The profiles of the latest
scientists who guide exploration of time =navigators, and of young
artists, and designers = crews
■Cognitive
science
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Makoto
Ichikawa/
Research Institute for Time Studies (RITS), Yamaguchi
Univ.
Experimental Psychologist. He is studying the human perception
and cognition.
His present research interest is how we experience time
and space in the visual and auditory perceptions.
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■Life
science、Time Studies
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ShinIchi T. Inouye/Professor
of Biology and Director,
Research Institute for Time Studies, Yamaguchi University,
I took a graduate course in theoretical physics and
then
started a neurophysiologicalresearch to understand the
brain mechanism of the biological rhythm.Together with
many eminent researchers in the world, my colleagues
and I fortunatelycome to
identify the suprachiasmatic
nucleus asthe site of the
biological clock in mammals.
I always enjoy working with people with different
background.
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■Life science
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Kenji
Tomioka/ Professor, Research Institute for Time Studies
and Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University.
My laboratory investigates the cellular/molecular basis
of timekeeping mechanism in multi-oscillator systems,
using crickets and Drosophila as model systems. Our overall
strategy is to identify components involved and
their interaction. We are also interested in what kind
of role the circadian clock plays in insect photoperiodic
timemeasurement, through which insects anticipate the
seasonal change. |
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■Astronomy, Physics
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Kenta
Fujisawa/Dr. Kenta Fujisawa/Research Institute for
Time Studies, Faculty of Science, Yamaguchi University.
Born in 1967, he is an expert of radio astronomy, radio
telescopy, VLBI. He is recording radiowaves emitted from
the many different planet types found in the galaxy (e.g.
a planet that has complete different time frame due to
tremendous gravity and its spinning speeds, a planet with
a spin more stable and accurate than an atomic clock).
Since his daily life is not as predictable as the planets,
he is interested in measuring planetary time as accurately
as possible.
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■Astronomy, Physics
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Tomoya
NAGAI / MeSci
Birth: 1971He received the Ph.D. degree in science from
the University of Tokyo. His speciality is theoretical
astronomy. He joined the division of theoretical astrophysics,
the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. He has
done theoretical research of star formation process.He
is a member of the Young Astronauts Club of Japan, the
Japan Association for Hands-On Universe, and the LIVE!
UNIVERSE, etc.Also, he is a junior session organizer of
the Astronomical Society of Japan and the head of the
Kanto branch of the Society for Teaching and Popularization
of Astronomy, etc. His writings: "Supposing the earth
is a 100cm ball" (Sekai Bunka Publishing Inc.). |
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