Masahito Yamazaki's Web Site

Hi! Welcome to my web site. I am Masahito YAMAZAKI, a postdoctoral fellow (an associate research scholar) at the Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University.

Before coming to Princeton I was a JSPS postdoctoral fellow at the Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, and as a graduate student I studied at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, the University of Tokyo, while spending considerable time at the California Institute of Technology. Here is my Curriculum Vitae.

Research Area

My research area is theoretical physics, in particular theoretical high energy physics. I have been working broadly on gauge theories and on string theory, sometimes at the interface of neighboring areas such as mathematics, particle phenomenology, cosmology and statistical mechanics. I have recently been working on exact results in supersymmetric gauge theories and mathematical structures therein.

Professional Experience

(2010/9-present) Postdoctoral Fellow, Princeton Center for Theoretical Science (see the description of the center and my research summary there), Princeton University
(2010/4-2010/8) JSPS Postdoctoral Researcher, Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe, University of Tokyo
(2008/4-2010/3) JSPS Doctoral Fellowship (DC1), Department of Physics, University of Tokyo

Education

(2008/9-2009/3, 2009/9-2010/3) Visiting student researcher, California Institute of Technology
(2006/4-2010/3) Graduate studies at the Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
(2004/4-2006/3) Undergraduate studies at the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tokyo
(2002/4-2004/3) College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
(1996/4-2002/3) Tokai Junior and Senior High School
(1983/5) Born in Nagoya, Japan

Academic Degrees

Ph.D.: University of Tokyo, March 2010
adviser: Hirosi Ooguri (and Tsutomu Yanagida)
thesis title: "Crystal Melting and Wall Crossing Phenomena"
M.S.: University of Tokyo, March 2008
adviser: Tohru Eguchi
thesis title: "Brane Tilings and Their Applications"
B.S.: University of Tokyo, March 2006

Academic Honors and Awards

(2013/03) 7th Particle Physics Medal: Young Scientist Award in Theoretical Particle Physics
(2012/12) 29th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists
(2010/4-2010/8) JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (PD)
(2010/3) Kenkyu-Shorei Sho (Research Award for PhD Students), Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
(2008/4-2010/3) JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)
(2008/3) Kenkyu-Shorei Sho (Research Award for Master Course Students), Department of Physics, University of Tokyo
(2006/4-2008/3) Scholarship, Japan Student Services Organization
(2004/4-2008/3) Scholarship, Shinnihon Scholarship Foundation
(1996/4-2002/3) Fellowship, Tokai Junior and Senior High School

Address at Princeton University

Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University, NJ 08544, USA
TEL: +1-609-258-7352
FAX: +1-609-258-7203

Last modified on Monday, 01-Apr-2013 23:32:56 EDT