Research Associate
Kenji Kurosaki
Room Building2-237
E-mail
Education
2011
B.Sc., Faculty of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2013
M.Sc., School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology
2016
D.Sc., School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Professional Experience
2016
Research Fellow, The University of Tokyo
2016
Research Fellow, Nagoya University
2020
Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
2022
Research Associate, Kobe University
2025
Research Associate, National Defense Adademy
Keywords for Research Interests Planetary Physics, Hypervelocity Impact, Impact Simulation, Impact between celestial bodies
Major Publications Ejection angles during hypervelocity impacts on flat and spherical targets investigated with shock physics modeling (International Journal of Impact Engineering, 205, 105400, 2025).

Giant Impct Events for Protoplanets: Energetics of Atmospheric Erosion by Head-on Collision (The Astrophysical Journal, 954, 2, 2023).

Evolution of a Water-rich Atmosphere Formed by a Giant Impacton an Earth-sized Planet (The Astrophysical Journal, 957, 2, 2023).

The Exchange of Mass and Angular Momentum in the Impact Event of Ice Giant Planets: Implications for the Origin of Uranus (The Astronomical Journal, 157, 1, 2019).

Acceleration of Cooling of Ice Giants by Condensation in Early Atmospheres (The Astronomical Journal, 153, 6, 2017).