Title Cooperative researches in Tohoku University Author(s) Fukuhara, Mikio Citation Transactions of JWRI. 39(2) P.262-P.263 Issue Date 2010-12 Text Version publisher URL http://hdl.handle.net/11094/10483 DOI rights Note Osaka University Knowledge Archive : OUKA https://ir.library.osaka-u.ac.jp/ Osaka University Transactions of JWRI, Vol.39 (2010), No. 2 Cooperative researches in Tohoku University† FUKUHARA Mikio* KEY WORDS: (Cooperative research) (6 Universities) (Environment and energy materials) (Electronic materials) (Bio- and medical materials) (Tohoku university’s activities) 1. Introduction specialized fields, as a leader of the practical use We started a new project, “Advanced Materials acceleration group. The organization table is presented at Development and Integration of Novel Structured Metallic Table 1.ᴾᴾᴾᴾᴾ and Inorganic Materials” from April of 2010 to March of 2015, under cooperative researches by six-leading ᴾ Table 1 Organization table for project activity in IMR of universities which stand for materials research in Japan. Tohoku University Before this project, we have successfully run the previous Project Group Name group leader content project, “Research and Development Project on Advanced Environment and Prof. Dr. fuel cells and Metallic Glasses, Inorganic Materials and Joining energy materials W.Zhang catalytic Technology” for five years [1-5]. According to its results, we focus on three priority research fields of environment materials and energy, electronics, and bio- and medical materials in Electronic materials Prof. Dr. M. development of the current project. Nagoya University, Waseda Fukuhara glassy alloy University and Tokyo Medical and Dental University electronics (TMDU) were respectively nominated as powerful universities.ᴾ The summary figure is schematically shown in Bio- and medical Prof. Dr. G. development of Fig.1. materials Xie bio- and medical We have published a large number of academic papers materials and made application for patents under three university’s cooperation. We have also conducted personal exchanges Practical use Prof. Dr. X. application of during 5 years. acceleration Wang three fields 2. Project activity of Tohoku University Our project members of the Institute for Materials 3. Future schedule of the project Research (IMR) in Tohoku University have been We have plans to have academic activities per year as researching in collaboration with members of Osaka follows: University, Tokyo Institute of Technology (TIT), Nagoya 1. International Conference: Visual JW2010, Nov.2010, University, Waseda University and Tokyo Medical and Osaka Dental University(TMDU). 2. Opening Conference: March 10, 2011, Tokyo, Tokyo. Prof. Dr. Zhang’s group has studied glassy alloys as 3. Field Meetings of three fields: 3-4 times/year constituent materials for fuel cells and catalytic materials in 4. The Steering Committee: Tokyo. cooperation with EcoTopia Science Institute (ESI) of 5. Research Report of Cooperative Project: the end of Nagoya University. March, 2011. Prof. Dr. Fukuhara’s group has devoted itself to the development of glassy alloy electronics (single electron References transistors) which were the initiative of the Institute for [1] Research Report of Cooperative Project,1, Tohoku University Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (INN) of Waseda (2006). [2] Research Report of Cooperative Project,2, Tohoku University University. (2007). Prof. Dr. Xie group’s members have engaged in glassy [3] Research Report of Cooperative Project, 3, Tohoku University alloy development as main materials for bio- and medical (2008). materials which are under the conduct of Institute of [4] Research Report of Cooperative Project, 4, Tohoku University Biomaterials and Bioengineering (IBB) of Tokyo Medical (2009). and Dental University. [5] Research Report of Cooperative Project, 5, Tohoku University Prof. Dr.Wang has organized application of these (2010). †ᴾ Received on 30 September 2010 Transactions of JWRI is published by Joining and Welding *ᴾ IMR, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan Research Institute, Osaka University, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0047, Japan 262 Cooperative researches in Tohoku University Advanced Materials Development and Integration of Novel StructuredStruccturtured Metallic and Inorganic Materials Project ofof Novel Structured Metallic ᵫᵿᶒᶃᶐᶇᵿᶊᴾᵢᶃᶔᶃᶊᶍᶎᶋᶃᶌᶒὉᵨᶍᶇᶌᶇᶌᶅᴾᵤᶇᶃᶊᶂᵊ and Inorganic Materials and ᵣᶌᶔᶇᶐᶍᶌᵌᵣᶌᶃᶐᶅᶗ ᶋᵿᶒᶃᶐᵌᴾᵢᶃᶔᶃᶊᶍᶎᵌᴾᵤᶇᶃᶊᶂ ᵣᶊᶃᶁᶒᶐᶍᶌᶇᶁᶑᴾᵫᵿᶒᶃᶐᵌᴾᵢᶃᶔᶃᶊᶍᶎᵌᴾᵤᶇᶃᶊᶂᴾ Establishment of New Research System ᵠᶇᶍᵋ ᵄᴾᵫᶃᶂᶇᶁᵿᶊᴾᵫᵿᶒᶃᶐᵌᵢᶃᶔᶃᶊᶍᶎᵌᴾᵤᶇᶃᶊᶂ Contribution to Tokyo Medical & Establishment of consistent Dental University development society Inst. Biomat. & new research field with safety and Bioeng. Waseda pepeaceaacce ofof mmindiindinndd Bio- & medical University Nagoya mater. 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