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Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science

Astrophysics Laboratory (Kase Laboratory)

Profile


Portrait of Ryotaro Kase
Name
Ryotaro Kase, Ph.D.
Position and role

Associate Professor

Principal Investigator (PI) and Head of the Kase Laboratory

Primary affiliation

Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science

Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science

Research Center for Space System Innovation (Astrophysics and Observational Science Unit), Research Institute for Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science

Degree
Ph.D. in Science
Research fields
Astrophysics and theories of gravity
Academic society
The Physical Society of Japan
Institutional email
Email: r.kase@rs.tus.ac.jp
Official university profile
Tokyo University of Science Researcher Information Database (English)

Academic Appointments


April 2023-Present

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science

Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science

April 2020-March 2023

Junior Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science

Junior Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science

April 2019-March 2020
Junior Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science
April 2015-March 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Faculty of Science Division II, Tokyo University of Science
April 2012-March 2015

Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

(Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science)

Research Output


Courses Taught


Undergraduate

Mechanics A and B

Astrophysics A and B

Mathematical Methods in Physics 3 and 4

Exercises in Mechanics A and B

Exercises in Statistical Mechanics

Undergraduate Thesis Research


Graduate

Special Research 1 and 2

Physics Colloquium 1 and 2

Physics Seminar and Laboratory 1 and 2

Advanced Astrophysics 1 and 2 (offered every other year)

Honors and Awards


March 2020

Tokyo University of Science Outstanding Researcher Incentive Award for FY2019

November 2019

Commendation based on the results of the FY2018 Questionnaire for Improvement of Classes

March 2015
Tokyo University of Science Student Award for FY2014
November 2014
Outstanding Presentation Award, Gold Prize, JGRG24

Competitive Research Funding


April 2023-March 2024

Independent Research Environment Formation Support (Trial) under Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) and Early-Career Scientists

 Project title: Testing theories of gravity beyond general relativity using gravitational-wave observational data

 Allocated amount: JPY 1,820,000

April 2023-March 2027

JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

 Project title: Testing theories of gravity beyond general relativity using gravitational-wave observational data

 Allocated amount: JPY 4,680,000

April 2020-March 2024

JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

 Project title: Observational tests of theories of gravity beyond general relativity at large cosmological scales and in strong-gravity regimes at small scales

 Allocated amount: JPY 4,160,000

April 2017-March 2021

JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

 Project title: Construction and observational discrimination of dark-energy models based on vector-tensor modified gravity theories

 Allocated amount: JPY 4,160,000

April 2015-March 2017

JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up

 Project title: Latest observational constraints on dark-energy models based on modified gravity theories at large and small scales

 Allocated amount: JPY 2,730,000

April 2012-March 2015

JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

 Project title: Construction of dark-energy models based on modified gravity theories and their observational constraints

 Allocated amount: JPY 2,700,000

Conferences and Workshops Organized


March 2019

Fourth Workshop on Gravity and Cosmology by Young Researchers, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University

(Canceled in view of the spread of COVID-19.)

March 2018
Third Workshop on Gravity and Cosmology by Young Researchers, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
March 2017
Second Workshop on Gravity and Cosmology by Young Researchers, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
March 2016
Workshop on Gravity and Cosmology by Young Researchers, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
August 2015
2nd APCTP-TUS Workshop on Dark Energy, Tokyo University of Science

University Service and Administration


2026-Present

Planning and writing for “Tokyo University of Science VOICE,” Faculty of Science Division II

Introducing educational experiences in the Faculty of Science Division II through interviews with students and others.

2025-Present
Departmental Coordinator (Career Services)
2024-Present

Planning and administration of support programs for adult students

Participating in the planning and administration of orientations and networking events for adult students, as well as systems for student interaction and individual questions and consultations through the LETUS course “Faculty of Science Division II Adult Student Exchange and Support Office.”

2023-2025
Departmental Coordinator (Faculty Development)
2021-Present
Member, Future Planning Committee
2021-2023
Departmental Coordinator (Academic Affairs and Faculty Development)