Yoshiaki Kato
Contract Researcher at RIKEN
Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
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Top SchoolYoshiaki Kato is a contract researcher and computational astrophysicist with 11 years of experience modeling extreme astrophysical environments, from black hole vicinities to the solar atmosphere. Based at RIKEN in Tsukuba, he leads MHD simulations of planetary system formation within the JSPS-supported Hadean Bioscience project and has deep experience running large-scale jobs on national supercomputers such as K computer and XC30. His career spans research roles at premier institutions including JAXA, NAOJ, UiO, and the University of Tsukuba, reflecting strong expertise in high-performance computing applied to observational and theoretical problems (including ALMA science investigations). Trained with a PhD in Physics from Chiba University, he combines rigorous theory with practical simulation engineering to probe harsh, non-linear plasma regimes—often where observations and models meet. An underappreciated strength is his track record of bridging international collaborations and supercomputing centers to deliver computationally demanding, interdisciplinary science.
11 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Physics at Chiba University
Github Skills (12)
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jekyll10
astronomy10
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full-text-search5
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bootswatch4
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Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (3)
TheoreticalAstrophysicsGroup/TheoreticalAstrophysicsGroup.github.io
Sep 2014 - Jun 2021
University of Tsukuba, CCS Theoretical Astrophysics Group Webpage
Contributions:793 commits, 10 PRs, 727 pushes in 6 years 9 months
ccsastrophysicsuniversity-of-tsukubaastronomytheoretical
slashdotdash/jekyll-lunr-js-search
May 2015 - May 2015
[UNSUPPORTED] Jekyll + lunr.js = static websites with powerful full-text search using JavaScript
Contributions:3 comments, 1 issue in 6 days
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