Curriculum Vitae
Kohki Uno
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Columbia Astrophysics Laboratory, Columbia University
538 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027, USA
E-mail: ku2204_at_columbia.edu
E-mail: ku2204_at_columbia.edu
External Links
- ORCID: 0000-0002-6765-8988
- Researchmap (Japanese): R000082386
Research Positions
Current Position
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Columbia University, New York, USA
Nov. 2025 - present
- Host: Prof. Kishalay De [HP]
Guest Researcher
Flatiron Institute, CCA
Nov. 2025 - present
Previous Positions
Postdoctoral Researcher
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 2025 - Oct. 2025
JSPS Research Fellow - DC1
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025
(JSPS = Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
Visiting Scholar
Columbia University, New York, USA
Mar. 2024 - Jun. 2024
- Host: Prof. Brian Metzger [HP]
- Also staying at CCA / Flatiron Institute
- Also staying at CCA / Flatiron Institute
Education
Ph.D. in Astronomy
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 2022 - Awarded Mar. 2025
- Supervisor: Prof. Keiichi Maeda [HP]
- PhD Thesis: "Diversity of Explosive Transients: Classical Supernovae to New Populations"
- PhD Thesis: "Diversity of Explosive Transients: Classical Supernovae to New Populations"
M.Sc. in Astronomy
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 2020 - Awarded Mar. 2022
- Supervisor: Prof. Keiichi Maeda
- Master Thesis: "Light-curve Modeling for Rapid-Evolving Transients"
- Master Thesis: "Light-curve Modeling for Rapid-Evolving Transients"
B.Sc. in Astronomy
Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Apr. 2016 - Awarded Mar. 2020
High School Diploma
Hokkaido Sapporo Minami High School
Graduated Mar. 2016
Publications & Presentations
- See Publications
- See Presentations
Fellowships, Grants, & Funding
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2026B Keck PI Data Award managed by NExScI for NASA
- FY 2026 / USD 14,750 -
2026A Keck PI Data Award managed by NExScI for NASA
- FY 2026 / USD 12,250 -
JSPS Overseas Research Fellowship
- FY 2025-2027 / No. 202560419 / JPY ~16,000,000 (Maintenance allowance) -
JSPS Overseas Challenge Program for Young Researchers
- FY 2023 / No. 202380163 / JPY 1,400,000 -
Hayakawa Satio Fund awarded by the Astronomical Society of Japan
- FY 2023 / JPY 216,220 -
DoGS Overseas Travel Support Program awarded by Kyoto University
- FY 2022 / JPY 400,000 -
JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists - DC1
- FY 2022-2024 / No. 22J22705 (FY 2022), 22KJ1986 (FY 2023-2024) / JPY 3,400,000
Offer Declined
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JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists - PD
- FY 2025-2027 / No. 25KJ0011 / JPY 5,460,000 [Direct: JPY 4,200,000, Indirect: JPY 1,260,000]
Allocated Telescope Time (PI)
- Keck/LRIS, S26B-N150, 1.0 night
- Keck/LRIS, S26A-N194, 2.5 nights
- Subaru/FOCAS, S25B-091, 2 nights (ToO)
- Subaru/FOCAS, S25A-068, 2 nights (ToO)
- Subaru/FOCAS, S24A-062, 2 nights (ToO)
- Subaru/FOCAS, S23B-025, 1 night (ToO, postponed to S24B due to telescope troubles)
- Subaru/FOCAS, S23A-052, 2 nights (ToO)
Memberships
- The Astronomical Society of Japan (日本天文学会)
- Group of Theoretical Astronomers and Astrophysics in Japan (理論天文学宇宙物理学懇談会/理論懇)
- Group of Optical and Infrared Astronomers in Japan (光学赤外線天文連絡会/光赤天連)
Services
Referee
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Astronomy and Astrophysics
Teaching Experience
Instructor
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Summer School: The landscape of astronomical transients (Flatiron Institute/CCA, 2025)
Material is available online — GitHub
Teaching Assistant
- Electromagnetics (Kyoto University, 2023)
- Theoretical Astronomy Seminar (Kyoto University, 2021)
- Theoretical Astronomy Seminar (Kyoto University, 2020)
Teaching License
- Japanese High School (Subject: Science)
Outreach
- 2024/11: Visiting Lecture at Salesian International School Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan
- 2024/8: Lecture for High School Students at Kyoto University (ELCAS)
- 2023/12: Visiting Lecture at Akashi High School, Hyogo, Japan
- 2023/11: Visiting Lecture at Tomioka-nishi High School, Tokushima, Japan
- 2022/12: Visiting Lecture at Kawase High & Junior-high School, Shiga, Japan
- 2022/11: Lecture for High School Students at Kyoto University