Yūko Kakazu (嘉数悠子 ''Kakazu Yūko'') is a Japanese astronomer. Her specialty is

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Early life and education

Yūko Kakazu was born and raised in

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

, Japan. Her participation in a Space Camp sponsored by

NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agencies of the United States government, independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil List of government space agencies, space program ...

inspired her to pursue a career related to space. After graduating from Okinawa Shogaku High School, she began her studies in the Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science at

Tohoku University , or is a Japanese national university located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan. It is informally referred to as . Established in 1907, it was the third Imperial University in Japan and among the first three Designated National ...

. Though she was initially in the Department of Chemistry, she transferred to the Department of Physics. After graduating with her bachelor's degree from Tohoku University, she got her master's degree and Ph.D. in Astronomy at the

University of Hawaii at Manoa A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

Career and research

She has held research positions in astronomy at the

Institut d'astrophysique de Paris The Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris (translated: Paris Institute of Astrophysics) is a research institute in Paris, France. The Institute is part of the Sorbonne University and is associated with the CNRS Centre national de la recherche scientifi ...

(starting in 2008), the

California Institute of Technology The California Institute of Technology (branded as Caltech or CIT)The university itself only spells its short form as "Caltech"; the institution considers other spellings such a"Cal Tech" and "CalTech" incorrect. The institute is also occasional ...

(starting in 2010), and the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its main campus is located in Chicago's Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood. The University of Chic ...

(starting in 2011). She began her current position at the NAOJ Hawaii Observatory and Subaru Telescope in September 2013. Her research concerns the formation and evolution of galaxies, which are fundamental components of our universe.

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Yuko Kakazu, Ph.D.
- official webpage
天文学者ゆうこのハワイ便り (Astronomer Yuko's News from Hawai'i)
- official blog

- 講談社が運営するサイト・ ttp://www.rikejo.jp/ 理系女子応援サービス Rikejo内のページ。 * *
From Ancient to Modern Astronomy - Islanders' Perspectives
- 'Imiloa Hawai'i blog {{DEFAULTSORT:Kakazu, Yuko 1970s births Women astronomers Living people 21st-century Japanese astronomers Tohoku University alumni University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni People from Okinawa Prefecture

Early life and education

Career and research

See also

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