Hodaka Kikuchi is a Neutron Scattering Instrument Scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He received his PhD from the University of Tokyo in 2023. Prior to joining ORNL, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Solid State Physics, the University of Tokyo. His research interests include spectrometer development, software development, and experimental condensed-matter physics, including strongly correlated electron systems and magnetism.