October 15, 2025
The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI)
Misao Sasaki, Project Professor at The University of Tokyo Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), has been named a new fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
APS is the world’s largest physics organization with 50,000 members. Of those members, less than 0.5% are selected as fellows, recognizing their significant contributions to physics research.
Sasaki is being recognized “for seminal contributions to cosmology and astrophysics, including cosmological perturbation theory and physics of gravitational waves, and for laying the foundation for understanding how quantum perturbations could shape the observed structures in today's universe.”
Regarding the news, Sasaki has made the following comment.
“I am honored and deeply moved. I will use this recognition to motivate me to continue my research, and gain a deeper understanding of our Universe,” he said.
About Misao Sasaki
Education and Experience
1981 Doctor of Science, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
1981 – 1983 JSPS Junior Fellow, Research Institute for Fundamental Physics, Kyoto University
1983 Research Associate, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
1983 – 1986 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
1986 – 1990 Associate Professor, Research Institute for Theoretical Physics, Hiroshima University
1990 – 1991 Associate Professor, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
1991 – 1994 Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
1995 – 2003 Professor, Department of Earth and Space Science, Osaka University
1999 – 2000 Adjunct Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
2002 Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, University of Paris VII
2003 – 2018 Professor, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
2006 Visiting Professor, Department of Physics, University of Paris XI
2008 – 2011 KIAS Scholar, Korea Institute for Advanced Study
2013 – 2018 Director, Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University
2018 – Project Professor, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), The University of Tokyo
2022 – 2024 Deputy Director, Kavli Institute for the Physics and Mathematics of the Universe (Kavli IPMU, WPI), The University of Tokyo
2025 - Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Theoretical Physics (APCTP)
Awards
1997 Chushiro Hayashi Prize, The Astronomical Society of Japan
1997 Seminal Paper Prize, The Physical Society of Japan
2008 Humboldt Research Award, Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
2010 Daiwa Adrian Prize, The Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation
2011 Honorary Professor, Tomsk State Pedagogical University
2024 Benjamin Lee Professor (APCTP)
2025 International Society on General Relativity & Gravitation (ISGRG) Fellow
Related links
List of APS Fellows (American Physical Society website)
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