Biography

Dr. Nori received a PhD in Physics from the University of Illinois, and then did postdoctoral research work at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Afterwards, he became an Assistant, Associate, full Professor and Research Scientist at the Physics Department of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

He is also a RIKEN Chief Scientist. He leads the Theoretical Quantum Physics Laboratory at the “Cluster for Pioneering Research” in RIKEN (the Japanese National Laboratory), where he has been since 2002. He is also part of the RIKEN Quantum Computing Center, as a Team Leader of the “Quantum Information Theory Research Team”.

He has been listed as a Clarivate "Highly Cited Researcher” (less than 0.1% of physicists are selected) for the past eight years in a row, from 2017 to 2024 (Less than 0.1% of physicists are selected).

He is an Elected Fellow of the: American Physics Society (APS), UK's Institute of Physics (IoP), American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), and Optical Society of America (OSA) [this last one “for fundamental contributions to quantum information science and optics, including circuit quantum electrodynamics, and the interface between quantum optics and quantum circuits”].

He received the 2014 Prize for Research in Physics, from the Matsuo Foundation, Japan; and the 2013 Prize for Science, by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. Also, an "Excellence in Research Award" and an "Excellence in Education Award" from the University of Michigan.

He is an Elected Member of the Academia Europaea, the Latin American Academy of Sciences, and a Foreign Member of the Swedish Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, in Gothenburg, Sweden. He also received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Messina, Italy.

He won the 2023 W.E. Lamb Medal, for research on Quantum Optics, Quantum Electronics and Quantum Information. He received the Charles Heard Towns Medal from Optica in 2024 for his many fundamental contributions to quantum optics, quantum information processing, and quantum circuits.

Publications available at:
https://dml.riken.jp/pub/

Google Scholar page at:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=SRUYLREAAAAJ