Ken'ichi Nakagawa
"Observing and controlling the quantum world with ultracold atoms"

Position

Professor
Institute for Laser Science,
The University of Electro-Communications, Japan

Profile

1989
PhD. the Graduate School of Science, the University of Tokyo.
1989-1995
Research Associate, the Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
1995-1998
Lecturer (1995-1997) and Associate Professor (1997-1998), Tokyo Institute of Polytechnic
1998-2010
Associate Professor, Institute for Laser Science, the University of Electro-Communications
2010 - present
Professor, Institute for Laser Science, the University of Electro-Communications
2003
Optics and Quantum Electronics Achievement Awards from the Japan Society of Applied Physics, for the establishment of the 13C2H2 optical frequency standards in 1.55 micron telecom bands.