Researcher Introduction
Elements Strategy Initiative for Structural Materials, Kyoto University Associate Professor
Atsushi Togo
Motivation for Becoming a Researcher
It’s a good job that allows one to make a living doing research.
Your Greatest Strengths
I can develop software when it doesn’t exist, and I provide support for my products if needed.
What Makes Your Research Interesting or Worthwhile
That I can do it myself with my own hands. I don’t like to outsource research.
Other Research That Interests You
That’s a secret, of course.
Interests Other Than Research You Would Like to Pursue
Watching professional cycling races in Europe. Apprendre le francais.

Atsushi Togo
Elements Strategy Initiative for Structural Materials, Kyoto University
Associate Professor
Principal Work History:
After graduating with a Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyoto University, I spent some time in Germany and France doing postdoctoral research before joining this ESISM project. My history in software development can be found at https://github.com/atztogo.
Notable Articles:
- [1] Atsushi Togo and Isao Tanaka.“First principles phonon calculations in materials science.” Scr. Mater. 108 (2015): 1-5.
- [2] Atsushi Togo, Laurent Chaput, and Isao Tanaka. “Distributions of phonon lifetimes in Brillouin zones.” Phys. Rev. B 91 (2015): 094306-1-31.
E-mail Address
togo.atsushi.f40(at)kyoto-u.jp