Five new faces received a official letter of appointment from Director General MASKAWA Toshihide on April 5.

From the left, Prof. NOJIRI Shinichi (Director), Dr. FUKANO S. Hidenori (Researcher at KMI), Dr. MIURA Kohtaroh (Researcher at Computational Theoretical Physics Laboratory/Division of Theoretical Studies), Director General MASKAWA Toshihide, Assistant Prof. KUROKI Tsunehide (String Theory and Mathematics Group/Division of Theoretical Studies), Assistant Prof. MORI Hideyuki (Origin of Spacetime Structures Group/Division of Experimental Studies), Associate Prof. KITAGUCHI Masaaki (Fundamental Astroparticle Physics/Division of Experimental Studies).