About Us
Director General
Mamoru Doi
- Ph.D.
- Born in 1964
- Term of office: April 1, 2024–March 31, 2028
Related Links
- A new-year’s message from the Director General, NAOJ (January 6, 2026)
- Message from New Director General of NAOJ, Mamoru Doi (April 7, 2025)
- Message from New Director General of NAOJ, Mamoru Doi (April 1, 2024)
Brief Personal History
| January, 1992 | Assistant Professor at Department of Astronomy, School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
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| March, 1993 | Earned Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo |
| April, 1993 | Visiting Research Fellow at The Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University (Until March 31, 1994) |
| November, 2000 | Associate Professor at Institute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| July, 2007 | Professor at Institute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
| April 2008 | Director of the Kiso Observatory, Institute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Until March 31, 2016) |
| April, 2016 | Director of the Institute of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo (Until March 31, 2024) |
| April, 2024 | Director General of National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Science Executive Director (Vice President) of National Institutes of Natural Science |