Research Organization
Steering Committee
Revolution of Chiral Materials Science using Helical Light Fields
Principal Investigator

Takashige Omatsu(Chiba University・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Hiromi Okamoto(Institute for Molecular Science・Professor・Professor)

Masahiro Ehara(National Institutes of Natural Sciences・Professor)
Evaluation Group
Reviewers

Eiji Yashima(Nagoya University)

Toyohiko Yatagai(Utsunomiya University)

Hiroshi Masuhara(National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University)

Tohru Suemoto(The University of Electro-Communications)
Advisors

Kazue Kurihara(Tohoku University)

Yoshie Harada(Osaka University)

Keiji Sasaki(Hokkaido University)

Yasushi Inouye(Osaka University)
International Advisors

Kishan Dholakia(University of Adelaide and University of St Andrews)

Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop(The University of Queensland)

Malcolm Kadodwala(University of Glasgow)

Alexander Govorov(Ohio University)
Planned Research
A01
Nonlinear chiral optical responses by helical light fields
Principal Investigator

Nobuhiko Yokoshi(Osaka Metropolitan University・Associate Professor)
Co-Investigators

Yoshito Tanaka(Hokkaido University・Professor)
A02
Quantum inverse design theory for the chiroptical properties based on helical light fields
Principal Investigator

Masahiro Ehara(National Institutes of Natural Sciences・Professor)
A03
Coherent control of excitons in chiral molecular systems throught interactions with helical light fields
Principal Investigator

Takuya Nakashima(Osaka Metropolitan University・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Takashi Hirose(Kyoto University・Associate Professor)

Mitsuhiko Morisue(Kyoto Institute of Technology・Assistant Professor)

Mihoko Yamada(Nara Institute of Science and Technology・Assistant Professor)
B01
Chiral interaction dynamics between helical light fields and nanomaterials
Principal Investigator

Hiromi Okamoto(Institute for Molecular Science・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Sadgrove Mark(Tokyo University of Science・Associate Professor)

Tetsuya Narushima(Institute for Molecular Science・Researcher)

AHN HyoYong(National Institutes of Natural Sciences・Assistant Professor)

Junsuke Yamanishi(Institute for Molecular Science・Assistant Professor)
B02
Interaction between material and helical near field
Principal Investigator

Tomoya Oshikiri(Tohoku University・Associate Professor)
Co-Investigators

Takehiko Wada(Tohoku University・Professor)
B03
Nanoscale Helical Field Generations and Material Manipulations using Plasmonics
Principal Investigator

Atsushi Taguchi(Hokkaido University・Associate Professor)
C01
Nano/macro-scale chiral structures fabricated by illumination of helical light fields
Principal Investigator

Takashige Omatsu(Chiba University・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Hiroko Yokota(Chiba University・Associate Professor)

Teruki Sugiyama(Nara Institute of Science and Technology・Professor)
C02
Excitation of quantized vortex via helical light field
Principal Investigator

Yosuke Minowa(Osaka University・Assistant Professor)
Co-Investigators

Makoto Tsubota(Osaka Metropolitan University・Professor)

Takashi Nishioka(Kochi University・Professor)
C03
Stimulation into biological tissues and self-organization dynamics using helical light fields
Principal Investigator

Chie Hosokawa(Osaka Metropolitan University・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Kentaro Doi(Toyohashi University of Technology・Professor)
C04
Development of 3D-tissues with helical structures by helical light field
Principal Investigator

Michiya Matsusaki(Osaka University・Professor)
Co-Investigators

Masahiko Nakamoto(Osaka University・Assistant Professor)

Kenta Homma(Osaka University・Assistant Professor)
Publicly Offered Research
A
Study of chirality-dependent optical forces enabled by spin-orbital angular momentum conversion in the nonlinear optical trapping of VO2 particles
Principal Investigator

Pin Christophe(Hokkaido University・Assistant Professor)
Theory of topological-light driven nonequilibrium dynamics of vortex generation in magnets and superconductors
Principal Investigator

Masahiro Sato(Chiba University・Professor)
Molecular Theories in Chiral Materials Science
Principal Investigator

Hirofumi Sato(Kyoto University・Professor)
Experimental and theoretical studies on the interaction of high-energy UV vortex synchrotron radiation with biomolecules
Principal Investigator

Koichi Matsuo(Hiroshima University・Associate Professor)
Interaction of light vortices and electrons explored in quantum Hall regime
Principal Investigator

Kenichi Oto(Chiba University・Professor)
Simulation study on the correlation between local asymmetry and macroscopic chirality in fundamental processes of optical-vortex and plasma interaction
Principal Investigator

Hiroaki Nakamura(National Institute for Fusion Science・Professor)
B
Topological structures induced by transverse spin angular momentum of surface plasmon polaritons
Principal Investigator

Atsushi Kubo(University of Tsukuba・Senior Lecturer)
Integrated system of HS-AFM and optical vortex for high spatio-temporal resolution observation of chiral ordering
Principal Investigator

Takayuki Umakoshi(Osaka University・Senior Lecturer)
High resolution observation of chirality by photo-induced force microscopy and elucidation of light helix and molecular interactions
Principal Investigator

Yasuhiro Sugawara(Osaka University・Professor)
Visualization of nano-optical chiral fields generated by helical light
Principal Investigator

Kohei Imura(Waseda University・Professor)
Development of single-chip optical chiral light sources
Principal Investigator

Kyoko Kitamura(Tohoku University・Professor)
Optical Vortex Tweezers using Nanostructured Semiconductors and their applications to Chiral Chemistry
Principal Investigator

Yasuyuki Tsuboi(Osaka Metropolitan University・Professor)
Chiro-thermo-optical reaction fields at the nanometer scale
Principal Investigator

Kenji Setoura(Kobe City College of Technology・Associate Professor)
C
Development of Nanomaterials with Photoregulated Helicity
Principal Investigator

Ryojun Toyoda(Tohoku University・Assistant Professor)
Chiral Nucleation in Metaspace with Enhanced Helical Near-Field Co-Created by Electric and Magnetic Field
Principal Investigator

Hiromasa Niinomi(Tohoku University・Assistant Professor)
Creation of magnetic skyrmions by helicity of light
Principal Investigator

Tomoyuki Yokouchi(The University of Tokyo・Assistant Professor)
Theory for fluid control and chiral ordering with helical light field
Principal Investigator

Mamoru Tamura(Osaka University・Assistant Professor)
Chirality-selective nucleation and crystal growth induced by chiral vortex beam
Principal Investigator

Ryusei Oketani(Osaka University・Assistant Professor)
Exploring chiral edge mode and geometric universality in active matter by optical vortex manipulatio
Principal Investigator

Yusuke Maeda(Kyushu University・Associate Professor)
Photochemical chiral growth of metal colloids using helisity of light
Principal Investigator

Koichiro Saito(National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology・Researcher)
Molecular assembling of phenylalanine derivatives by chiral optical forces
Principal Investigator

Kenichi Yuyama(Osaka Metropolitan University・Senior Lecturer)