Educational background 2001 B.Sc., Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Japan 2003 Master of Science, Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Japan 2006 PhD, Institute of Mineralogy, Petrology and Economic Geology, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, Japan 　 Professional Experience Visiting Scientist The University of Edinburgh (2006-2009, 3 years) Project Lecturer Laboratory for Earthquake Chemistry (Geochemical Research Center), Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (2009-2012) Visiting Scientist The University of Edinburgh (2011, 2 months) Associate Professor Geochemical Research Center, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (2012-present) Awards: Ph.D. Student Award, Aoba Society for the Promotion of Science Young Researchers Award, Japan Association of Mineralogical Sciences

High Pressure Crystallography

?Crystallographic study of ice crystals under pressure ?Technical developments for x-ray and neutron diffraction experiments at high pressure