Yūko Kakazu

[1][2] She is the Public Outreach Specialist for the Subaru Telescope at the NAOJ Hawaii Observatory.

[1][2][3][4][5] Yūko Kakazu was born and raised in Okinawa, Japan.

[1][2] After graduating from Okinawa Shogaku High School, she began her studies in the Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science at Tohoku University.

[2][3] She began her current position at the NAOJ Hawaii Observatory and Subaru Telescope in September 2013.

[2][3] Her research concerns the formation and evolution of galaxies, which are fundamental components of our universe.