Kiyoshi Masui

Kiyoshi Masui is an Associate Professor of Physics at MIT, affiliated with the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research. He leads the MIT Synoptic Radio Lab, focusing on radio astronomy and cosmology, particularly using large-scale sky surveys and radio telescopes like CHIME. His research spans theoretical predictions, observational data analysis, instrumentation development, and exploiting phenomena like hydrogen intensity mapping and fast radio bursts (FRBs) to study the Universe's structure and evolution.

Education:

• Bachelor's in Engineering Physics from Queen's University (undergraduate thesis on dark matter experiments)
• PhD in Physics from University of Toronto (Canadian Institute for Theoretical Astrophysics)
• Postdoctoral roles at University of British Columbia and CITA National Fellow

Research Interests:

• Hydrogen intensity mapping for 3D cosmic structure surveys
• FRB analysis as probes of intergalactic matter and cosmic evolution
• Instrumentation for radio telescopes (e.g., CHIME)
• Algorithm development for large datasets

Awards:

• 2023 Harvey B. Richer Gold Medal
• 2022 Brockhouse Canada Prize
• 2020 Governor General’s Innovation Award

Advising/Grants: Leads the MIT Synoptic Radio Lab and collaborates extensively on CHIME projects. His work involves graduate students and postdocs in instrumentation, data analysis, and theoretical astrophysics.

Labs/Teams: PI of MIT Synoptic Radio Lab; affiliated with MIT Kavli Institute and CHIME Collaboration.