About Me

I am a theoretical astrophysist, enjoy thinking about mysterious phenomena in the universe.

I am especially interested in physics of compact objects, i.e., black holes, neutron stars, white dwarfs, and related high-energy astrophysical phenomena. Research projects I have been working on are (random order)
・gamma-ray bursts, in particular, from the first stars
・superluminouse supernovae and the pulsar-driven model
・fast radio bursts
・core collapse of massive stars and black-hole/neutron-star formation
・compact binary mergers (white dwarf x2, neutron star x2, black hole x2)
・gravitational waves associated with magnetar oscillations
・particle acceleration at various astrophysical shocks
・supermassive black hole formation in early universe
・astrophysical sources of GeV-TeV electron/positron cosmic rays
・astrophysical sources of TeV-PeV neutrinos
・dark matter search using puslar timeing arrays
・galaxy mergers
and etc. For more details, please see my publications.

I am happy to talk with interested students at any time.

Position

・Mar 2022 – present : Associate Professor, Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University
・Sep 2016 – Mar 2022 : Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, The University of Tokyo
・Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 : NASA Einstein Fellow, Department of Astronomy, University of California, Berkeley
・Apr 2012 – Sep 2014 : JSPS Research Fellow, Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, Penn State University

Education

・Mar 2012 : Kyoto University Ph.D., Physics
・Mar 2009 : Kyoto University M.Sc., Physics
・Mar 2007 : Kyoto University B.Sc., Physics

Contact

・[Name]: Kazumi Kashiyama
・[Affiliation]: Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University
・[Office]: Room S502, Science Complex C, 6-3, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi, 980-8578, Japan
・[Email]: kashiyama_at_astr.tohoku.ac.jp