Professor T. Tajima, a Member of IUPAP Commission 16 (Plasma Physics), promotes the liaison with the Ukrainian physicists. For example, Professor Vasyl Maslov, head of the Kharkov Institute of Physics and an academician of Ukrainian Academy of sciences, has been collaborating with him on laser wakefield acceleration in solid materials driven by X-rays. His paper… Continue Reading Ukraine Images…Continue Reading Ukraine Images
Graduate Student Recruitment 2021
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Commentary by Professor Humitaka Sato (Kyoto University) published as “Laser’s Einstein” in a regular commentary page “Eyes from the Heaven” of Kyoto Shimbun Newpaper (Oct. 24, 2018) [Prof. H. Sato was the last student of the late Prof. Hideki Yukawa of Kyoto] CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD…Continue Reading
Professor Toshiki Tajima Visits Budapest
In July, 2019, Professor Tajima was invited to meet with János Áder, the President of Hungary. President Áder invited Dr. Tajima to the visit his office because the Hungarian government became aware of his research on energy and sustainability. President Áder is also interested in the collaboration between the public and private sectors toward the solution of… Continue Reading Professor Toshiki Tajima Visits Budapest…Continue Reading Professor Toshiki Tajima Visits Budapest
Toshiki Tajima to be awarded awarded the APS R. Wilson Prize at the Annual APS Meeting in April, 2019 in Denver [CLICK HERE for the abstract]. Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators To recognize and encourage outstanding achievement in the physics of particle accelerators. The prize consists of $10,000,… Continue Reading …Continue Reading
Toshiki Tajima Awarded EPS Alfven Prize 2019
The EPS Hannes Alfvén Prize 2019 for outstanding contributions to plasma physics is jointly awarded to: Professor Victor Malka, of the Laboratoire d’Optique Appliquée of the CNRS/ENSTA-ParisTech/Ecole Polytechnique, France, and the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel; and Professor Toshiki Tajima, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A. Professor Malka is recognised for “His… Continue Reading Toshiki Tajima Awarded EPS Alfven Prize 2019…Continue Reading Toshiki Tajima Awarded EPS Alfven Prize 2019
AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Professor Toshiki Tajima Awarded AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics Association of Asia-Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS) Division of Plasma Physics (AAPPS-DPP) CLICK HERE for details. CLICK HERE to view the Society News Division of Plasma Physics (DPP) flyer February, 2019 …………………………….. Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize Lecture: Wakefields: Toilet science and gamma-ray bursts Kanazaqwa, Japan, November 12, 2018 CLICK… Continue Reading AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics…Continue Reading AAPPS Subramanyan Chandrasekhar Prize of Plasma Physics
Robert R. Wilson Prize 2019
American Physical Society 2019 Robert R. Wilson Prize for Achievement in the Physics of Particle Accelerators CLICK HERE to download award letter “For the invention and leading the first realization of laser wakefield acceleration, which opened the way to compact acceleration applications such as ultrafast radiolysis, brilliant x-rays, intra-operative radiation therapy, wakefield beam dump, and high energy… Continue Reading Robert R. Wilson Prize 2019…Continue Reading Robert R. Wilson Prize 2019