Profile
- Name
- Ryotaro Kase, Ph.D.
- Position and role
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Associate Professor
Principal Investigator (PI) and Head of the Kase Laboratory
- Primary affiliation
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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
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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
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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
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Research Fellow (DC1), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
(Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tokyo University of Science)
Research Output
Please see the Achievements page or the external profiles below.
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
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
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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
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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
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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)