I conduct research on structural color photonic materials based on the self-assembly of colloidal particles. In particular, I focus on photonic balls and biologically derived photonic crystals, aiming to elucidate the relationship between their microstructures and optical responses.
 

In addition, I seek to understand the fundamental mechanisms underlying structural color and to extend these insights toward the development of highly saturated, angle-insensitive structural color materials.

News

1. Our collaborative research with the University of Tokyo has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), and a press release has been issued.
   透明な体が“派手”を生み出す　――体の透過光を利用したエゾハリイカの求愛ディスプレイ――
   https://www.tus.ac.jp/today/archive/20260126_1323.html
    

2. A research project conducted by a student has been published in the Journal of the Physical Society of Japan and was selected as a JPS Hot Topics article.
   “Examination of the Phase Adjusting Effect in the Multilayer Reflector of Two Jewel Beetle Species”
   (2種のタマムシの多層反射板における位相調整効果の検討)
   ​JPS Hot Topics記事