Recent updates (09/2026)
During the summer break, I gave three presentations and a paper co-authored was published in arXiv:2608.13393 [hep-ph]. Together with the paper I have updated this homepage with two new links for WAGASHI and RRMHD. Both reflect my computational physics work.
About me
I am a postdoctoral researcher at Academia Sincia, Institute of Physics (IoP). You can read about our group here. My research is focused on three areas,
- heavy-ion collision phenomenology
- real-time lattice QCD (Glasma)
- neutrino phenomenology
In general my goals are to understand the many-body physics of matter under extereme conditions, like temperature, density, and strong fields. Presently, I work with Research Fellow Di-Lun Yang on heavy-ion collision phenomenology and spin transport.
Some non-physics things I am interested in are,
| Computer | Volunteer Activities | Others |
|---|---|---|
| Linux (Arch Linux mainly) | International Exchange | Music Theory |
| Julia | Peace Activities | Tea |
You can also read more about me in the following interviews,
- NHK Short Interview, Pugwash 2025
- Japanese television program Imanama on RCC (no longer available)
- Hiroshima Internation Center, Oct 2022 magazine (PDF), last page
- Hiroshima University, HU Plus No.17, page 25
- Hiroshima University, voices from aboard No.47
Contact information
- Office location: Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica
- Email: njbenoit@hiroshima-u.ac.jp
Work History
May 2026 – April 2027 | Postdoctoral Researcher at Institute of Physics, Academia Sinica
- Heavy-ion collision phenomenology and spin transport with Research Fellow Di-Lun Yang
- Nangang Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan
Mar. 2026 – May 2023 | Postdoctoral Researcher at Hiroshima University
- Researched hydrodynamic models of quark gluon plasma (QGP) with Professor Chiho Nonaka
- Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Feb. 2021 – Oct. 2019 | Qualified Teaching Assistant (QTA) at Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Feb. 2021 – Oct. 2019 | Graduate Research Assistant (RA) at Hiroshima University
- Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
Sept. 2019 – Sept. 2015 | Electrical Engineer at Lockheed Martin Sippican RMS
- Marion, Massachusetts, United States of America
May 2015 – Sept. 2013 | Student Academic Tutor and Fellow at Roger Williams University
- Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Education History
Sept. 2022 – Oct. 2019 | D.Sc. Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Science
- Studied under Dr. Takuya Morozumi
- Thesis: Neutrinos and lepton number oscillations in quantum field theory
- Open access is available at the Hiroshima University, library repository
- Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan
May 2019 – Sept. 2016 | M.Sc. University of Massachusetts of Dartmouth, Graduate School of Engineering
- Studied under Dr. David Kagan
- Darthmouth, Massachusetts, United States of America
May 2015 – Sept. 2011 | B.Sc. Roger Williams University, School of Engineering
- Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Awards
I was a Japanese Government MEXT Scholar between April 2022 and September 2022. Also, I was awarded the Graduate Research Award from the UMass Dartmouth physics department in 2019 and the Professor Richard M. Heavers Memorial Award from the RWU physics department in 2014.