Current Member
Kohta Murase
J. Robert Oppenheimer Visiting Professor
Affiliation
Natural Sciences
Field of Study
Astroparticle Physics
Home Institution
The Pennsylvania State University
Website
Kohta Murase investigates the origins of high-energy cosmic particles and underlying physical mechanisms. He aims to reveal extreme astrophysical phenomena related to black holes and neutron stars in light of multimessenger astrophysics. He is also interested in exploring novel probes of dark matter and physics beyond the Standard Model.
Dates at IAS
Member
School of Natural Sciences
– current
Member
School of Natural Sciences
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Degrees
Kyoto University
Ph.D.
2010
University of Tokyo
B.Sc.
2005
Honors
2019
34th Nishinomiya-Yukawa Memorial Prize
2017
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship
2012
Hubble Fellowship