The KAGRA project - past and future

by Prof. Takaaki Kajita (Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, University of Tokyo)

Wednesday 22 Apr 2026, 13:30 → 15:30 Asia/Taipei

L124, Physics Building (NTHU)

Professor Takaaki Kajita is a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Tokyo and the former Director of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR). He was co-awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics for the historic discovery of atmospheric neutrino oscillations, a breakthrough that fundamentally altered the Standard Model by proving that neutrinos have mass. His pioneering work with the Kamiokande and Super-Kamiokande detectors has cemented his legacy in particle astrophysics. Currently, Professor Kajita serves as the Principal Investigator of the KAGRA gravitational-wave observatory, continuing his leadership in the exploration of the universe's most elusive signals.