Engineering and applied sciences

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Geomimicry, Emergence, and Meta Soil Unit

Geomimicry, Emergence, and Meta Soil Unit re-imagines soil as adaptive matter. We learn nature's microscopic design rules to engineer "meta soils" with tailored composition and function.

Shravan Pradeep

Assistant Professor (Transitional)

Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing

Nano-Mechanics, Kinetics, and Sustainable Manufacturing Unit

Bridging nano to continuum scales, we develop advanced computational & imaging techniques for designing scalable processes for sustainable materials production and manufacturing.

Yifan Wang

Assistant Professor

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Droplet and Soft Matter Unit

The Droplet and Soft Matter Unit explores soft matter, droplet, and interfacial physics to do fundamental science that is both beautiful and useful, especially in water-health-energy nexus.

Dan Daniel

Assistant Professor

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Marine Physics and Engineering Unit

The Marine Physics and Engineering Unit advances the forecast of ocean dynamics and the development of hydrodynamic disaster mitigation alternatives, paving the way for novel ocean technologies.

Amin Chabchoub

Associate Professor

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Light-Matter Interactions for Quantum Technologies Unit

We study interactions between small particles, such as atoms, and laser light using nano-optics tools, to better understand light’s influences on dynamics.

Síle Nic Chormaic

Síle Nic Chormaic

Professor

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Micro/ Bio/ Nanofluidics Unit

Micro/Bio/Nanofluidic Unit develops lab-on-a-chip devices to probe fluid flows and discover new flow phenomena in microscopic worlds, with applications in biotechnology.

Professor Amy Shen

Amy Shen

Provost, Professor, and Vice CEO, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

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Analysis and Partial Differential Equations Unit

The mission of the Analysis and PDE unit is to reveal and analyze the mathematical principles reflecting natural phenomena expressed by partial differential equations and advance the boundar...

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Ugur Abdulla

Professor

Carbon Capture & Storage

Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit

We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences.

Mahesh Bandi

Professor

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Fluid Mechanics Unit

The Fluid Mechanics Unit uses theory, experiments, and simulations to seek simple insights into complex flows in nature and engineering.

Pinaki Chakraborty

Professor, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST)

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Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit

We conduct R&Ds on the precession beam electron microscope for protein crystal, study for infection prevention of influenza and COVID by ethanol and WEC Project to generate electricity from ocean wave.

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Tsumoru Shintake

Professor

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Continuum Physics Unit

Continuum Physics Unit members carry out theoretical and experimental research in the mechanics of continuous media, including cellular materials, granular materials, and complex fluids with...

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Gustavo Gioia

Professor

Hybrid quantum systems and quantum machines

Quantum Machines Unit

We study in theory and experiments the engineering of quantum devices built from different subsystems that can collectively perform beyond the individual capabilities of their parts.

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Jason Twamley

Professor

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Complex Fluids and Flows Unit

We study multiscale and multiphysics problems related to fluid dynamics by numerical simulations. Our research is focused on turbulence, non-Newtonian fluids and multiphase flows.

Marco Rosti

Marco Edoardo Rosti

Associate Professor

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Electronic and Quantum Magnetism Unit

We study topics of electron correlation in physics and materials science, such as emergent phenomena at quantum phase transitions, spin frustration and excitation, and Fermi surface evolution.

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Yejun Feng

Professor

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Conferences & Workshops

Phyllosphere 12

The ‘phyllosphere meeting’ is a (typically) quinquennial event that brings together experts from around the world with a scientific interest in leaves (and other above-ground parts of plants and trees, including flowers, fruit, buds, petioles, stems, twigs, branches,

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Plant Epigenetics Unit

06 June 2025 - 09 June 2025

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Experimental Postdoctoral Researcher in precision levitated inertial sensing

Posted on 17 April 2026

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Quantum Machines Unit

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Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology RF/Quasi-Optics Postdoctoral Scholar/Research Engineer Quantum Dynamics Unit

Posted on 16 March 2026

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Quantum Dynamics Unit

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