Researcher Introduction
Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology Researcher
Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Cooperating Researcher
Shiro Kawachi

Motivation for Becoming a Researcher

I have liked science since I was a child, and it has been a dream of mine to become a researcher. However, my experience in graduate school was the actual impetus for setting my sights on this career. It felt rewarding to investigate new phenomena and the universality behind them.

Your Greatest Strengths

Perseverance! During my graduate school days, I was developing a magnetostriction measurement system. After repeated failures followed by uncompromising improvements, I achieved successfully measurements at the world’s highest precision under a pulsed high magnetic field.

What Makes Your Research Interesting or Worthwhile

I think that the best part of research is being able to demonstrate originality by, for example, proposing problems in previous studies and devising means to solve them. When good results are obtained, the feeling of achievement is unlike anything else. To think that my research might be useful to others in the future is icing on the cake.

Other Research That Interests You

I would like to clarify the microscopic mechanisms in the coexistence of ferromagnetism and ferroelectricity by constructing a measurement system that combines a pulsed high magnetic field with synchrotron radiation scattering. Moreover, I would like not only to conduct basic research but also to explore how to satisfy the conditions of practical application.

Interests Other Than Research You Would Like to Pursue

Recently, I have enjoyed reading the myths in the Kojiki and going to shrines in various places to learn about ancient Japanese history. Thinking back to the past gives me a chance to consider what I should do in the future. Apart from that, I would like to use volleyball as a vehicle to expand my circle of friends to include not only researchers but also people from other professions.

Shiro Kawachi

Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology Researcher
Institute of Materials Structure Science (IMSS), High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK) Cooperating Researcher

Principal Work History:

In 2017, I received my Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Science at the University of Tokyo. I was studying at the International MegaGauss Science Laboratory of the Institute for Solid State Physics (ISSP) and wrote my doctoral thesis on the study of the magnetoelectric effect of multiferroic bismuth ferrite.

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Notable Articles:

  • [1] S. Kawachi, H. Kuroe, T. Ito, A. Miyake, and M. Tokunaga. “Resistive memory effects in BiFeO3 single crystals controlled by transverse electric fields.” Appl. Phys. Lett. 108 (2016): 162903; 110 (2017): 239902.
  • [2] S. Kawachi, A. Miyake, T. Ito, S. E. Dissanayake, M. Matsuda, W. Ratcliff II, Z. Xu, Y. Zhao, S. Miyahara, N. Furukawa, and M. Tokunaga. “Successive field-induced transitions in BiFeO3 around room temperature.” Phys. Rev. Materials 1 (2017): 024408.

E-mail Address

kawachi.s.ab(at)m.titech.ac.jp
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