CV

Yosuke Minowa

Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

650 North A'ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA

Phone: +1-808-934-5905

Fax: +1-808-934-5984

minoways_at_naoj.org

http://www.naoj.org/staff/minoways/

Education

19972001 B.S. in Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University

Advisor: Dr. Yoshiaki Taniguchi

20012003 M.S. in Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo

Advisor: Dr. Masanori Iye and Dr. Naoto Kobayashi

Master thesis: "K $^{\prime}$ -band high-resolution deep imaging of the Subaru Deep Field with Adaptive Optics"

20032006 PhD in Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo

Advisor: Dr. Naoto Kobayashi

Doctor thesis: "High-resolution imaging study of distant galaxies using adaptive optics system"

20022004 Visitor at the Subaru telescope, Hilo, Hawaii

Employment

20032006 Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research fellow

(DC1, 21COE, Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo)

20062008 Postdoctoral fellow at Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

2008present Support Astronomer (AO188+IRCS), Subaru telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

Research interests

My primary interests is the formation and evolution of galaxies. Based on the high-resolution deep image of field galaxies obtained with the Subaru adaptive optics (AO) system, I am studying the galaxy morphological evolution with redshift to reveal the origin of the Hubble sequence. I am also studying the nature of high-redshift galaxies found via strong damped Ly $\alpha$ absorption in the spectra of background quasars (DLAs). The DLAs are statistically dominant population at high redshift and believed to be arise in the progenitor of present-day galaxies. I am working on identification of the DLA galaxies with the Subaru AO high-resolution imaging. I am also studying the AO system itself. I am working on the evaluation of the Subaru AO system.

Publications

Refereed journals
1. "Subaru Super Deep Field with Adaptive Optics I. Observations and First Implications"
  Minowa, Y., Kobayashi, N., Yoshii, Y., Totani, T., Maihara, T., Iwamuro, F., Takami, H., Takato, N., Hayano, Y., Terada, H., Oya, S., Iye, M., & Tokunaga, A. T., 2005, ApJ, 629, 29
Conference proceedings
1. "Adaptive optics imaging search for the damped Ly- $\alpha$ absorbers toward APM 08279+5255"
  Minowa, Y., Kobayashi, N., Tsujimoto, T., Takato, N., & Iye, M. 2005, Probing Galaxies through Quasar Absorption lines, Proceeding IAU Colloquium No. 199, P. R. Williams, C. Shu, and B. Menard, eds. in press
2. "Subaru Super Deep Field with Adaptive Optics"
  Minowa, Y., Kobayashi, N., Yoshii, Y., Totani, T., Takami, H., Takato, N., Hayano, Y., & Iye, M. 2004, ESO Astrophysics Symposia Ser. Science with Adaptive Optics, Eds. W. Brandner & M. Kasper, (Springer-Verlag), in press
Others

19972001	B.S. in Astronomical Institute, Tohoku University
	Advisor: Dr. Yoshiaki Taniguchi
20012003	M.S. in Department of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
	Advisor: Dr. Masanori Iye and Dr. Naoto Kobayashi
Master thesis: "K $^{\prime}$ -band high-resolution deep imaging of the Subaru Deep Field with Adaptive Optics"
20032006	PhD in Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo
	Advisor: Dr. Naoto Kobayashi
Doctor thesis: "High-resolution imaging study of distant galaxies using adaptive optics system"
20022004	Visitor at the Subaru telescope, Hilo, Hawaii

20032006	Japan Society for the Promotion of Science research fellow
	(DC1, 21COE, Institute of Astronomy, University of Tokyo)
20062008	Postdoctoral fellow at Optical and Infrared Astronomy Division, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan
2008present	Support Astronomer (AO188+IRCS), Subaru telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan