I joined sPHENIX in October 2022, when I was fourth year bachelor student at Nara Women's university. So I have been working for almost two years now.

What is the focus of your work on the sPHENIX experiment?

I am working for the INTT group since I joined sPHENIX. Currently I am doing data QA, mainly on data readout of INTT. I am now in second year of the master program, and I still have a lot to learn, so my days are tough, but I am enjoying student life.

Where were you born and what is your educational background before your current position?

I was born in Osaka prefecture Japan. I got my bachelor degree at Nara Women's university.

What is the title of your Ph.D. or tentative title? Awards or biggest talk highlight?

Since I am still in the master's program, I will be writing my master's thesis from now on. The title will be on the INTT data QA that I am currently working. I have not given a talk at a major conference yet because of my inexperience, but I talked at JPS in March 2024 on “Data readout of the intermediate track detector INTT in the RHIC-sPHENIX I gave a talk titled “Data readout of the intermediate track detector INTT in the RHIC -sPHENIX experiment” at JPS in March 2024. I will also be giving a talk on data readout of INTT in Run24 at JPS in September this year. This will probably be the biggest talk so far.

How did you decide to go into heavy ion or spin research?

I originally became interested in accelerator experiments and majored in physics. I was particularly interested in QGP and decided to participate in sPHENIX, a heavy ion experiment.

What do you like to do in your spare time?

I like music very much, so I listen to music and go to concerts. During my stay at BNL, I went to Broadway musicals and went to Blue Note to listen to jazz.

Fun fact?

I can play an instrument called bassoon. I have been doing it since I was in junior high school, and it's been 12 years now. I play in orchestras and brass bands.