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Assistant Professor Kento Sasaki of Department of Physics wins the 38th Inoue Research Encouragement Award
Kensuke Kobayashi, Professor, Institute for Physics of Intelligence / Department of Physics
Assistant Professor Kento Sasaki
Dr. 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 and dramatically improved the sensitivity and resolution of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Specifically, we have 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 on the development of nano-scale NMR technology has produced world-class results, including the development and demonstration of high-precision three-dimensional determination of the position of a single carbon nuclear spin and the detection and quantum manipulation of single proton spins at room temperature. He was awarded this prize in recognition of these achievements.
After receiving his degree, Dr. Kato became an Assistant Professor in April 2020, and has since continued to expand on his research and to explore new areas of application of quantum sensing technology to the measurement of physical properties. He is expected to play an increasingly active role in the future.
Faculty of Science News, March 2022