DATE2021.12.17 #Awards & Prizes

Assistant Professor Kento Sasaki, Department of Physics, received the 38th Inoue Research Encouragement Award

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Assistant Professor Kento Sasaki

Mr. Kento Sasaki, Assistant Professor in Kobayashi Laboratory, Department of Physics, has received the 38th (FY2021) Inoue Research Encouragement Award. We would like to extend our sincere congratulations to him.

D. in 2019 under the guidance of Professor Kohei Ito (currently President of Keio University) at Department of Fundamental Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Keio University. The award was presented to him for his Doctoral dissertation entitled "Detection of Electron Spins and Nuclear Spins Using Nitrogen-Vacancy Centers in Diamonds.

In this research, he developed a technique to use nitrogen-vacancy (NV) centers in diamond as ultra-precise magnetic field sensors, which dramatically improved the sensitivity and resolution of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Specifically, we developed measurement devices, evaluated magnetic field sensitivity, quantitatively detected electron spin density, verified sub-millihertz resolution in AC magnetic field measurements, and performed NMR with single nuclear spin sensitivity. In particular, his research to develop nano-scale NMR techniques has produced world-class results, including the development and demonstration of a high-precision three-dimensional positioning technique for single carbon nuclear spins, and the detection and quantum manipulation of single proton spins at room temperature. These series of achievements were highly evaluated and led to the award this time.

After receiving his degree, Dr. Kato was appointed Assistant Professor in April 2020, where he has continued to develop his research and has begun to explore new areas of application of quantum sensing technology to the measurement of physical properties. We look forward to his further activities in the future.

The 38th Inoue Research Encouragement Award
http://www.inoue-zaidan.or.jp/b-01.html?eid=00049

(Responsibility: Institute for Physics of Intelligence / Professor Kensuke Kobayashi, Department of Physics)