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Kikuchi Shota

Kikuchi Shota
Affiliation and department:
Job title: Assistant Professor
Research field  (2): Space and planetary science ,  Aerospace engineering
Research keywords  (5): Orbital Mechanics ,  Asteroid Exploration ,  測地学 ,  天体衝突 ,  Space Systems
Research theme for competitive and other funds  (7):
  • 2023 - 2025 Innovative Geodetic Surveys for Determining Surface and Internal Structures of Solar System Small Bodies
  • 2022 - 2025 Exploration of Fast-Rotating Asteroids: Orbit Design and Navigation Guidance
  • 2021 - 2023 Integrated Analysis of Orbital Motion, Surface Topography, and Impact Mechanics for Precision Landing on Small Bodies
  • 2020 - 2023 Semi Autonomous Orbit Determination and Planning Method for Frequent Deep Space Missions
  • 2020 - 2022 Gravity Field and Orbital Mechanics within the Brillouin Sphere of a Small Body
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Papers (67):
  • Shota Kikuchi, Kei Shirai, Ko Ishibashi, Koji Wada, Yasuhiro Yokota, Rie Honda, Toshihiko Kadono, Yuri Shimaki, Naoya Sakatani, Kazunori Ogawa, et al. Simultaneous geometric calibration and orbit-attitude determination of Hayabusa2’s deployable camera (DCAM3). Advances in Space Research. 2024. 74. 2. 899-936
  • Yuki Takao, Osamu Mori, Jun Matsumoto, Toshihiro Chujo, Shota Kikuchi, Yoko Kebukawa, Motoo Ito, Tatsuaki Okada, Jun Aoki, Kazuhiko Yamada, et al. Sample return system of OKEANOS-The solar power sail for Jupiter Trojan exploration. Acta Astronautica. 2023
  • Shota Kikuchi, Yuya Mimasu, Yuto Takei, Takanao Saiki, Daniel J. Scheeres, Masatoshi Hirabayashi, Koji Wada, Makoto Yoshikawa, Sei-ichiro Watanabe, Satoshi Tanaka, et al. Preliminary design of the Hayabusa2 extended mission to the fast-rotating asteroid 1998 KY26. Acta Astronautica. 2023. 211. 295-315
  • Hikaru Yabuta, George D. Cody, Cécile Engrand, Yoko Kebukawa, Bradley De Gregorio, Lydie Bonal, Laurent Remusat, Rhonda Stroud, Eric Quirico, Larry Nittler, et al. Macromolecular organic matter in samples of the asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Science. 2023. 379. 6634
  • Hiroshi Naraoka, Yoshinori Takano, Jason P. Dworkin, Yasuhiro Oba, Kenji Hamase, Aogu Furusho, Nanako O. Ogawa, Minako Hashiguchi, Kazuhiko Fukushima, Dan Aoki, et al. Soluble organic molecules in samples of the carbonaceous asteroid (162173) Ryugu. Science. 2023. 379. 6634
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MISC (6):
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Lectures and oral presentations  (40):
  • はやぶさ2#ランデブーミッションにおける小惑星軌道変更の可能性
    (2023年度プラネタリーディフェンス・シンポジウム 2024)
  • はやぶさ2衝突実験によるイジェクタスケーリング則の検証
    (第19回衝突研究会 2023)
  • 火星衛星探査計画MMXの形状モデリング戦略
    (第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会 2023)
  • はやぶさ2拡張ミッションの1998 KY26ランデブーフェーズ
    (第67回宇宙科学技術連合講演会 2023)
  • Engineering Challenges in the Next Generation Small Body Sample Return Mission
    (ISAS Planetary Exploration Workshop 2023 2023)
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Education (3):
  • 2015 - 2018 The University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2013 - 2015 The University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
  • 2009 - 2013 The University of Tokyo Faculty of Engineering Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Professional career (1):
  • PhD (The University of Tokyo)
Work history (6):
  • 2022/07 - 現在 National Astronomical Observatory of Japan RISE Project Assistant Professor
  • 2021/04 - 2022/06 Chiba Institute of Technology Planetary Exploration Research Center Postdoctoral Researcher
  • 2018/04 - 2021/03 JAXA Hayabusa2 Project Team Research Associate
  • 2015/04 - 2018/03 JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1)
  • 2016/10 - 2017/03 NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Visiting Student Researcher
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Awards (7):
  • 2020/03 - Society for Promotion of Space Science 12th Space Science Encouragement Award
  • 2018/05 - Institute of Systems Control and Information Engineers Young Researcher Award
  • 2017/10 - The Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences 61st Space Sciences and Technology Conference, Young Researcher Award
  • 2017/05 - 61st Annual Conference of the Institute of Systems, Control and Information Engineers, Excellent Student Presentation Award
  • 2017/05 - 5th IAA Planetary Defense Conference, Best Student Paper Award (2nd Prize)
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