Journal Publications (reviewed)

First-authored
Y. Wada et al.,
“Negative Excursion of Surface Electric Fields During Gamma‐Ray Glows in Winter Thunderstorms”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD039354 (2023)


Y. Wada et al.,
“Termination of Downward-Oriented Gamma-Ray Glow by Normal-Polarity In-Cloud Discharge Activity”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2023JD038606 (2023)


Y. Wada et al.,
“Synoptic meteorological conditions of gamma-ray glows in winter thunderstorms”
Progress in Earth and Planetary Science, 10, 6 (2023)


Y. Wada, T. Morimoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.,
“Characteristics of Low-Frequency Pulses Associated With Downward Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flashes”
Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2021GL097348 (2022)


Y. Wada, T. Matsumoto, T. Enoto, et al.
“Catalog of gamma-ray glows during four winter seasons in Japan”
Physical Review Research, 3, 043117 (2021)


Y. Wada, T. Enoto, M. Kubo, et al.
“Meteorological Aspects of Gamma‐Ray Glows in Winter Thunderstorms”
Geophysical Research Letters, 48, e2020GL091910 (2021)


Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“Photonuclear Reactions in Lightning: 2. Comparison Between Observation and Simulation Model”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033194 (2020)


Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“Photonuclear Reactions in Lightning: 1. Verification and Modeling of Reaction and Propagation Processes”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2020JD033193 (2020)


Y. Wada, K. Nakazawa, T. Enoto, et al.
“Photoneutron Detection in Lightning by Gadolinium Orthosilicate Scintillators”
Physical Review D, 101, 102007 (2020)

[arXiv]

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.
“High Peak‐Current Lightning Discharges Associated With Downward Terrestrial Gamma‐Ray Flashes”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 125, e2019JD031730 (2020)


Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“Downward Terrestrial Gamma-Ray Flash Observed in a Winter Thunderstorm”
Physical Review Letters, 123, 061103 (2019)

[arXiv]

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.
“Gamma-ray glow preceding downward terrestrial gamma-ray flash”
Communications Physics, 2, 67 (2019)


Y. Wada, G. S. Bowers, T. Enoto, et al.
“Termination of Electron Acceleration in Thundercloud by Intracloud/Intercloud Discharge”
Geophysical Research Letters, 45, 5700-5707 (2018)


Y. Wada, T. Yuasa, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“An Estimation of the White Dwarf Mass in the Dwarf Nova GK Persei with NuSTAR Observations of Two States”
Monthly Notices of Royal Astronomy Society, 474, 1564-1571 (2018)

[arXiv]

Co-authored
G. S. Diniz et al.,
“Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanche Development Near the Electric Field Threshold in Inhomogeneous Air”
Geophysical Research Letters, 50, e2023GL105087 (2023)


G. S. Diniz et al.,
“Ambient Conditions of Winter Thunderstorms in Japan to Reproduce Observed Gamma-Ray Glow Energy Spectra”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 128, e2022JD038246 (2023)


M. Duan et al.,
“Catalog of 525 sprites observed over Japan from September 2016 to March 2021”
Heliyon, 9, e13197 (2023)


D. Pailot et al.,
“FGS, a multi-mission space gamma-ray spectrometer: Design optimization and first results”
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, 1049, 168076 (2023)


P. Laurent et al.,
“On-ground calibrations of XGRE: An ultrafast gamma-ray spectrometer onboard the TARANIS mission for TGF studies”
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, 1047, 167868 (2023)


E. Kuriyama et al.,
“High-precision time study of gamma-ray bursts during thunderstorms”
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A, 1045, 167515 (2023)


E. Kuriyama et al.,
“Compton Camera Imaging of a Gamma-Ray Glow From a Thunderstorm”
Geophysical Research Letters, 49, e2022GL100139 (2022)


G. S. Diniz, Y. Wada, Y. Ohira, et al.,
“Atmospheric Electron Spatial Range Extended by Thundercloud Electric Field Below the Relativistic Runaway Electron Avalanche Threshold”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 127, e2021JD035958 (2022)


S. Hisadomi, K. Nakazawa, Y. Wada, et al.
“Multiple Gamma-Ray Glows and a Downward TGF Observed From Nearby Thunderclouds”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2021JD034543 (2021)


G. S. Diniz, S. Ferreira, Y. Wada, T. Enoto
“Generation Possibility of Gamma‐Ray Glows Induced by Photonuclear Reactions”
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, 126, e2020JD034101 (2021)


T. Yuasa, Y. Wada, T. Enoto, et al.
“Thundercloud Project: Exploring high-energy phenomena in thundercloud and lightning”
Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics, 2020(10), 103H01 (2020)


T. Enoto, Y. Wada, Y. Furuta, et al.
“Photonuclear Reactions Triggered by Lightning Discharge”
Nature, 551, 481-484 (2017)

Conference Proceedings (non-reviewed)

Y. Wada et al.
“Lightning Mapping as a Probe of Electron Accelerator in Thunderclouds”
Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, PoS(ICRC2023)317 (2023)


G. S. Diniz et al.,
“Ambient conditions to reproduce gamma-ray glow energy spectra assuming cosmic ray as source”
Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, PoS(ICRC2023)209 (2023)


K. Nakazawa et al.,
“Investigating the locations of electron acceleration in Hokuriku winter thunderclouds using on-ground gamma-ray and radio observations”
Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, PoS(ICRC2023)274 (2023)


H. Tsuchiya et al.,
“Observation of a downward terrestrial gamma-ray flash and the flash-induced neutrons”
Proceedings of 38th International Cosmic Ray Conference, PoS(ICRC2023)1232 (2023)


T. Watanabe, T. Sakamoto, Y. Wada, et al.
“ARICA: Demonstration of a Real-time Gamma-Ray Bursts Alert System using the Commercial Satellite Networks”
Proceedings of 34th Annual Small Satellite Conference, SSC20-P2-21 (2020)


H. Tsuchiya, T. Enoto, Y. Wada, et al.
“Gamma-ray observations at the coastal area of Japan Sea in winter seasons”
Proceedings of 36th International Cosmic Ray Conference, PoS(ICRC2019)1163 (2020)


Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Furuta, et al.
“Mapping Observation Project of High-Energy Phenomena during Winter Thunderstorms in Japan”
Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration 2018 conference proceedings (2019)


T. Enoto, Y. Wada, Y. Furuta et al.
“Multi-point measurement campaigns of gamma rays from thunderclouds and lightning in Japan”
Proceedings of XVI International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity (2018)

Y. Wada, T. Yuasa, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“NuSTAR Observations of the Dwarf Nova GK Persei in 2015: comparison between outburst and quiescent phase”
20th European Workshop on White Dwarfs
Astronomical Society of the Pacific Conference Series, 509, 509-514 (2017)

Presentations at International Conferences (first-authored only)

Invited
Y. Wada, T. Morimoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.,
“Multi-Frequency Observation of Downward Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes in Winter Thunderstorms”
URSI-GASS2023
Sapporo, Japan, August 2023

Y. Wada
“High-energy Atmospheric Physics in Winter Thunderstorms of Japan”
AGU Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Event Vol.2
Online, May 2023

Y. Wada
“High-energy Atmospheric Physics in Winter Thunderstorms of Japan”
AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Chicago, USA, December 2022

Y. Wada, K. Nakazawa, K. Makishima et al.
“X-ray Views of the Dwarf Nova GK Persei”
The Golden Age of Cataclysmic Variables and Related Objects – V
Mondello, Italy, September 2019

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Furuta, et al.
“Recent Updates from Mapping Observation of High-energy phenomena In Japanese Winter Thunderstorms”
Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration (TEPA) 2018
Aragatsotn District, Armenia, September 2018

Y. Wada, T. Yuasa, K. Nakazawa, et al.
“X-ray estimates of white dwarf masses in magnetic cataclysmic variables”
15th Marcel Grossmann Meeting
Rome, Italy, July 2018

Contributed
Y. Wada et al.,
“Electric-field variations associated with gamma-ray glows in winter thunderstorms of Japan”
AGU Annual Meeting 2023
San Francisco, USA, December 2023 (Oral)

Y. Wada et al.,
“Fast Digital Beamforming Technique to Reduce Ground-clutter Effect for Phased Array Weather Radar”
AGU Annual Meeting 2023
San Francisco, USA, December 2023 (Poster)

Y. Wada
“High-energy atmospheric physics in Japan: what we learned and will learn from winter thunderstorms”
Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration (TEPA) 2023
Prague, Czech Republic, October 2023 (Oral / Online Participation)

Y. Wada et al.,
“Lightning Mapping as a Probe of Electron Accelerator in Thunderclouds”
38th International Cosmic Ray Conference
Nagoya, Japan, July 2023 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Morimoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.,
“Observation of two downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes with very-high-frequency waveform recordings”
AGU Fall Meeting 2022
Chicago, USA, December 2022 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa, et al.,
“Catalog analysis of gamma-ray glows in winter thunderstorms of Japan”
Thunderstorms and Elementary Particle Acceleration (TEPA) 2022
Prague, Czech Republic, October 2022 (Oral / Online Participation)

Y. Wada, T, Enoto, K. Nakazawa, et al.,
“Gamma-Ray Glows in Winter Thunderstorms: Catalog Analysis and Multi-Sensor Observation”
17th International Conference on Atmospheric Electricity
Tel-Aviv, Israel, June 2022 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Morimoto, Y. Nakamura, et al.
“Low-frequency pulses associated with downward terrestrial gamma-ray flashes in Japan”
AGU Fall Meeting
Online, December 2021 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, M. Kubo, et al.
“Radar diagnosis of winter thunderclouds in Japan originating gamma-ray glows”
AGU Fall Meeting
Online, December 2020 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, T. Morimoto et al.
“Downward Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flashes Coincident with Energetic In-cloud Pulses”
JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2020 Virtual
Online, July 2020 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Nakamura et al.
“Simultaneous detection of gamma-ray glow and downward terrestrial gamma-ray flash”
AGU Fall Meeting
San Francisco, USA, December 2019 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa et al.
“Downward Terrestrial Gamma-ray Flash Observed in a Winter Thunderstorm”
The Cosmos at High Energies: Exploring Extreme Physics Through Novel Instrumentation
Kavli IPMU, Japan, October 2019 (Poster)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, K. Nakazawa et al.
“Estimated Number of Avalanche Electrons in a Downward TGF during Winter Thunderstorms”
EGU General Assembly
Vienna, Austria, April 2019 (Poster)

Y. Wada, G. S. Bowers, T. Enoto, et al.
“Lightning-triggered termination of a gamma-ray glow in a Japanese winter thunderstorm”
AGU Fall Meeting
Washington D.C., USA, December 2018 (Poster)

Y. Wada, G. S. Bowers, T. Enoto, et al.
“A gamma-ray glow terminated by leader development of an inter-cloud discharge in Japanese winter thunderstorm”
EGU General Assembly
Vienna, Austria, April 2018 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Enoto, Y. Furuta, et al.
“Initial results from a multi-point mapping observation of thundercloud high-energy radiation in coastal area of Japan sea”
AGU Fall Meeting
New Orleans, USA, December 2017 (Oral)

Y. Wada, T. Yuasa, K. Nakazawa,
“NuSTAR Observations of the Dwarf Nova GK Persei in 2015: comparison between outburst and quiescent phases”
20th European White Dwarf Workshop
University of Warwick, UK, July 2016 (Oral)

Y. Wada, K. Nakazawa, K. Makishima, T. Yuasa
“Phase-resolved spectroscopy of V1223 Sagittarii with ASTRO-H”
ASTRO-H Summer School
Nara Women’s University, August 2015 (Poster)

Award

2022 Outstanding Reviewer of JGR Atmospheres, American Geophysical Union (2023)
39th Inoue Research Award for Young Scientists (2023)
American Geophysical Union Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award (2022)
RIKEN Incentive Award (2021)
Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (2021)
The Graduate School of Science Encouragement Award, The University of Tokyo (2020)
Outstanding Student Presentation Award, Japan Geoscience Union (2019)
Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan (2019)
Outstanding Student Presentation Award, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting (2017)
Grand Prize, academist symposium Vol.2 (2017)

Review Experiences

Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Geophysical Research Letters
Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres
Scientific Reports
Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics
Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology

Research Grant

Travel Grant, Foundation for Promotion of Astronomy (2019)
Travel Grant, Hayakawa Satio Fund of the Astronomical Society of Japan (2019)
Research Grant for Special Researcher, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2018-2019)
Travel Grant, Graduate Research Abroad in Science Program, The University of Tokyo (2017)

Media Appearances

“Incredible Observation Links Two Different Radioactive Phenomena Inside a Thunderstorm”
by Ryan F. Mandelbaum, Gizmodo (2019)