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Affiliation and Contact Address

NAOJ (Apr 2014 -)

• Title: Chief Research Engineer / Project Controller of NAOJ Chile Observatory
• Contact: kenichi.kikuchi _at_ nao.ac.jp
• Address:
Chile Observatory,
National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ),
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588, Japan.

Past Affiliations

NICT (Jul 2011 - Mar 2014)

Senior Researcher,
Remote Sensing Fundamentals Laboratory,
Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute,
National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)

AIST (Apr 2007 - Jun 2011)

Technical Staff,
Superconducting Device Group,
Nanoelectronics Research Institute,
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)

JAXA (Mar 1999 - Jun 2011)

Invited Researcher,
JEM/SMILES Mission Team, ISS Science Project Office,
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science,
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

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Basic Information

• Name: Ken'ichi KIKUCHI
• Academic Credential: Doctor of Science in Physics, Tokyo Metropolitan University
• Professional Credential: PMAJ (Project Management Association of Japan) Certified PMS (Project Management Specialist)
• Affiliated Society: The Astronomical Society of Japan, The Physical Society of Japan, The Japan Society of Applied Physics, The Society of Project Management

Research Keywords

Astrophysics, Low-temperature Detector, Cryogenics, Submillimeter / Terahertz Receiver, Remote Sensing from Space