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Junichiro Kono is a Professor at Rice University with joint appointments in Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, and Materials Science & NanoEngineering. He serves as Director of the Smalley-Curl Institute and holds the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in Engineering. His research spans optical studies of condensed matter, terahertz spectroscopy, and quantum engineering.
- Education
- Ph.D. in Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo (1995)
- M.S. and B.S. in Applied Physics, University of Tokyo (1992, 1990)
- Research Areas
Kono's work focuses on ultrastrong light-matter coupling, quantum optics in nanosystems, and nonlinear optical phenomena in semiconductors. He pioneered terahertz cavity quantum electrodynamics and nonlinear magneto-optics in carbon nanotubes, with applications in quantum computing and photonics.
- Scientific Awards
- 2023 JSAP International Fellow
- 2021 IOP Fellow
- 2019 SPIE Fellow
- 2015 OSA Fellow
- 2009 APS Fellow
- 2008 Heiskell Award for Innovation
- 2002 NSF CAREER Award
- Advising & Grants
Kono has advised numerous PhD students including Dasom Kim, Jacques Doumani, and Ali Mojibpour. He secured major grants from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (2022, $2M) and NSF (2022, $1.5M PIRE grant), among others.
- Labs & Teams
He leads the Rice Advanced Magnet with Broadband Optics (RAMBO) lab, which combines 30-T pulsed magnets with ultrafast optical spectroscopy. His group also organizes the TOMODACHI STEM program for Japanese female students.
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