Zhihao Xu (許智豪)

Zhihao Xu (許智豪)

• Nickname: Yuru-san (ゆるさん)
• Affiliation: Department of Physics, Graduation School of Science, Tohoku University
  Research Center for Neutrino Science, Tohoku University
• Place of Birth: Beijing, China
• Hometown: Yanji, Jilin, China

I am a first year master's student from the Department of Physics, Graduation School of Science, Tohoku University. As a member of the KamLAND collaboration and the OBD Working Group, my work bridges particle physics and geoscience, reflecting a deep interest in interdisciplinary approaches to understanding both the Earth and the fundamental nature of neutrinos.

Since I can speak Chinese (中文), Japanese (日本語), and English, please feel free to contact me in any of these languages!

E-mail: xu [at] awa.tohoku.ac.jp

Research Interests

Ocean Bottom Detector
Developing a detector focused on geoneutrino observation to better understand Earth's interior.

Directional Sensitivity
Gaining deeper insight into Earth's interior by extracting information on neutrino incident angles.

Geoneutrino Analysis
Exploring the Earth's interior structures by performing precise geoneutrino analysis.

Academic Background

• April 2021 – March 2025: B.Sc. in Physics, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University (東北大学)
• April 2025 – Present: M.Sc. in Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (東北大学)

Research Projects

• April 2024 – Present: KamLAND (Kamioka Liquid Scintillator Anti-Neutrino Detector)
• October 2024 – Present: OBD (Ocean Bottom Detector)

Memberships

• The Physical Society of Japan (JPS)
• Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU)

Awards

• September 2018: Special Contribution Award for Seismology, Chinese Wikipedia
• September 2023: Incentive Award for Computer Science x Seismology, MEXT 2nd Seismic and Geodetic Data Utilization Idea Contest
• March 2024: Incentive Award of Aoba Society for the Promotion of Science, Tohoku University