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To Celebrate the Completion of Ipmus Research Building, Construction Of Administration Ofce, previously housed of Tokyo Directorate, Managing Director News in the basement of Kashiwa Campus’s and Executive Vice President Yoichiro General Research Building, moved to the Matsumoto attended on the rst day, new IPMU building. IPMU researchers and President Junichi Hamada on the also began relocating, and a tea time at second. 3:00 pm was also held on the same day Of particular note this time was a in the interaction space. statement by President Hamada to The Inauguration Ceremony of the the delegates that he is committed to IPMU Research Building will be held on making IPMU one of the University of February 23 with its interaction space as Tokyo’s“ Institutes for Advanced Study,” a venue. the creation of which is being discussed by the University’s Board. This would IPMU’s Research Building integrate IPMU into the University Completed of Tokyo as a permanent entity, and To celebrate the completion of IPMU’s a subset of the IPMU faculty would Research Building, construction of which effectively be given tenure. To date, it began at the University of Tokyo’s Fig. 1 has not been clear how IPMU would Kashiwa Campus in February 2009, a continue after the ten years (plus an tape-cutting ceremony was held on additional 5 years for high-performing December 22, 2009, attended by IPMU A group photo taken after the ceremony. WPI centers) of support from MEXT. researchers and administrative staff as Moreover, IPMU does not have tenured well as engineers from the University At 3rd Site Visit, UT President faculty positions. To some extent, of Tokyo’s Facilities Management Junichi Hamada to Make IPMU a these issues did inuence the hiring of Department and the construction Permanent Entity the highest caliber scientists. The WPI company. After the tape-cutting, the The third site visit by observers from Program Committee had pointed out construction company handed the key JSPS and MEXT was conducted on that IPMU needs to improve in this area, to the Director’s Ofce (actually an January 21 and 22 at the new IPMU and consequently President Hamada’s enlarged plastic copy) to IPMU Director Research Building, to follow up on statement had a strong impression on Hitoshi Murayama. IPMU’s progress toward the formation the delegation and was very welcome. The ve-story building with a oor of a World Premier International (WPI) area of slightly less than 6,000 m2 Research Center. Members of the has a unique design, called“ Spiraling delegation included WPI Program Academia” by Professor Hidetoshi Director Toshio Kuroki, Program Ofcer Fig. 2 Ohno of the University of Tokyo, the in charge of IPMU Ichiro Sanda, ve architect who designed the building Working Group members (Tuneyoshi (see page 4). The building features Kamae, Hikaru Kawai, Tetsuji Miwa, a large and comfortable space for John Peacock, and Matthias Staudacher), interaction on the third oor, giving an and ofcers from the S&T Policy Bureau Senior Vice Minister of MEXT Visits IPMU impression of cafés surrounding a town of MEXT, Itaru Watanabe (Senior square in Europe. It represents an ideal Deputy Director-General), Shigeo Okaya Senior Vice Minister of Education, environment for researchers; everywhere (Director, Strategic Programs Division), Culture, Sports, Science and Technology inside the building as well as on the and Ei Takeuchi (Director, Ofce of Masaharu Nakagawa, visited IPMU rooftop, researchers feel a comfortable S&T for a Safe and Secure Society). on January 8, 2010. Mr. Nakagawa atmosphere that is conducive to The observers heard progress reports was accompanied by MEXT ofcers interaction and discussion. The building from the IPMU Director, some of the Shinichiro Izumi (Director General, represents a dream come true for IPMU principal investigators and researchers. S&T Policy Bureau) and Shigeo Okaya researchers. They also interviewed a number of (Director, Strategic Programs Division, On January 18, 2010, the IPMU young researchers. From the University S&T Policy Bureau). IPMU Director Hitoshi 22 IPMU News No. 8 January 2010 Murayama explained IPMU’s research as Nobel laureates and Fields Medal of the President directly pursued this programs and the progress it has made recipients to write a letter to Mr. agreement, in cooperation with IPMU in its efforts to become an internationally Hatoyama, providing international praise and School of Science. IPMU Director visible research center. After discussion, for the WPI Program and requesting Hitoshi Murayama is also afliated with Mr. Nakagawa and MEXT ofcers continued support for it. Four other WPI UCB, and acted as an intermediary visited the new IPMU Research Building, institutes also made similar efforts. As a to make the agreement possible. The guided by its architect, Prof. Ohno. result of these efforts, although the WPI photographs show the UT’s President They also joined IPMU researchers for Program will receive a budget cut next and UCB’s Chancellor signing the tea and particularly enjoyed a relaxed Japanese scal year (the average budget agreement. Actually, Murayama brought conversation with foreign researchers. for each WPI institute will be reduced by two original copies of the agreement 50 million yen from the current budget signed in advance by the UT’s President of 1.4 billion yen), it would not cause Junichi Hamada to Berkeley, and the signicant damage to the Program. UCB’s Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau Fig. 3 IPMU is grateful to those who supported signed the agreement with Murayama's it in this matter. computer sitting next to him showing the picture of President Hamada signing. University of Tokyo and UC Berkeley Sign Comprehensive IPMU Establishes Satellite on UC Academic Exchange Agreement Berkeley Campus The University of Tokyo (UT) and IPMU signed an agreement with Government Revitalization Unit the University of California, Berkeley University of California, Berkeley on Reevaluates Government-Funded (UCB), have signed a comprehensive December 17, 2009 to establish an IPMU Research Programs academic exchange agreement on satellite on the Berkeley campus. This The cabinet of Japanese Prime December 17, 2009. The two universities agreement became possible following Minister Yukio Hatoyama, inaugurated in will encourage more research and a broader agreement between The September, 2009, has proposed drastic educational exchanges between their University of Tokyo and UCB. IPMU is budget cuts and created a Government campuses. At UT, the Division for conducting a joint project using the Revitalization Unit. Working groups re- International Relations in the Ofce satellite with Department of Physics evaluated government-funded programs of UCB, involving particle physics, in public hearings in November. Most cosmology, and mathematics. The joint S&T programs, including the WPI, were project will be managed by the two no exceptions, and faced deep proposed Research Directors, under the supervision cuts in their budget. WPI Program of IPMU Director Hitoshi Murayama. Director, Toshio Kuroki, was very From IPMU, Principal Investigator concerned about this critical situation Tsutomu Yanagida has been nominated and urgently conveyed a message Research Director. From UCB, Director of “Crisis of Science in Japan” (http://www. President Junichi Hamada, signing the agreement Berkeley Center for Theoretical Physics, ipmu.jp/node/559). IPMU also released at UT Lawrence Hall, who is also Visiting Senior a statement“ Funding Cuts Threaten Scientist of IPMU, has been nominated Globalization of Japanese Science, Research Director. Initial activity at Scientists Fear” (http://www.ipmu.jp/ the satellite focuses on theoretical node/555). IPMU also appealed to the particle physics, both string theory and public to respond to the MEXT’s call for phenomenology. The establishment of public comments about the Government the satellite enables IPMU not only to Revitalization Unit’s recommendations support collaborative research on the News for the WPI Program, in particular (http:// Berkeley campus, but also to make the www.ipmu.jp/node/566). In addition, recruitment of scientists easier in the Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau, signing the IPMU asked prominent scientists such agreement at UCB United States. 23 Hirosi Ooguri Awarded 2009 The heart of the experiment can simulation“ The Growth of the Large- Nishina Memorial Prize be seen in the picture: The two half Scale Structure of the Universe” and On November 9, the Nishina Memorial spheres will soon be combined so that a large block of crystal glass with Foundation announced that Hirosi the scintillation light sensors mounted in “a large structure of the universe” Ooguri, IPMU Principal Investigator the copper matrix can watch a little over engraved inside, a video of Director and Fred Kavli Professor of California 800kg of liquid xenon that the sphere Hitoshi Murayama introducing IPMU, a Institute of Technology, won the 2009 will be lled with. The experiment will computer demonstration offering visitors Nishina Memorial Prize. Ooguri has start taking data in April this year. a virtual experience of gravitational been awarded the Prize for his work lensing effects, and panels detailing on topological string theory. With IPMU-ICRR Joint Public Lecture: IPMU activities. On the second day, IPMU his collaborators, Ooguri established “Probing the Universe” Associate Prof. Masahiro Takada gave a the foundations of topological string On October 10, 2009, the second lecture titled“ Looking the Dark Side of theory and developed its computational IPMU-ICRR (Institute for Cosmic Ray the Universe by Means of Gravitational techniques. This made it possible Research, The University of Tokyo) joint Lensing.” After the lecture, the audience for them to carry out superstring public lecture entitled“ Probing the enjoyed a relaxed Q&A session with the computation that had been regarded Universe” was held at the Hitotsubashi lecturer. as impossibly difcult using existing Hall of Japan Education Center, near techniques. The awards ceremony was Jinbocho, Tokyo. More than 300 held on December 4, 2009. people attended. IPMU Director Hitoshi Murayama gave a lecture on“ Beyond Fig.
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