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The thrill of being a researcher is being able to investigatetopics of interest at one's own
discretion.
It's precisely because the themes are challenging and requirea battle with the world that I felt
compelled to take them on.
As a child, I enjoyed crafting and art. In junior high and high school, I joined the geoscience club
and collected rare stones and fossils outdoors. It was fun to discover things like shark teeth and
quartz.
My research topic, topological insulators, has been a focus since my senior year in college. It was
a truly novel area of study at the time, with intense research and competition worldwide. It was a
challenging endeavor, with the potential for great success if results were achieved, but nothing if
someone else beat you to it. This motivated me to take on the challenge. As a result, I was able to
achieve good results, which have led me to where I am today. It's not just about working alone; it's
about consulting with others, trying repeatedly, and focusing on experiments over
and over again. Sometimes, by paying attention to the sudden feeling that "something is off" and
observing it, you can find areas for improvement.
