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Ken Ebisawa

Affiliation : JAXA ISAS Dept of Interdisciplinary Space Science, U. of Tokyo, Graduate School of Science, Department of Astronomy
Status : Professor
Research Interests
1. Do intermediate-mass black holes exist?
2. What is the origin of the Galactic ridge X-ray emission?
3. What is the origin of the apparently broadened emission lines from the proximity of black holes?
4. Construction of the data archives for science satellites by JAXA.
Place of birth : Sagamihara, Kanagawa
Hobbies : off-road bike, rally, karate, judo, surfing, soccer, weight-training, Irish harp, cooking

(Rally Mongolia, 2008)

Affiliation :
1. JAXA ISAS, Department of Space Astrophysics
2. The University of Tokyo, Department of Astronomy
3. Kwansei Gakuin University, Graduate School of Science and Technology
Status : Assistant professor
Research interests
1. Multi-wavelength observations of Galactic high-energy sources
2. Development, calibration, & operation of instruments for astronomy satellites
  1. Cosmic microwave mapper LiteBIRD
  2. Resolve X-ray spectrometer for XRISM
  3. SXS X-ray spectrometer for Hitomi
  4. XIS X-ray imaging spectrometer for Suzaku
Place of birth : Takatsuki, Osaka
Hobbies : On-road bike, reading books (non-fictions only)
Why astronomy? : I watched NHK documentaries on Earth and Space sciences when I was a child. I was impressed by the scale of these researches, and I wanted to be a part of it.

(A century ride to the Oku-Tama area)

Affiliation : UTokyo, Graduate School of Science, Department of Astronomy
Status : Graduate student (D3)
Research interests :
1. Time variability analysis of BH X-ray binaries with MAXI and Swift
2. Evaluation of the EMI effect on cryogenic calorimeters
3. NICER and XRISM observation of stellar flares
Place of birth : Chiba, JAPAN
Hobbies : read manga, study Chinese language, etc
Why astronomy? :
　Inspired by a cool scientist who let me realize how immense the Universe is and small our existences are.

Affiliation : UTokyo, Graduate School of Science, Department of Astronomy
Status : Graduate student (D2)
Research interests :
1. X-ray analysis of Active Galactic Nuclei
2. XRISM/Resolve event screening
3. X-ray analysis of High Mass X-ray binary
4. Hydrodynamics and Radiative transfer simulation
Place of birth : KANAGAWA, JAPAN
Hobbies : Swimming
Why astronomy? :
I have been fascinated by the mystery of the beginning of the universe.

Affiliation : UTokyo, Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy
Status : Graduate student (M2)
Research interests :
1. Observation and spectral analysis of the X-ray binary system Cir X-1 with XRISM
2. Advanced Radiation Transport Numerical Calculations
Place of birth : SHIZUOKA, JAPAN
Hobbies : Sci-fi novels, classic literatures, keyboard piano, travel, languages, and stargazing
Why astronomy? :
　When I was a child, I was fascinated by an illustrated book about the universe. It has been my dream ever since then to explore the mysterious world that mankind has yet to reach.

Affiliation : Shibaura Institute of Technology
Status : Graduate student (M2)
Research interests :
1. Analysis of ISS attitude variation using MAXI attitude data
Place of birth : Tokyo, JAPAN
Hobbies : Adventure
Why astronomy? :
　 I saw the universe beyond the night sky—that’s why.

Affiliation : UTokyo, Faculty of Science, Department of Astronomy
Status : Graduate student (M1)
Research interests :
1. Advanced Radiation Transport Numerical Calculations
2. Observation and spectral analysis of the X-ray binary system with XRISM
Place of birth : Saitama, Japan
Hobbies : tennis, cooking, walking
Why astronomy? :
I read "Big Bang" by Simon Singh and found it very interesting.

(Onami-ike, Kagoshima)