Title: Professor, Director of the Center for Advanced Plasma Science and Engineering, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics
Main Research Topics: Non-inductive plasma current startup and sustainment, density diagnostics, radiation diagnostics
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 Even if you have something you "want to do," you may not know where to start. That’s often because you haven’t broken it down into manageable tasks that, when stacked together, will lead you to your goal.
 Breaking problems into steps requires logical thinking based on extensive experience. If it feels difficult, ask someone experienced to help you define the tasks—and just try it. Nothing progresses unless you start building experience. Saying “I won’t do it because I can’t” gets you nowhere.
 Personally, there are still many things I can't do. I recently learned from younger people and started working with Arduino. The goal is still far ahead, but I’m enjoying the journey.

Title: Associate Professor
Main Research Topics: Instabilities and self-organization in high-temperature plasmas, wave heating and diagnostics, high-energy particle physics in magnetically confined plasmas, wave-particle interactions
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 Specialization: Plasma physics, fusion science
 Fascinated by the invisible nature of magnetic fields and the mysteries of solar flares, I entered the world of high-temperature plasma research. I started with MHD relaxation phenomena, and have worked on wave heating in the ion cyclotron frequency range, wave diagnostics using microwaves, and high-energy ion physics.
 Recently, I’ve been focusing on research related to high-energy electrons. I'm also interested in space plasma simulations. Waves represent the collective motion of plasma, and I believe there is still great potential in their application for controlling plasma behavior.
 I love physical activity and making things. I’m grateful to be surrounded by many colleagues who enjoy soccer, a good drink, and who share a passion for physics and freedom.