Current Research

Interstellar dust, which drifts in interstellar space of the Galaxy, go through various alterations in the environment of birth, evolution and end of the stars. The nature of interstellar dust is investigated through infrared and submillimeter observations. In order to study formation and destruction process as well as chemical evolution of dusts in interstellar and circumstellar environment in the Galaxy and nearby galaxies, I have worked on space-based observations using infrared satellites, e.g., IRTS and AKARI, as well as ground-based infrared observations. My research is based on combined approaches between infrared astronomical observations and laboratory astrophysics.

Keywords

Interstellar Matter, Interstellar dust, Space Infrared Astronomy, Infrared Observation, Time-domain Astronomy, Interstellar Physics, laboratory Astrophysics, Astrobiology