Members
- Associate Professor
- Assistant Professor
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Students
- Xun Liu (刘汛)
- Tingyu Zhang (张庭宇)
- Zhaozhan Zhang (张朝展)
- Minglong Li (李铭龙)
- Toru Murakami (村上透)
- Xuanxiang Weng (翁璇翔)
- Han Zhao (赵涵)
- Yunosuke Kamitsubo (上坪佑乃介)
- Long-term Visitors
- Previous Members
- Undergraduate Research Intern
Associate Professor
Haozhao Liang (梁豪兆)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Guest Associate Professor (Until April 2020)
- Associate Professor (Since May 2020)
- RIKEN
- Senior Research Scientist, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (Until April 2020)
- Visiting Research Scientist, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (May 2020–March 2022)
- Visiting Research Scientist, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS), RIKEN (April 2022–March2025)
- Visiting Research Scientist, Division of Fundamental Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS), RIKEN (Since April 2025)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Physics (Peking University, China), July 2005
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Doctor of Science in Physics (Peking University, China and University of Paris Sud, France), July 2010
Thesis title: "Nuclear charge-exchange excitations in a self-consistent covariant approach" - Award
- IUPAP Young Scientist Prize in Nuclear Physics, 2016 (September 2016)
- Top Reviewer Award, 2021 (Chinese Physics C) (November 2021)
- Research Topics
- Nuclear many-body problems
- General ideas of density functional theory
- Databases
- haozhao.liang [at] phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Assistant Professor
Hiroyuki Tajima (田島裕之)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Assistant Professor (Since April 2021)
- RIKEN
- Visiting Scientist, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (October 2019–March2022)
- Visiting Scientist, Few-Body Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (Since April 2022)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Keio University, Japan), March 2012
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Master of Science (Keio University, Japan), March 2014
Thesis title: "Spin-Gap Phenomenon in the BCS-BEC Crossover Regime of An Ultracold Fermi Gas" -
Doctor of Science (Keio University, Japan), March 2017
Thesis title: "Thermodynamic properties of an ultracold Fermi gas in the BCS-BEC crossover region" - Awards
- Third Prize at 34th East-Japan Weightlifting Championship (56kg) (September 2010)
- Fujiwara Prize at Keio University (March 2017)
- Award on Public Relations at Kochi University (October 2021)
- 17th Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (Division 1)
- Fibonacci Prize, Superstripes 2024
- Research Topics
- Quantum Many-body Theory
- Cold Atom/Nuclear Matter/Superconductivity and Superfluidity
- Databases
- hiroyuki.tajima [at] phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
- Personal Webpage
- Youtube Channel (Hiroyuki Tajima)
- Youtube Channel (Dr. タージー)
Postdoctoral Researchers
Tomoya Naito (内藤智也)

- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (June 2017&nash;March 2022)
- Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS) (April 2022–March2025)
- JSPS PD Researcher, Quantum Mathematical Science Team, Division of Applied Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (Since April 2025)
- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (Tsuneyuki research group, April 2017–March 2019)
- PhD Course Student (Tsuneyuki research group, April 2019–March 2022)
- Visiting Scientist (Since April 2022)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Waseda University, Japan), March 2017
-
Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2019
Thesis title: "Relativistic density functional theory with finite-light-speed correction" -
Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2022
Thesis title: "On isospin symmetry breaking in nuclear density functional theory" - Awards
- FY2018 Award of Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (March 2019)
- 2020 CAEN Best Young Speaker Award (February 2020)
- CNSSS Young Scientist Awards in 2020 (August 2020)
- FY2021 Award of Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (March 2022)
- 2022 RIBF Users Group Thesis Award (September 2022)
- PCM2025 Jury Prize
- Research Topics
- General ideas of density functional theory
- Coulomb functionals in nuclear density functional theory
- Electronic structures of super-heavy elements
- Application of many-body physics to fundamental physics
- Databases
- tnaito [at] ribf.riken.jp
- Personal webpage
Students
Xun Liu (刘汛)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (April 2019–March 2021)
- PhD Course Student (Since April 2021)
- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (April 2019&nash;March 2022)
- Student Trainee, Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS), RIKEN (April 2022–March 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science in Physics (Nanjing University, China), June 2017
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Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2021
Thesis title: "Studies on 2-Dimensional Conformal Field Theory through Sine-Square Deformation" - Research Topics
- Conformal field theory
- Databases
- xun.liu [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tingyu Zhang (张庭宇)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (October 2020–September 2022)
- PhD Course Student (Since October 2022)
- RIKEN
- RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (April 2023–March 2025)
- RIKEN Junior research associate, Quantum Mathematical Science Team, Division of Applied Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (Since April 2025)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Natural Science in Physics (University of Science and Technology of China, China), June 2020
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Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2021
Thesis title: "Study of Andreev reflection realized by nonlinear radio-frequency transport in an ultracold Fermi gas" - Research Topics
- Quantum many-body problems
- Cold atoms
- Superfluidity and superconductivity
- Database
- zhangty [at] g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Zhaozhan Zhang (张朝展)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- PhD Course Student (Since October 2022)
- Degrees
- Bachelor in Nuclear Engineering and Technology (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), June 2020
-
Master in Energy and Power (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), July 2022
Thesis title: "Theoretical study on the two-proton emission of exotic nuclei in the R-matrix framework" - Research Topics
- Quantum many-body problems
- Density functional theory
- Database
- zhaozhan.zhang [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Minglong Li (李铭龙)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (October 2022–September 2024)
- PhD Course Student (Since October 2024)
- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (January 2025–March 2025)
- Student Trainee Quantum Mathematical Science Team, Division of Applied Mathematical Science, RIKEN Center for Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences (iTHEMS) (Since April 2025)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Applied Physics (Beihang University, China), June 2020
- Research Topics
- Quantum many-body problems
- minglong.li [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Toru Murakami (村上透)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (Since April 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Kumamoto University, Japan), March 2024
- Research Topics
- TBD
- toru.murakami [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Xuanxiang Weng (翁璇翔)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Research Student (April 2024–September 2024)
- Master's Course Student (Since October 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Engineering (Southwest Jiaotong University, China), July 2022
- Research Topics
- TBD
- xuanxiang.weng [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Han Zhao (赵涵)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Research Student (Since October 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Tianjin University, China), June 2024
- Research Topics
- TBD
- han.zhao [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Yunosuke Kamitsubo (上坪佑乃介)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (Since April 2025)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Tokyo University of Science, Japan), March 2025
- Research Topics
- TBD
- yunosuke.kamitsubo [at] tnp.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Long-term Visitors
Name | Period | Main Affiliation | Status | |||
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Yingge Huang | (黄英格) | March 2025 | – | Sun Yat-sen U., China | Ph.D. student | |
Yang Xiao | (肖杨) | December 2024 | – | Beihang U., China | Postdoctoral Researcher | |
Qingyu Zhai | (翟擎宇) | November 2024 | – | Beihang U., China | Ph.D. student | |
Jiaming Xie | (谢嘉明) | October 2024 | – | Beihang U., China | Ph.D. student | |
Xiaoxu Dong | (董潇旭) | ??? | – | ??? | Beihang U., China | Ph.D. student |
Previous Members
Zuxing Yang (杨祖星)

- RIKEN
- Postdoctoral Researcher, Radioactive Isotope Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (September 2021–August 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor in Physics (Northwest University, China), June 2016
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PhD in Theoretical Nuclear Physics (Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China), June 2021
Thesis title: "Research on the density and momentum profile of atomic nuclei" - Research Topics
- Neural Network
- Heavy-ion Collision
- Databases
Asahi Chikaoka (近岡旭)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (April 2017–March 2019)
- PhD Course Student (April 2019–March 2022)
- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (June 2017–March 2022)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Engineering (Kyoto University, Japan), March 2017
-
Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2019
Thesis title: "Beta-decay half-lives with Gross theory and Weizsäcker-Skyrme mass formula" - Research Topics
- Quantum computing
Hikaru Sakakibara (榊原光)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (April 2018–March 2020)
- PhD Course Student (April 2020–March 2024)
- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (June 2018–March 2020)
- RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (April 2020–March 2023)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Science (Osaka University, Japan), March 2018
-
Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2020
Thesis title: "Development of functional renormalization group and its application in one-dimensional nucleon systems" -
Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Tokyo, Japan), March 2024
Thesis title: "BCS-BEC crossover in low-dimensional fermionic systems with finite-range interaction" - Research Topics
- Functional renormalization group
Yixin Guo (郭一昕)

- Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
- Master's Course Student (September 2019–September 2021)
- PhD Course Student (October 2021–September 2024)
- RIKEN
- Student Trainee, Quantum Hadron Physics Laboratory, RIKEN Nishina Center (October 2019–September 2021)
- RIKEN Junior research associate, RIKEN iTHEMS Program (October 2021–September 2024)
- Degrees
- Bachelor of Natural Science in Physics (University of Science and Technology of China, China), June 2019
-
Master of Science (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2021
Thesis title: "Non-relativistic expansion of Dirac equation with spherical scalar and vector potentials" -
Doctor of Philosophy (The University of Tokyo, Japan), September 2024
Thesis title: "Three-body and four-body clustering in cold quantum many-body systems" - Award
- Research Topics
- Many-body correlation on quantum many-body clusters
- The connection between the relativistic and non-relativistic density functional theories
- Accelerator physics
- Databases
- Personal Webpage
List (including before U. Tokyo)
Name | Period | Position in our group | Current position | |||
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Yixin Guo | (郭一昕) | September 2019 | – | September 2024 | Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) | IBS, Korea |
Zuxing Yang | (杨祖星) | September 2021 | – | August 2024 | Postdoctoral researcher (RIKEN, Japan) | Southwest U., China |
Hikaru Sakakibara | (榊原光) | April 2018 | – | March 2024 | Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) | Private company |
Asahi Chikaoka | (近岡旭) | April 2017 | – | March 2022 | Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) | Private company |
Tomoya Naito | (内藤智也) | April 2017 | – | March 2022 | Master's/PhD course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) | RIKEN, Japan |
Daisuke Ohashi | (大橋大介) | April 2017 | – | March 2019 | Master's course student (U. Tokyo, Japan) | Private company |
Zhiheng Wang | (王之恒) | March 2017 | – | January 2019 | PhD course student (Lanzhou U., China) | Lanzhou U., China |
Zhongming Niu | (牛中明) | September 2016 | – | August 2017 | Long-term visitor (RIKEN iTHES Researcher) | Anhui U., China |
Min Shi | (仕敏) | September 2016 | – | March 2017 | PhD course student (Anhui U., China) | Anhui Jianzhu U., China |
Shihang Shen | (申时行) | September 2015 | – | February 2016 | PhD course student (Peking U., China) | Beihang U., China |
Undergraduate Research Intern
Name | Period | Position in our group | |||
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Zi-Ting Sun | (孙子庭) | July 2019 | – | August 2019 | Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China) |
Zhenyu Wang | (王振宇) | July 2019 | – | August 2019 | Undergraduate student (Nankai U., China) |
Yixin Guo | (郭一昕) | March 2019 | – | April 2019 | Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China) |
Yixin Guo | (郭一昕) | July 2018 | – | September 2018 | Undergraduate student (U. Sci. and Tech. of China, China) |
Chang Ma | (马畅) | August 2017 | – | October 2017 | Undergraduate student (Anhui U., China) |
Tomoya Naito | (内藤智也) | October 2016 | – | March 2017 | Undergraduate student (Waseda U., Japan) |