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 Aspiring Scientists

Fascinated by Physics

Takahiro Kanazawa (Department of Physics, 4th year)
Birthplace: Shizuoka Prefecture
Alma Mater: Numazu Higashi High School


Q. What were you interested in when you were in junior high and high school ?
A. Living and moving things.
I have loved taking care of and observing plants and insects since I was a child. I wondered why living things grow and why they move. Because of this interest, I am now trying to understand living organisms using physics.

Q. What do you like about the Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo??
A. Support System for Sending Students Abroad
I did a research internship in a laboratory at Harvard Medical School (Harvard Medical School) during the summer of my third year at Faculty of Science through the SVAPNote. I enjoyed living in the U.S. and conducting research in a cutting-edge environment.

Note: SVAP (Study and Visit Abroad Program)

Q. What made you decide to enter the Faculty of Science?
A. Fascinated by the universality of physics
After entering university, I was impressed by the beautiful descriptions of natural phenomena by physics and decided to study physics. The Department of Physics in the Faculty of Science conducts a wide range of research on physics, and I wanted to see the various aspects of physics.

Q. If you were to do research differently from what you are doing now, what kind of research would you be interested in?

A. Mathematics
In physics, models are created and analyzed to understand nature. In doing so, we use various mathematical methods. For this reason, I am mainly engaged in research from the standpoint of using mathematics, but I also think it would be fun to do research that involves creating mathematics itself.

Q. What do you enjoy about research and learning?
A. The part where I can learn new things.
It is fun to be able to understand something that I did not know before. In particular, there is nothing like the feeling of realizing that what you have learned on other occasions is unexpectedly "connected" at the root of it all.

Q. What is your source of inspiration?
A. I often get ideas in my spare time
when I can think carefully. For example, at bedtime I can shut out sensory information and concentrate on my thoughts. Often, though, I can't sleep when I'm thinking...

Q. Do you think you are lucky?
A. I have been blessed with a wonderful environment.
I have been blessed with many people, opportunities, and environments. Looking back on things that I wasn't so aware of at the time, I can see that I was lucky. Perhaps I am more optimistic than I thought.

Q. What is your dream for the future?
A. Researcher
I enjoy the activity of research, where I am always learning and discovering new things. It is also interesting to deepen my understanding of the subject matter in the process. Therefore, I would like to contribute to the development of academia by continuing my research.

Q. Are you a morning person? Or are you a night person? (Time zone of activity)
A. Morning type
In the morning, I feel less tired and refreshed and can concentrate on things. On the other hand, in the evening, I feel tired and my thinking becomes dull. When this happens, I try to get a good night's sleep.

Q. What do you do for relaxation in your daily research and study?
A. Walking
When I lose concentration, I step away from my desk and take a walk or do some light physical exercise. This refreshes my mind. In particular, the university campus is rich in nature, and there is no shortage of things to see on a walk.

Taylor series. Asymptotic expansion, which approximates a function, is one of the most effective methods for understanding the asymptotic behavior of a function and is often used

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