Quantum device --- Potentiality to produce an innovative technology,such as nanotechnology
Quantum information --- Key to a revolutionary advancement in the field of computers, etc.
Fundamental quantum theory --- Essential to elucidate the nature of light
Director  Masao Ninomiya (Ph.D of Science)
 Specialized in the theory of elementary particles with particular emphasis on the lattice gauge theory, quantum gravity and unified theory (superstring theory), Ninomiya is the only physicisit Niels Bohr Institute accepted as its fellow researcher since he has been collaborating with Professor Sir Holger B. Nielsen of the Institute for a long time.

 The internationally-known achievement of his is the paper co-written with Prof. Neilsen demonstrating theoretically that Abelian field, or an electromagnetic field, sprung from the primordial chaos shortly after the space was generated. This paper drew attention as what ensuring the description in Book of Genesis that God generated light from chaos first. In addition to the lattice gauge theory, he demonstrated the theorem of Nielsen and Ninomiya that Chiral Fermi field cannot exist under the normal physical assumption. It brought extraordinary impact not only on the elementary particle physics but on the condensed matter physics.

 Currently he focuses on developing the quantum gravity theory out of the frame of quantum field theory in statistical mechanics, and theoretical solving the structure of time space around the singularities in black holes.

 Moreover, aiming for the application and development of the superstring theory to the actual physical phenomenon in line with the great revolution of space observation using the WMAP satellite, he expands the new pre-big-ban cosmology based on principle of the theory, cyclic universe model. It is highly expected that the theoretical study of these basic physics will solve the photon nature.
Deputy Director  Toshiaki Kaneeda (Ph.D of Engineering)
 Specialized in the precision machining, the ultraprecision machining, and the tribology.
Researchers
Title Name
Technical Staff
(head researcher)		 Fumihiko Sugino
Researcher
(part-time)		 Yukinori Nagatani
Researcher
(part-time)		 Takafumi Iwaki
Researcher
(part-time)		 Yukitaka Ishimoto
Researcher
(part-time)		 Toshiki Ide
Researcher
(part-time)		 Zengo Tsuboi
Researcher
(part-time)		 Takayuki Tsuchida
Researcher
(part-time)		 Makoto Sakaguchi
Researcher
(part-time)		 Yasuhiro Sekino
Name Title
Hikaru Kawai Professor, Department of Physics, Kyoto University,Principal Investigator, Theoretical Elementary Particle Physics Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research(RIKEN)
Yoshihisa Kitazawa Chairperson, Theory Division, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK)
Atsushi Sunami Accociate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Akira Furusaki Principal Investigator, Condensed-Matter Theory Group, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research(RIKEN)
Kenichi Yoshikawa Professor, Department of Physics, Kyoto University
Tamiaki Yoneya Chairperson, Institute of Physics, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Komaba
Kenji Kawahara Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medecine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical, Okayama University
Ryuichi Sawae Professor, Okayama University of Science
Isao Harada Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Masao Hirokawa Professor, Okayama University Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology
Kazumasa Yokota Professor, Faculty of Computer Science and System Engineering Okayama Prefectural University
Consultants
Name Title
Sir Holger B. Nielsen Professor, Niels Bohr Institute, The University of Copenhagen
Piet Hut Professor, Institute for Advanced Study
Hiroshi Ezawa Professor emeritus, Gakushuin University
Yoshitaka Kimura Former director of Institute of Materials Structure Science, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK)
Makoto Kobayashi Director, Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK)
Gyo Takeda Professor emeritus, Tohoku University
Akira Tonomura Fellow, Hitachi Ltd.
Associate Organization
Niels Bohr Institute, The University of Copenhagen