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Takaaki Kajita

Japanese physicist and astronomer

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Takaaki Kajita is a Japanese physicist, known for neutrino experiments at the Kamioka Observatory – Kamiokande and its successor, Super-Kamiokande. In 2015, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics jointly with Canadian physicist Arthur B. McDonald for the discovery of neutrino oscillations. On 1 October 2020, he became the president of the Science Council of Japan.

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Born
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Place of birth
Higashimatsuyama wd
Citizenship
Japan wd
Occupation
physicist, university teacher wd
Education
Saitama University, University of Tokyo, Kawagoe High School wd
Official website
ipmu.jp/takaaki-kajita wd

Awards wd

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (2015)
  • Nishina Memorial Prize (1988)
  • Asahi Prize (1999)
  • Bruno Rossi Prize (1989)
  • Order of Culture (2015)
  • Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics (2016)
  • Julius Wess Prize (2013)
  • Person of Cultural Merit (2015)
  • Panofsky Prize (2002)
  • honorary doctor of the University of Padua

Questions

When was Takaaki Kajita born?
Takaaki Kajita was born on 9 March 1959 in Higashimatsuyama.
Where did Takaaki Kajita study?
Takaaki Kajita was educated at Saitama University, University of Tokyo, Kawagoe High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Takaaki Kajita · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q11538917 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Takaaki Kajita cropped 1 Takaaki Kajita 202010.jpg by 日本学術会議 (CC BY 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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