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ASPIRE Official Note: Report on the International Workshop「From Quarks to Neutron Stars」
Apr 10, 2026
ASPIRE's official note features an article by Shuntaro Aoki (Coordinator, RIKEN Berkeley Center) titled 'Report on the International Workshop 「From Quarks to Neutron Stars」'.
ASPIRE Official Note: Report on「Theories of Astrophysical Big Bangs 2025」
Apr 10, 2026
ASPIRE's official note features an article by Shigehiro Nagataki (Director, RIKEN Berkeley Center) titled 'Report on 「Theories of Astrophysical Big Bangs 2025」'.
Dr. Akira Dohi (Special Postdoctoral Researcher, RIKEN Berkeley Center) receives the 2nd Ukakuren Young Researcher Award
Apr 1, 2026
His research, which suggests a non-solar elemental composition based on observations and theoretical modeling of a newly identified X-ray burster, has been recognized.
Prof. Gordon Baym to Visit RIKEN iTHEMS; Seminar at Osaka University on April 17
Mar 17, 2026
Gordon Baym, Professor at the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign (USA), will visit the RIKEN Wako Campus and stay at the Research Main Building from April 3 (Fri) to May 1 (Fri), 2026. During his visit, he will give a seminar titled “The Golden Age of Neutron Stars” on April 17 (Fri) at Osaka University. The seminar will be held as a TJR–iTHEMS Joint Seminar between RIKEN iTHEMS and Osaka University TJR.
RIKEN President Visits RIKEN Berkeley Center
Feb 26, 2026
Makoto Gonokami, President of RIKEN, visited the RIKEN Berkeley Center and exchanged views with colleagues at University of California, Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to further strengthen collaborative research ties.
RIKEN-Berkeley workshop on Quantum Gravity
Oct 23, 2025
An international workshop on quantum gravity was held as the first joint meeting between the Leinweber Institute for Theoretical Physics (LITP) at UC Berkeley and the RIKEN iTHEMS.(2025/10/23-24)
The RIKEN–Berkeley Mathematical Quantum Science Initiative website has been launched.
Aug 5, 2025
Official website for the RIKEN–Berkeley Mathematical Quantum Science Initiative has been launched, providing news and information about our research activities.
Workshop: N3AS Annual Meeting 2025
Aug 5, 2025
Attended the N3AS Annual Meeting 2025 at UC Berkeley for Research Presentations and Collaboration(2025/8/5-7)
From Quarks to Neutron Stars: Insights from kHz gravitational waves
Apr 23, 2025
Held a Workshop on High-Frequency Gravitational Waves for Multi-Messenger Astrophysics and Nuclear Physics, Neutron Star Physics (2025/4/23-24)
Held Theories of Astrophysical Big Bangs 2025
Feb 17, 2025
An international workshop focusing on the formation processes of high-density astrophysical objects and black holes (2025/2/17-19)
Held RIKEN - LBNL Workshop on Quantum Information Science
Sep 3, 2024
An international conference covering a broad range of topics including quantum technologies, quantum information, quantum computing, hybrid quantum-classical systems, and quantum many-body physics (2024/9/3-6)
Held JOINT N3AS-iTHEMS Meeting on Quantum Information Science in Multi-messenger Astrophysics
Jun 16, 2024
An international workshop focused on the application of quantum computing to multi-messenger astronomy and related fields in particle and nuclear physics (2024/6/16-18)