Coordinated Space Observation and Experiment Research Group
Group Director
Kazuo Makishima

- Brief resume
- 1978
- Research Associate, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
- 1986
- D.Sci., University of Tokyo
- 1986
- Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo
- 1995
- Professor, Graduate School of Science, University of Tokyo (-current)
- 2001
- Chief Scientist, Cosmic Radiation Laboratory, RIKEN
- 2010
- Group Director, Coordinated Space Observation and Experiment Research Group, RIKEN (-current)
Outline
Our group aims at utilizing the Pressurized Vessel and the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo,” a part of the International Space Station. The utilization of the Exposed Facility has already been initiated by the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) instrument launched in the summer of 2009, followed by a candidate EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory) mission which is currently under development. The Pressurized Vessel may be used for a wide variety of research projects in RIKEN, including biomedical studies and materials science, both to be conducted in zero gravity.
Research Teams
- Team Leader
- Kazuo Makishima
In collaboration with JAXA, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Aoyama Gakuin University, Nihon University, Kyoto University, Chuo University, Miyazaki University and a few other institutions, we operate the MAXI (Monitor of All-sky X-ray Image) experiment aboard the International Space Station, and promote worldwide release of the MAXI data.
- Team Leader
- Marco Casolino
The JEM-EUSO (Extreme Universe Space Observatory onboard Japanese Experiment Module) will be the first astronomical earth observatory designed to look down on the Earth from above, using our atmosphere as a gigantic detector.
- Team Leader
- Akihiko Nakano
Our team aims at utilizing the Pressurized Vessel of the Japan Experimental Module “Kibo” which comprises the International Space Station.
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