroparticle Physics
The 1nd Cohort
Enrollment period : 2020.9 - 2022.3
Received Ph.D. in Science from Graduate School of Science, Osaka City University. Astrophysicist. Hakubi Researcher. After receiving Ph.D., worked at Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics (KICP), University of Chicago and Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR), University of Tokyo, appointed current position in December 2018. Specializes in the observation of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. Engages in joint research with the Telescope Array Experiment and Pierre Auger Observatory, being the highest sensitivities to ultra-high-energy cosmic rays in the both northern and southern hemispheres. In the next-generation cosmic ray observatory dubbed FAST Project, leads new cosmic-ray telescope development as principal investigator. Received awards include JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists (DC2 and PD), JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research Abroad, Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (2018) and Cosmic Ray Physics Award of Cosmic ray Researchers Congress (2018).