Portrait photo of Hodaka Kikuchi.

Hodaka Kikuchi

Neutron Scattering Instrument Scientist

Hodaka Kikuchi is a Neutron Scattering Instrument Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He received his PhD from the University of Tokyo in 2023. Prior to joining ORNL, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo. His research interests include spectrometer development, software development, and experimental condensed-matter physics, including strongly correlated electron systems and magnetism.

  • 11/2025 - present   Instrument scientist, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA
  • 07/2023 - 11/2025   Postdoctoral researcher, the University of Tokyo, Japan
  • 04/2023 - 11/2025   Instrument scientist, HRC, JPARC/MLF/BL12, Japan
  • 04/2022 - 11/2025   Instrument scientist, HER/HODACA, JRR3/C11, Japan
  • Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Japan (Jun/2023)
  • M.Sc., The University of Tokyo, Japan (Mar/2019)
  • B.Sc., Tokyo University of Science, Japan (Mar/2017)