April 2012

2.Summary of Proposal(Compile in English within 3 pages.)
Host institution
Head of host institution

National Institute for Materials Science
Sukekatsu Ushioda, President

Research center

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)

Center director

Masakazu Aono

Chief center-project
officer (in October 2007)

Masakazu Aono

Project summary

Mission statement
and/or center’s identity

Research fields

Research objectives“Sustainable development” is the biggest issue for the 21st century ofhumanity. The most probable field of research that Japan can makesignificant contributions regarding this issue will be materials science.
The center project is designed from the viewpoints of the essential
importance of materials science and the necessity for an international
cooperation in effectively promoting materials science. The purpose of
the center is to gather excellent domestic and international scientists
under an internationally-open environment, develop innovative
materials that contribute to sustainable development, based on a newtechnology
systemformaterials
development
called“nanoarchitectonics”, and offer them to the world. For this purpose thecenter selects 24 principal investigators (9 foreigners) who haveexcellent abilities and careers and gathers excellent young researchers
under them, forming the workforce consisting of about 230 staff in total.
1. Promote interdisciplinary research by materials nanoarchitectonics
2. Serve as a ”melting pot” where top-level researchers gather fromaround the world
3. Secure and cultivate outstanding, innovative young scientists
4. Construct a network of nanotechnology centers throughout theworld
Main research field: Materials science
Fused other research fields: Chemistry, Physics
Material is a base that supports the foundation of all fields of scienceand technology and is the area where Japan can best show its abilities.
It is self-evident that industries and society of Japan will depend on
materials in the 21st century, and it is also obvious that “sustainable
development” is not possible without an innovation in materials.
Materials science is actually the lifeblood for human beings. For thedevelopment of new materials required in the 21st century, the center
will work to realize a paradigm shift in materials development through a
new technology system for materials development that we call“nanoarchitectonics”. Nanoarchitectonics is a technology system toarrange nanoscale functional structural units as a group of atoms or
molecules in an intended configuration. The technology system iscritical for practical applications of nanotechnology, beyond the stage ofnanoscience. Nanoarchitectonics is also a typical interdisciplinary fieldthat relates widely to such fields as materials science, physics, andchemistry.
The research objective to be achieved by materials development basedon nanoarchitectonics is:“Development of innovative materials required for therealization of a sustainable society in the 21st century”
To be more specific, we set the following three objectives.
1) Development of innovative materials related to environment,
energy and resource- Superconducting materials (superconducting device, etc.)- Battery materials (materials for solid state rechargeable batteries,

Outline of management

Researchers and othercenter staffs, satellites,
partner institutions

Administrative director

Outline of research
environmentetc.)- Catalysts (visible light active photocatalyst, etc.)
2) Development of innovative materials for nanoelectronics thatlead to innovations in information and communication
technology- Quantum information device (quantum dot, etc.)- Atomic electronics (atomic switch, etc.)- Photonic device (quasi phase matching element, etc.)
3) Development of innovative materials that enable thedevelopment of new technologies for diagnosis, treatment andrenaturation.
- Drug delivery system (stimuli-responsive polymers, etc.)- Biomaterials (biocompatible tissue engineering materials, etc.)
The center, as a basic principle, intends to establish thedecision-making system that can support strong leadership of the center
director, and therefore, it will give him the substantial authority of thecenter’s operation in general. In other words, the center director is given
the authority regarding employment, renewal of contracts, payroll,research expenses, and space allocation for researchers who areinvited to the center, except for NIMS permanent staff. His authority also
includes employment and renewal of contracts of administrative staff
members, except for NIMS permanent staff. On the other hand, it is an
important characteristic concerning managerial operation in the center
that the center succeeds and develops the concepts through theInternational Center for Young Scientists (ICYS) program, which was
operated by NIMS. Utilizing the experience gained from ICYS, thecenter will establish a research environment which is likened to a“melting pot”, gathering excellent young researchers from various
countries. The center aims to bring an innovation to the fundamental
and basic field of materials science, respecting as much as possible thefree thinking of young researchers, generated by the stimulation in themelting pot environment. The center also utilizes this melting pot
environment to foster young researchers, positioning the center as aplace to foster young researchers with tenure who will create the future
for NIMS.
Principal Investigators: 25 (foreigners: 10)
Total Researchers: 200 (foreigners: 120)
Total Staff at the Center: 230
Highlighted PIs M. Aono, Y. Bando, H. Takayanagi, M. Welland, J.
Gimzewski, Z.-L. Wang, C. Joachim, Y. Nagasaki, K.
Kadowaki, F. Winnik
Satellites
Univ. Tsukuba, Tokyo Univ. Science, Univ.
Cambridge, Univ. California (UCLA), Georgia Inst.
Tech., CNRS, Univ. Montreal
Collaborations Inst. Physics, CAS (China), KAIST (Korea), Max
Planck Inst., Charles Univ. (Czech), Univ. California(UCSB) etc.
Takahiro Fujita
We will take the following measures to arrange a research environment
in the center: (1) establish an environment where researchers candevote themselves to research, enriching assistance related to various
clerical procedures and assistance in experiments. Particularly at thecenter where half of the researchers come from abroad, we will develop
a perfect system to manage the use of English as the official language
so that foreign researchers can devote themselves to research without
having to deal with a language barrier; (2) provide start-up researchfunds to researchers invited from external organizations so that they canlaunch their own laboratories immediately; (3) secure capable young
researchers from all over the world by utilizing ICYS’ accumulated
recruiting know-how. We also secure researchers including graduate
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Outline of indicators forevaluating a center’s
global standing

Securing researchfunding

Appropriations planInternational Joint Graduate Schools and other institutions as well as
enrich the content of research education; (4) evaluate personal
performances of researchers and reflect evaluation results in theirsalaries, with high-performance researchers receiving higher monetaryawards; (5) provide total space of approximately 10,000㎡ for the
research activities at the center; (6) hold an international research
conference once a year to show that the center is one of the world’s
top-level centers in the material science field.
We can cite such indicators as impactful achievements (number of
papers accepted by renowned journals), ratio of researchers that areconsidered worthy of being named the world’s top level researchers, thenumber of foreign researchers employed, the total amount of externalfunds obtained, the number of cooperative research projects withprivate sector corporations, the number of patents applied and granted,
the conditions of patents exploited, the number of invited lectures, andconditions relating the number of academic society awards received.
The institutional ranking of the number of citations of papers in the fieldof materials science presented by ISI can be a strong indicator toevaluate research institutions, although it is not absolute.
NIMS, host institution of the center, ranked 12th in the world for thenumber of citations of papers over the past 10 years in the materials
science field in 2007; however, if taken statistics for the past 5 years,
NIMS ranked 6th in the world, which obviously shows that the research
activities in NIMS became remarkably active after it changed its
organizational system to that of an independent administrative
institution. We set the final goal to be the top-three of the world ranking(No. 1 in Japan) at the time of the ex-post evaluation, to get higher thanthe current rank, by leading the main body of NIMS, carrying out
research activities at the center in a radically accelerated manner. The
rank order can be deemed sufficient to position NIMS as the world’s top
independent materials research institute.
It would be of particular note that in 2007 principal investigators of thecenter acquired an average of one billion yen every year for the past 3
years as the total amount of external funds. It is also worth ofmentioning that NIMS allocated a total average of approximately 800
million yen per year to those principal investigators from operational
subsidies. Both of these facts verify that we have reasonable direct
costs to conduct world’s top-level research. In 2007, we also succeededin obtaining external funds from other MEXT projects, and therefore webelieve we can keep the current level of average funds obtained, or it
may exceed the current level.
FY

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

Total

16.68 16.68 16.68 16.68

83.4

Cost

(Exchange Rate: JPY/USD=80)

Summary of hostinstitution’s commitment($ millions） 16.68

The center in this concept has two aspects: (1) an advanced research
implementation agency to conduct fundamental and basic research formaterials, fusing fields with chemistry and physics, (2) an institution tofoster researchers who create the future for material research, in aninternational and interdisciplinary atmosphere. Looking from theviewpoint of NIMS’s main body, the center is expected to play two roles:
to strongly lead NIMS in research and to provide NIMS with young
researchers. Therefore, the center is definitely incorporated into thelong-term strategies of NIMS’s main body, and the activities are
extremely effective for stimulating the whole of NIMS. For thesereasons, NIMS is willing to make efforts for the center’s smooth
operation to the fullest, including, for example, offering of humanresources, allocation of research funds, supply of research space andtransfer of administration authority to the center director.

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April 2012

3．Research Center Project
Host institution
Head of host institution(in English)

National Institute for Materials Science
・Name, position title

Sukekastu Ushioda, President

Research center

International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA)

Center director

Masakazu Aono

Chief center-project
officer(in October 2007)

・Name, affiliation, position title (in October 2007)

Masakazu Aono, National Institute for Materials Science,
Fellow (Coordinating Director of Key Nanotechnologies Field )・Briefly describe the general plan of the project.

Project summary

The center develops and offers new materials that contribute to asustainable development. For this purpose, excellent researchers,
especially young researchers who will create a future, will join the centerfrom across the world and perform intensive research under aninternationally-open environment, based on a new materials
development system “nanoarchitectonics”.
“Nanoarchitectonics” is a technology system for arranging
nanoscale structural units-- in other words, a nanostructure unit as agroup of atoms and molecules-- in an intended configuration.
Nanoarchitectonics is an exceedingly dominant method for realizing
innovative functions and performance that keep up with complex
requirements for materials. The center will make the best use of thistechnology with the aim of developing new materials that contribute tosustainable development. Namely, the goal of research in the center is
the “development of innovative materials that enable new technologies
required for the realization of a sustainable society in the 21st century”,
with a new paradigm of materials development based on
nanoarchitectonics.
To achieve the objectives of research, research fields of the centerare organized into four fields, Nano-materials, Nano-system,
Nano-green and Nano-bio. We started the project with 22 principal
investigators, selecting from NIMS and other domestic and overseas
institutes, who have the most excellent abilities and careers. During the
project, we will find additional principal investigators, resulting in a final
total of about 25. Under the principal investigators, the center will
arrange the lineup consisting of about 230 staff in total including
technical staff, and select and organize excellent young researchers.
The center will establish a “melting pot” research environment,
gathering excellent young researchers from various countries. The
center aims to stimulate research activities and bring an innovation to
the fundamental and basic field of materials science, respecting as
much as possible the novel and freewheeling ideas of young
researchers, generated by the stimulation in the melting pot
environment. The center also utilizes this “melting pot” environment tofoster young researchers, contributing to the main body of NIMS byproviding young staff researchers. The center will adopt uniquesystems to thoroughly promote the integration of different fields and tofoster young researchers.
Major changes from initial project plan:

Based on the following comment from the FY2007 follow-up
committee, the research organization was reorganized so that MANA’s

policy direction was more clearly defined as striving for the innovation ofmaterials to contribute to “sustainable development” throughnanoarchitectonics:“Inadvancingnanoarchitectonics,
theestablishment and operation of the five technical groups is desirable.
However, if each group conducts investigations in only its own field, it
will be difficult to make breakthroughs in nanotechnology. The
integration of both researchers and research contents will be essential.”・Briefly and clearly describe the mission statement and/or the project’s identity as WPIcenter.

Mission statement
and/or center’s identity

1. Promote interdisciplinary research by materials nanoarchitectonics
2. Serve as a ”melting pot” where top-level researchers gather fromaround the world
3. Secure and cultivate outstanding, innovative young scientists
4. Construct a network of nanotechnology centers throughout theworld(1) Research fields
・Describe in simple words and phrases within one line the research field of the project.
・ Choose relevant fields from among ① － ⑦ below, specifying the interdisciplinary field(s) that the projectaddresses.
①Biosciences, ②Chemistry, ③Material sciences, ④Electronics engineering and information sciences,⑤Precision and mechanical engineering, ⑥Physics, ⑦Mathematics
・Describe the importance of the proposed research, including domestic and international R&D trends in the field andJapan’s advantages.
・If centers in similar fields already exist in Japan or overseas, please list them.

Nanotechnology and Materials Science
Main research field: ③ Materials Science
Relevant fields: ② Chemistry and ⑥ Physics
The 21st century is, without doubt, the century where humanity, for the first time in its
experience, recognizes the enormity and limits of the earth. The future of humanity depends onwhether or not we can find a way to sustain development, under severe restrictions of energy,
environment, resources and food. To solve this common issue for all humanity, the mostdominant field of research that Japan can contribute will be in materials science. Materials form
the basic foundation that supports all technologies, and is the area where Japan can best show its
abilities. In fact, the many successes of Japan in key industries such as automotive, electricalmachinery, and electronics have been realized by the development of materials. It is self-evident
that industries and society of Japan will be depending on materials in the 21st century, and it isalso true that “sustainable development” is not possible without an innovation in materials.
Materials science is actually the lifeblood for human beings.
For the development of new materials that will be required in the 21st century, the center isworking to realize a paradigm shift in materials research through a new materials development
system named “nanoarchitectonics”. “Nanoarchitectonics” is a technology system to arrange
nanoscale structural units -- in other words, a nanostructure unit as a group of atoms andmolecules-- in an intended configuration. This technology is critical for development of
nanotechnology, beyond the stage of nanoscience. “Nanoarchitectonics” is also a typicalinterdisciplinary field that relates widely to such fields as material science, physics, and chemistry.
(2) Research objectives
・Describe in a clear and easy-to-understand manner the research objectives that the project seeks to achieve by theend of the grant period. In describing the objectives, the following should be articulated in an easily understandable
manner: What new domains are expected to be pioneered by fusing the target fields. In the process, whatworld-level scientific issues are sought to be resolved. What is the expected impact of the scientific advances to beachieved on society in the future.

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The research objective to be achieved is:“Development of innovative materials required for the realization ofa sustainable society in the 21st century”.
To be more specific, we set the following three objectives.
1)

Development of innovative materials related to environment, energy and resource
Examples:Superconducting materials (superconducting device, etc.)
Battery materials (materials for solid state rechargeable batteries, etc.)
Catalysts (visible light active photocatalyst, etc.)2)Development of innovative materials for nanoelectronics that lead to innovationsin information and communication technology
Examples:Quantum information device (quantum dot, etc.)
Atomic electronics (atomic switch, etc.)
Photonic device (quasi phase matching element, etc.)3)Development of innovative materials that enable the development of newtechnologies for diagnosis, treatment and renaturation.
Examples:Drug delivery system (stimuli-responsive polymers, etc.)
Smart biomaterials (biocompatible tissue engineering materials, etc.)

・Describe concretely the research plan to achieve these objectives.

b) Research plan
It was hoped that that dreamlike development would be awaiting us in the future of
remarkable developments in nanotechnology. However, recently a question has arisen relating towhether nanotechnology is really developing as expected. The question arose coincidentally by
the recent recognition that a sort of breakthrough is inevitable for the practical use of
nanotechnology, beyond the nanoscience level. Such a breakthrough will be made by pioneering a
new technology system for creation of a new function of the whole unit, by arranging individual
nanostructual units that have useful functions in an intended configuration. Such a technologicalsystem is called “Nanoarchitectonics”.
“Nanoarchitectonics” is a technological system to arrange nanoscale functional structuralunits as a group of atoms and molecules in an intended configuration. The purpose is to produce a
new function of the whole unit through concerted interaction between nanostructures, so it isneedless to say that fundamental research in the related materials science field is included.
Nanoarchitectonics can be roughly classified into two fields, “NanoSystem Organization” and“NanoMaterials Creation”. A typical example of the “NanoSystem Organization” is thedevelopment of a nanoelectronics circuit.
Challenging electronic devices are produced
experimentally, using carbon nanotubes, functional molecules, etc., but the practical use is
impossible without a technology to integrate and link these devices into a system. A typicalexample of the “NanoMaterials Creation” is synthesis of a new material that does not exist innature by combining and laminating heterogeneous substances with “nanosheets” that wereobtained by chemical exfoliation from a layered material. With the enhancement of this technique,it will be possible to synthesize various new materials that show interesting functions.
Technologies used in nanoarchitectonics can be roughly classified into 5 techniques: (1)atom/molecule novel manipulation; (2) chemical nanomanipulation, (3) field-induced materials
control; (4) controlled self-organization; and (5) theoretical modeling and designing.
Atom/molecule novel manipulation is a method to control the configuration or the couplingstate of individual atoms and molecules using proximity probes including scanning tunnelingmicroscope (STM) and atomic force microscope (AFM). Chemical nanomanipulation is a method
to control nanoscale substances by skillfully utilizing chemical equilibrium states andnon-equilibrium states in a liquid or solid phase, temporally and spatially. This method enables
nanomanipulation of various substances. Field-induced materials control is a method which uses
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changes in physical states dexterously through the intervention of electric fields, magnetic fields,
electromagnetic fields (light, X-ray), and stress fields. Controlled self-organization is at the
opposite end of the above atom/molecule novel manipulation. The latter is an artificial method toforcibly manipulate individual atoms and molecules, but this method relies on interactive forces
specific to atoms and molecules. Hence, diverse effective nanoarchitectonics may be realized by
the successful combination of both methods. Theoretical modeling and designing, or theoreticaland computational approach, is quite important for conducting research effectively. Moretheoreticians will be integrated into the projects in order to guide and support the research.
The goal of research in the center is the “development of innovative materials that enable newtechnologies required for the realization of a sustainable society in the 21st century”, with a newparadigm of materials development based on nanoarchitectonics. To achieve this goal, the centeris engaged in the development of innovative new materials in the four research fields ofNano-materials, Nano-system, Nano-green and Nano-bio by making full use of nanoarchitectonics(Figure 1).
1) Nano-materials field: we create inorganic and organic nanoscaled materials, seeking new
or enhanced physical and chemical properties.
2) Nano-system field: we pay special attention to novel functionalities created by mutualinteractions among individual nanostructures and construct nano-systems that utilize thecreated functionalities effectively.
3) Nano-green field: we construct highly efficient interfacial energy/materials conversion
systems by arranging metal, semiconductor and organic molecules with atomic/molecularresolution.
4) Nano-bio field: we develop new functional biomaterials and medical devices through anactive fusion of biotechnology with a wealth of knowledge in the field of materials science.

Figure 1. Four research fields of MANA
One of the aims of the WPI Program is to create new academic fields by integrating different
disciplines. Together with the four research fields outlined above, we will establish a researchsystem that encourages researchers to tackle risky yet highly rewarding research in an effort togenerate novel ideas and approaches that lie beyond the purvey of existing endeavors.

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(3) Managementi) Center director
・Provide the name of the center director, his/her age (as of 1 April 2012), , specialties, and brief career profile(within 5lines).
・If there is a plan to change the center director, how does the new center director intend to construct the center andwhat is his/her vision of objectives to be achieved? Provide a synopsis written by the new center director (freeformat).

Name:Specialties:
Biography:

Masakazu Aono (67 years old as of 1 April 2012)
Nanoscience, nanotechnology, nanoelectronics, surface physics and chemistry
1972
Doctoral degree, University of Tokyo in 1972
1972 to 1986
National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials
1978 to 1980
Visiting professor, University of Wisconsin
1982 to 2002
Institute for Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN)
1996 to 2005
Professor, Osaka University
2002 to present National Institute for Materials Scienceii) Administrative director
・Provide the name of the administrative director, his/her age (as of 1 April 2012),
profile(within 5 lines).

Name:
Biography:

andhis/her brief career

Takahiro Fujita (59 years old as of 1 April 2012)1977
Master of Engineering, University of Tokyo
1977 to 2002
NKK Corporation
1987
Master of Science, Virginia Tech
2001 to present National Institute for Materials Scienceiii) Composition of administrative staff
・Concretely describe how the administrative staff is organized.

Starting in 2003, NIMS had about five years experience in research, using English as theofficial language of ICYS (International Center for Young Scientists) activities. Therefore, it has theadvantage of being able to perform both efficient and international administrative operation bymaking the best use of its experience and know-how acquired in ICYS. All the documents
regarding, for example, office routine regulations, purchase of items, and official trips are today
already available both in Japanese and English. As a result, an environment of supporting
documentation is close to perfection so that foreigner researchers can devote themselves to theirstudy without a language barrier.
Based on the experience in ICYS, we will establish four groups including planning, generalaffairs, technical assistance, and outreach for efficient operation of the administrative division withthe use of English as the official language. Further segmentation of the administrative division
into planning group, personnel group, general affairs group, accounting group, supplies group, etc.
would adversely affect improvements in efficiency and would impose inconvenience especially toforeigners. It is important to establish an administrative system where each person can handle
clerical work as widely as possible.
.
Planning Team: Responsible for operations regarding administration of research plans
and achievements, liaison with overseas satellites, building networks, planning and holding
symposiums, etc. Run by about three staff members under the supervision of the planninggroup leader (an internationally experienced researcher of NIMS).
General Affairs Team: Responsible for general affairs, accounting, and clerical work
regarding researchers’ attendance record, payroll, official trips, and purchase of supplies.
Run by about 12 staff members under the supervision of the general affairs group leader (aformer NIMS employee who has good experience with ICYS). Especially, with the aim of
reducing clerical work for researchers, we will hire about 10 secretaries, who will carry out all（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Title of Center Project：International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics）

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Technical Assistance Team: Responsible for technical assistance work such as
maintenance and control of shared devices used in the center, services in response torequests from researchers, and research assistance. A system will be established so thatroutine experiments can be conducted by technicians as much as possible. For thispurpose, approximately 5 persons who are former NIMS’s researchers (retirement people
with a Ph.D degree) with good research backgrounds and English speaking proficiency are
employed at the final stage for establishment of a system capable of high-level technicalassistance.



Outreach Team: Responsible for outreach activities such as wide-ranging publicity for
WPI/MANA activities to garner public support for science and technology. Run by about threestaff members under the supervision of the leader who possesses excellent outreach skills.

iv) Decision-making system
・Concretely describe the center’s decision-making system.

The center, as its basic principle, intends to establish a decision-making system that can
support strong leadership of the center director. In addition, the center intends to minimize thenumber of meetings in its operation so that the researchers can devote themselves to theirstudies.
Principal investigators meeting: The principal investigators meeting will be held on aregular basis (about once every month) and will be led by the center director. Mattersconcerning center operation in general will be discussed and reported under the fullleadership of the center director.
Also, the principal investigators must clearlycommunicate the intentions of the center director to all the young researchers and graduate
students concerned.

Advisors: The center will take advice on the management and other issues fromknowledgeable outsiders.

v) Allocation of authority between the center director and the host institution’s side
・Concretely describe how authority is allocated between the center director and the host institution’s side.

Director of the center: The director of the center will be given authority over the center’s
operation in general. In other words, the center director will have authority in employment,
renewal of contracts, payroll, research expenses, and space allocation for researchers
including senior and young researchers of the center, etc. who are invited to the center,
except for those who are enrolled in the main body NIMS. His authority also includes
employment and renewal of contracts administrative staff members of the center, except for
those who are enrolled in the main body NIMS.



President: The president, as the responsible person of the host institute, supports thecenter operation to the fullest extent, while respecting the authority of the director over theoperation of the center. However, upon some situations such as receipt of any advice from
NIMS Executive Board, the president can make personnel changes to the center director,
principal investigators invited from external organizations, etc. Further, according to need,he must take various additional measures necessary for the center operation including, forexample, improvement of the experimental space and additional assignment of NIMS
researchers.

(4) Researchers and other center staffs, satellites, partner institutionsi) The “core” to be established within the host institutiona) Principal Investigators (full professors, associate professors or other researchers of comparable（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Title of Center Project：International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics）

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standing)numbers

Researchers from within
the host institution
Foreign researchers invitedfrom abroad
Researchers invited from otherJapanese institutions
Total principal investigators

At beginning

At end of FY 201114

17

Final goal
(October, 2014)
17

4

5

5

3

3

3

21

25

25

・Describe the concrete plan to achieve final staffing goal, including steps and timetables.
・Attach a list of principal investigators using the Appendix. Place an asterisk (*) by names of the investigators
considered to be ranked among the world’s top researchers. Describe the policy and strategy for inviting thePIs who are to be included after 1 April 2012.

b) Total members
Numbers
At beginning

At end of FY 2011

Researchers

90<56, 40%>

Principal investigators

21<7, 32%>Other researchers

69<24, 40%>

Research support staffs

17
20

206
<116, 56%>
[45, 22%]
25<10, 40%>[2, 8%]
181<106, 59 %>[43, 24 %]
8
18

127

232

Administrative staffs
Total number of people who form
the “core” of the research center

Final goal
(October, 2014)
200<120, 60%>
[50, 25%]
25<10, 40%>[3, 12%]
175<110, 63%>
[47, 27%]
12
18
230

・Enter the total number of people in the columns above. In the “Researchers” column, put the number andpercentage of overseas researchers in the < > brackets and the number and percentage of female researchers in
the [ ] brackets.
・Enter matters warranting special mention, such as concrete plans for achieving the Center’s goals, establishedschedules for employing the main researchers, particularly principal investigators.

ii) Collaboration with other institutions
・If the “core” forms linkages with other institutions, domestic and/or foreign, by establishing satellite functions, Provide
the name of the partner institution(s), and describe the role of the satellite functions, personnel composition andstructure, and collaborative framework between the host institution and the said partner institutions (e.g., contracts
to be concluded, scheme for resource transfer).
・If some of the principal investigators will be stationed at satellites, attach a list of these principal investigators and thename of their satellite organizations using the Appendix.
・If the “core” forms organic linkages with other institutions, domestic and/or foreign, without establishing satellite
functions, provide the names of the partner institutions and describe their roles and linkages within the center
project.

The center intends to promote effectively top world-level research that is appropriate to theworld’s center of substance and material research. At the same time, with the aim of fostering
young researchers on the international level, it will collaborate actively with domestic and foreign
research institutes. NIMS has successfully organized the World Materials Research Institute
Forum for global networking of materials institutions. Learning from this, the center will make
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efforts in global networking and global research collaboration in the field of nanotechnology andnanomaterials.
The center establishes two kinds of affiliates which are satellite institutes and collaborative
institutes. The satellite institutes will serve as center’s branches. On the other hand, based on
the MOU agreement, the collaborative institutes carry out collaborative research and personnel
exchange with the center.
Satellite Institutes: Research institutes to which principal investigators invited from externalorganizations belong are referred to as the satellite institutes. So far, the center set up satellite
institutes at the University of Tsukuba, Tokyo University of Science, University of Cambridge,
UCLA, Georgia Institute of Technology, CNRS and University of Montreal. The satellite institutes
will play an important role in conducting research and are expected to be bridgeheads of thecenter. These satellites also serve as venues for training MANA’s young researchers.


University of Tsukuba: Professor K. Kadowaki and Professor Y. Nagasaki are world
leading researchers on superconductivity and organic chemistry, respectively, which NIMS
is not very strong. Their two satellite laboratories are set up in the University of Tsukuba with
the intention of complementing the center’s research activity and they will be bridgeheads ofthe center for the University of Tsukuba. Each of the laboratories will have stationed a few
young researchers who are hired by the center to conduct research. For the purpose ofhuman resources cultivation, NIMS has already set up a Doctoral Program in Materials
Science and Engineering at the Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, Universityof Tsukuba. The center will strengthen and enhance the program by appointing many
principal investigators who join the center from NIMS as professors of the program andaccepting many capable graduate students who can contribute to the research of the centeras the junior researchers.

Tokyo University of Science: Professor Takayanagi, who is a world distinguishedresearcher of superconducting devices, will join the center, conducting thesuperconducting-device related research, which NIMS is not very strong. This satellite will
be a bridgehead of the center to conduct joint research with the Tokyo University of Science.



University of Cambridge: Professor Mark Welland, as Director of Interdisciplinary
Research Center in Nanotechnology (IRC) of UK, is a world leader in nanoscience as wellas in nanotechnology, especially with a focus on superfine processing by using an electron
beam and creation of nanostructures. He has also served as a scientific adviser to the UK
Prime Minister. He will join the research activities at this center with regard to the study ofnanostructure fabrication. This satellite will play an important part in conducting the researchof the center and will be a bridgehead of the center for the University of Cambridge.



UCLA: Professor James Gimzewski is very well known as the researcher who has
established the foundation of today’s nanoscience and nanotechnology at the IBM Zurich
Research Laboratory immediately after the invention of the scanning tunneling microscope.
After moving to UCLA several years ago, he launched a study concerning fusion of
nanotechnology and biotechnology and has performed ingenious research including his
recent invention of a desktop size fusion device. He participates in the center’s researchconcerning manifestation of new functions of nanostructures and their measurement,
playing an important role in the project. This satellite will be a bridgehead of the center for
UCLA.



Georgia Institute of Technology: Professor Z. Wang is an outstanding researcher in thefield of materials science, who is ranked 6th in the world, by having a total number of article
citations of over 40,000. In particular, his discovery of the ZnO nanobelt has drawn
attention as a new material applicable in piezoelectric elements and in biosensors (totalcited numbers: over 3,000). This satellite will contribute to the project mainly in the electronicmaterials field and will be a bridgehead of the center for the Georgia Institute of Technology.



CNRS: Professor Christian Joachim is the leading authority who has clarified theelectronic states of nanostructures, especially the electronic state of functional molecules,
by means of first-principle calculations. On the other hand, by organizing a groupconsisting of experimentalists and theorists, he is now devoted to the realization of（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Title of Center Project：International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics）

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single-molecule devices. He is expected to join this research center for theoretical study of
new nanostructure functions, leading the theoretical research. This satellite will be abridgehead of the center for CNRS.
University of Montreal: Professor Francoise Winnik is a leading expert on polymer
chemistry-based nano-bio research. In addition to conducting research at the University ofMontreal, she is the Executive Editor of Langmuir. She has a lab at MANA where she
spends five months out of the year conducting joint research with MANA and the Universityof Tsukuba satellite. While helping to bolster MANA’s Nano-bio field, she has also
contributed to internationalizing MANA by promoting human exchange between the two
institutions.

Collaborative Institutes: These institutes are expected to serve as sites for collaborative
research with the center as well as exchange and training of young researchers. Among about
200 institutes in Asia, Europe, North America, East Europe, etc. with which NIMS already has
MOU agreements, approximately 30 major institutes including, for example, Institute of Physics,
Chinese Academy of Science (China), KAIST (Korea), Max Planck Institute (Germany), Charles
University (Czech), and UCSB (U.S.) are serving as the collaborative institutes.
(５) Research Environment
・Concretely describe measures to be taken to satisfy each of the requirements outlined below, including steps andtimetables.

○ Provide an environment in which researchers can devote themselves exclusively totheir research, by exempting them from other duties and providing them with adequate staff
support to handle paperwork and other administrative functions.
The following factors are required to establish an environment where researchers can devote
themselves to their research: 1) to develop a clerical work support system, so that paperwork forbusiness trips or the purchase of supplies can be promptly processed in support of theresearchers’ work; 2) to provide researchers with sufficient technical staff for the maintenance ofequipment, services in response to requests from researchers or assistance in experiments; 3) tominimize the frequency of conferences for the improvement of communication; 4) to provide
assistance to researchers and their family for their life in Japan when necessary. Since half of theresearchers at the center will come from abroad, we will develop a system to manage the use ofEnglish as the official language so that foreign researchers can devote themselves to researchwithout having to deal with a language barrier.
Clerical work support system in English: Through five years’ experience at ICYS, a clerical
work support system using English as the official language has been implemented, so we will
allocate those experienced people to the center as clerical staff, and we will hire new
non-permanent staff under the experienced clerical staff. English proficient secretaries will be
hired under principal investigators to handle clerical services in response to requests fromresearchers.


Make paper work bilingual: All documents such as forms will be in Japanese and in
English, so that the burden of paperwork on researchers will be reduced. Further, translators
and/or interpreters will be on the staff to support foreign researchers. In addition, English
education will be given to both young researchers and senior Japanese researchers and toclerical staff to improve their English capabilities.

Assistance for daily life: We will improve the support system for foreign researchers andtheir families to set themselves up for living in Japan, such as housing search, medical care,education and job search for the spouse to eliminate various barriers that foreigners
encounter when they come to Japan. We subcontract this settling-in support for foreign
researchers to a specialized agency.

Providing sufficient technical staff and facilitating access to equipment: We will
establish a system where researchers can use freely the latest large-scale international levelresearch equipment owned by NIMS (High Voltage Electron Microscopy, High Magnetic
Field Magnet, Spring-8 dedicated beam line and Nano Foundry) for their research, by
provision of sufficient technical staff. Further, we will promote shared use of other advanced（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Title of Center Project：International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics）

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assistants, who will undertake routine experimental procedures. For those technical staff
and others, we are going to hire about 5 people including researchers retired from NIMS.
○ Provide startup research funding as necessary to ensure that top-caliber researchers invited
to the center do not upon arrival lose momentum in vigorously pursuing their work out ofconcern over the need to apply immediately for competitive grants.
We will provide start-up research funds to researchers invited from external organizations sothat they can launch their own laboratories immediately. We will grant a start-up fund of about 20
million yen to principal investigators invited from external organizations who conduct their research
at NIMS. Those principal investigators who work in satellite research institutes will be allocated anannual research fund of about 10 million yen. Young researchers such as post-doctorates will beallocated a start-up research fund as necessary to an amount of up to 10 million yen. On average,
one principal investigator will conduct research with a group of 6 young researchers including 2
NIMS researchers, 2 post-doctorates and 2 junior researchers (graduate students).
○ As a rule, fill postdoctoral positions through open international solicitations.
Securing highly capable young researchers including post-doctorates is vital to the operationof the center in view of human resource development. Fortunately, we have been able to, in the
ICYS project, select about 50 highly capable young researchers from about 25 countries, out of1000 applicants from about 70 countries. By utilizing ICYS’ recruiting know-how accumulated todate, we will secure capable young researchers. Further, we will promote securing graduate
students and provide them with sufficient research guidance. In addition, we will make our best
effort to employ female young researchers and students.
Securing young researchers including post-doctorates
International open recruiting: We will conduct international open recruiting throughinternational publications such as “Nature” and by the recommendation from the executivesof more than 200 research institutes which NIMS is affiliated with. Young researchers referto those who obtained their Ph.D within the last 10 years.

Multi-national young researcher group: Through ICYS activities, we have proven that thestimulative, international environment created by young multi-national researchers fromdifferent fields, cultures and races (at ICYS, this kind of international environment is referred
to as a “Melting Pot”) is vital to both the research activities and human resource
development of young researchers. Therefore, the center will also establish young
multi-national researcher groups in different fields. We will hire about 60 post-doctorates
from more than 20 different nations.



Application method and recruitment: Applicants will propose a three year research planin the application form. We will conduct the selection by weighing originality of the researchplan and potential of the candidate as a researcher through two steps; screening of theapplication documents and interviewing. Applicants will be invited to the center for aninterview, and have a one hour interview from which we will decide if the applicant will be
accepted. The employment period shall be two years, but renewal of the contract for anotheryear may be granted after appraisal of the results. The reason we limit the employment
period to 3 years at maximum is because we give priority to career improvement of
post-doctorates and alike so that we can promote recruitment to NIMS’ research staff.

Securing the junior researchers (graduate students)Graduate School of University of Tsukuba: At the Doctoral Program in Materials Scienceand Engineering, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba,
which is jointly managed by NIMS and University of Tsukuba, we have made extensive
efforts towards internationalization such as the implementation of an entrance examination
in English since April 2004, the year we accepted the first students. As a result, the majorityof doctorial course students at present come from abroad. By extending this system to otheruniversities, we will secure capable graduate students from foreign countries such as China（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Title of Center Project：International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics）

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and India and make them conduct research as the junior researchers. Upon creation of thecenter, instructors at University of Tsukuba and instructors at the Doctoral Program inMaterials Science and Engineering will take charge of the master’s course program bysupplementing each other, and an English curriculum will be prepared in a manner thatallows students to take all the requisite courses in English. Further, we will provide aworld-class research assistantship to all the graduate students as NIMS junior researchers,
so that we can provide an environment in which students can concentrate on their studies
and research without worrying about their tuition or the cost of living.
International Joint Graduate School: By expanding the International Joint Graduate
School Program which NIMS already has with Charles University in Czech and Warsaw
University of Technology in Poland, we will allow capable graduate students to participate inresearch under the supervision of principal investigators at the center.

Internships: NIMS established an internship system to proactively accept students fromuniversities throughout Japan and the world which have not concluded agreements with
NIMS and provide them with opportunities to partake in materials and nanotechnology
research.

Human resource development of young researchers: Fostering capable young researchers
under the world’s top class principal investigators is one of the remarkable features of the center.
For that purpose, at the center, we will further expand the activities at ICYS.
Fostering in the Melting Pot: We will develop an international environment where capable
multi-national youths gather at one center from around the world, and develop their talents
by receiving stimulation there. For that purpose, we will assemble about 60 post-doctorates
of different nationalities from more than 20 countries in one place.



Mentor system: In order to enhance independence of young researchers who obtained
their Ph.D within the last 10 years, top world-class principal investigators will become their
mentors and give advice regarding their research while respecting the researchers’ own
initiatives. Through the five year experience in ICYS, this mentor system proved to be quite
effective for young researchers to enhance their independence, widen their research scopeand show creativity.



Foster human resources by 3D system: A human resource development called 3D
system will be established to enhance independence of young researchers and develop
extensive interdisciplinary knowledge and experience. The 3D system stands for
Double-mentor, Double-discipline and Double-affiliation; meaning: Research guidance bymore than one mentor to enhance independence, having more than one discipline tostrengthen interdisciplinary background knowledge, and multiple affiliations to strengthen an
independent spirit. We will carry out fostering of young researchers by utilizing satellite
institutes as well as with the cooperation of overseas’ cooperating organizations because
the 3D system cannot be achieved by NIMS alone. We will also use the 3D system topromote human resource development of ICYS researchers (post-doctorates) who belong to
the center.

Career development: As a result of the abovementioned human resource development at
the center, we will not only hire young researchers as permanent staff researchers at NIMS,
but we will provide also them an associate professor‘s position or alike in research institutes
either in Japan or abroad, to further their career development.

○ Establish English as the primary language for work-related communication, and appoint
administrative personnel who can facilitate the use of English in the work process.
As mentioned previously, through the ICYS project NIMS has experienced research work
using English as the official language, and therefore we have already trained clerical staff andhave accumulated know-how. In using English as the official language, the keys for success lies in
the improvement of the clerical staff’s English proficiency, rather than of researchers’ English
proficiency, and the preparation of paper work materials in English. In Japan, bilingual
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clerical staff members who have experience in ICYS will participate in the plan. To make English
the official language, we will prepare the following items:

Orientation: We hold regular English orientations and lab tours for newly appointed NIMS
researchers to ensure that new researchers can begin their research at NIMS immediately.
We provide information required for research, such as work regulations, benefits, researchadministration (equipment purchasing, official trips etc.), intellectual property, research
ethics, applications for external funding, safety, etc., and tours of the primary researchfacilities.

Life in NIMS: We will make a booklet “Life in NIMS” with full information on procedures forcoming to Japan as well as on life in Japan. We will partially revise a booklet made for ICYS.

NIMS Research Guide: We will make a booklet about information on NIMS research
activities. We will partially revise a booklet made for ICYS.



Bilingual documentation of various paper works: We will make bilingual documentationof paper work for business trips, purchase of supplies, salary, regulations and others. ICYS
has already prepared such documentation, so we will revise those.

Principal investigators meeting: The meeting will be held once a month in English.

Intranet: The office communication through the Internet in the center will be done bilinguallyin English and in Japanese.

○ Adopt a rigorous system for evaluating research and a system of merit-based compensation.
(For example, institute a merit-based annual salary system primarily for researchers fromoutside the host institution. As a basic rule, the salaries of researchers who were already
employed at the host institution prior to the centers’ establishment are to be paid by the hostinstitution.)
At the center, we will establish a flexible result-reward system to secure excellent researchers
and to provide them appropriate treatment. We will expand the system, which we have
implemented in ICYS, including an annual salary system.
Annual salary system: Salary system for fixed-term principal investigators invited fromexternal organizations or fixed-term young researchers such as post-doctorates will be anannual salary system. Because an annual salary system has already been introduced in
ICYS, we will make full use of the experience. Annual salaries of the fixed-term principal
investigators invited from external organizations will be in a range of 10 to 20 million yen,depending on their performance. Salaries of the fixed-term young researchers such as
post-doctorates will be more than about 5 million yen, and will be assessed by theirperformance.

Individual performance evaluation and reward system: Permanent NIMS researchers
are subject to a personal performance evaluation that takes into account papers, patents
and other research output. Performance evaluation results are reflected in the following
year’s bonus, with high scoring researchers receiving higher monetary awards based on thenumber of points received.



The center evaluation committee: We will set up a center evaluation committee which
consists of external experts (about 50% are foreigners. An external expert will be appointed
to act as chair) to evaluate the management of the center and research activities every two
years.



Term of a principal investigator: The term of a principal investigator shall be 5 years.
Moreover, those who have shown excellent performance at the 5-year assessment will beallowed an extra five year of affiliation. For purposes of rejuvenation, about 1/4 of theprincipal investigators in total shall be replaced 5 years after the establishment of the center,to introduce new research fields, and to prevent the center from becoming inflexible.

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○ Provide equipment and facilities, including laboratory space, appropriate to a top world-levelresearch center.
Space of the center: For the research activities at the center, NIMS will provide total spaceof approximately 10,000 m2.

Space for experimentation: We will provide office space and laboratory rooms in MANA
Building only for young researchers, including post-doctorates, who conduct their research
independently (about 4,000 m2 in total). We will provide approximately half a room as
experimental space. We will provide necessary and sufficient space to principal
investigators invited from external organizations.

Single-occupied office and cafeteria: We will provide young researchers with asingle-occupied office where they can devote themselves to research and to have a
comfortable living environment. Also, to realize an ideal Melting Pot environment, we will put
all the office rooms together in one place, and secure enough space for discussions,
including a cafeteria.



Research equipment: We will secure world’s top-level advanced facilities with highcommonality, in cooperation with NIMS in a well-planned manner.

○ Hold international research conferences or symposiums regularly (at least once a year) tobring the world’s leading researchers together at the center.
To show that the center is one of the top world-level centers in the materials science field, we
will hold an international research conference once a year (a conference with 300 attendants).
Furthermore, we will hold workshops as needed to provide leading world researchers in this fieldwith opportunities to exchange information. Also, every summer we will open a summer school tofoster young researchers.
○ Other measures to ensure that top-caliber researchers from around the world can comfortably
devote themselves to their research in a competitive international environment, if any.
The most remarkable feature of the center will be not only that the center sends excellent
leading world research results generated by top world-level principal investigators and subordinate
young researchers, but that the center is a human resource development center where young
researchers will be fostered and improve their careers to become future leaders. It is also a featureof the center that it respects young researchers’ fresh and innovative ideas, as well as those ofprincipal investigators. To realize these features, the proportion of foreigners among young
researchers shall be more than 50%. Our strength lies in the 5-year experience of the ICYS
project, which we can improve and extend for further development, for example, research
management using English as its official language and know-how in human resource development
for young researchers.
We have to keep the following points in mind to create an internationally attractive research
environment:

Use English as the official language: By eliminating the language barrier, we need toestablish a system where foreign researchers can do all their works without the need forunderstanding Japanese.

Ensure independent research activities: We will provide young researchers anenvironment where they can carry out their research independently. For that purpose, wewill appoint world-leading principal investigators to be their mentors, to encourage young
researchers to become independent. Further, we will provide young researchers with
sufficient assistants such as technical staff so that they can proceed with their research
independently, by receiving help to use common equipment and to get assistant services for
work.



Utilization of world-leading equipment in NIMS: We will establish a system where
researchers can use the world’s most advanced leading large-scale equipment such as High
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Microscopy, which are available at NIMS.


Invitation program: We will invite faculty members from foreign research institutes who canconduct joint research with MANA researchers for 1 to 3 months.

Sabbatical leave program: We will send principal investigators and young scientists toforeign research institutes to conduct joint research for 1 month to 1 year.

Collaboration with Universities: We will actively convene joint workshops with universities
from around the globe. Many MANA researchers will also hold teaching positions atuniversities and put a great deal of effort into student education.

(6) Indicators for evaluating a center’s global standing
・Describe concretely the following points.

i) Criteria and methods to be used for evaluating the center’s global standing in the subject fieldTo evaluate the center's global standing in the materials science area, we can use indicatorssuch as number of papers accepted by renowned journals, ratio of researchers that areconsidered worthy of being named the world’s top level researchers, the number of foreign
researchers employed, the total external grants obtained, the number of cooperative research
projects with private sector corporations, the number of patents applied and granted, theconditions of patents exploited, the number of invited talks at major international conferences, andthe number of academic society awards received. The institutional ranking of the number ofcitations of papers in the field of materials science presented by ISI can be a strong indicator toevaluate research institutions, although its effectiveness is debatable in the academic community.
ii) Results of current assessment made using said criteria and methods
Based on the facts listed below, we believe our undertakings are making excelling progress
toward achieving our goal of “becoming a top-echelon research base to which researchers fromaround the world wish to be associated.”
NIMS ranked 5th in the world for the number of institutional citations in the materials sciencefield over the last 5 years (January 2006 to December 2010).

NIMS is the No.1 institute in the materials science field in the institutional citation ranking inJapan.
The amount of external funding acquired has increased by 1.63 times compared to FY2008.

As of March 31, 2012, 206 researchers are affiliated with MANA. Of these, 116 researchers,
or 57%, are foreign nationals. In addition, many researchers from Japan and abroad visit
MANA. In this way, MANA is becoming an international research center that attracts
researchers from around the world.
iii) Goals to be achieved through the project (at time of final evaluation）

The center will be a high status research center for materials science, which many
researchers all over the world aspire to join.

NIMS will rank within the top-3 in the ISI ranking based on citations in the field of materials
science in the last five years. Since the citation ranking is advantageous for large
institutions, it is impossible to exceed in numbers giant institutes such as Chinese Academyof Sciences or Max-Plank Society, Germany because of the size difference. Therefore,
NIMS set its goal to be in the world’s No.3 (which corresponds to No.1 among single
institutions).

NIMS will be the No.1 institute in the materials science field in the institutional citation
ranking in Japan.

The numbers of total external grants obtained, cooperative research projects, and ofcollaborative research grants by private businesses will be 1.5 times greater than FY2007.
For the ten-year period, the center has secured about 200 young researchers and 100
graduate students from all over the world.
This center will function as a research center for growing “Emerging Leaders” in materials
science. Researchers in this center will promote their careers and about 25 of them will getpermanent positions in NIMS, and another 50 at overseas and domestic universities or
research institutes after staying for some time in this center as graduate students or
post-doctorates.
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

Of young researchers at NIMS, 20% will be non-Japanese.

(7) Securing research funding
Future prospects
・ Describe the concrete prospects for securing resources that match or exceed the project grant.
・ Calculate the total amount of research funding (e.g., competitive funding) based on the percentage of time theresearchers devote to research activities at the center vis-à-vis the total time they spend conducting research
activities. Be sure the prospects are realistically based on the past record.
・ Based on the past record, describe the concrete prospects for securing resources that match or exceed the project
grant.
・ Calculate the total amount of research funding (e.g., competitive funding) based on the percentage of time theresearchers devote to research activities at the center vis-à-vis the total time they spend conducting research activities（“Effort ②” in Appendix 2）. Be sure the prospects are realistically based on the past record.

As for projects with operational subsidies that are handled by researchers who join the centerfrom NIMS as principal investigators, NIMS will allocate the research expenditure for thoseprojects to the center to implement the project at the center. In addition, part of operating
expenses necessary for center’s activities such as purchasing of new equipments, exploratory
research funding, operation of common facilities, satellite institutions funding, scientist exchanges,
holding symposia and outreach activities will be allocated from NIMS operational subsidies.
Also, among competitive grants obtained by researchers who join the center from NIMS,
NIMS will allocate an amount equivalent to the direct costs to the center, if the research plan isconsistent with that of the center. MANA’s researchers continue to capture large-scale competitive
funding, and the amount of external funds they acquire is growing steadily.
Others・ Describe activities and initiatives to be taken after project funding ends.
・ Describe expected ripple effects （e.g., how the research center project will have trailblazing components that canbe referred to by other departments in the host institution and/or other research institutions when attempting to build
their own top world-level research centers）.
・ Describe other important measures to be taken in creating a world premier international research center, if any.

After project funding ends, NIMS will support the center financially so that the center canmaintain its activities at least for 10 more years.
It is quite sure that the main body of NIMS will actively adopt center’s successful management
systems. The concept of the center is really unique and its experience will be very helpful not only
for the main body of NIMS but for other institutions in Japan when they attempt to build their own
research centers.
We would like to stress our valuable experiences obtained from the ICYS project. The center
will succeed and develop the managerial operation in ICYS and this is our great advantage torealize the world premier research center in addition to our novel materials research technology ofnanoarchitectonics.

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List of Principal Investigators
・If the number of principal investigators exceeds 10, add columns as appropriate.
・Place an asterisk(*) by the name of the investigators who are considered to be ranked among the world’s top
researchers.
・Give age as of 1 April 2012.
・For investigators who cannot participate in the center project from 1 April 2012, indicate the time that their
participation will start in the “Notes” column.

Current affiliation(organization,
department) andspecialties

Academic
degree

AONO,
Masakazu*

Nano-System
Organization Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
67
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS),
Specialty on
NanoSciene andNanotechnology

Ph.D., The
University ofTokyo(1972)

BANDO, Yoshio*

Inorganic
Nanostructures Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
Ph.D., Osaka
64
Institute for
University(1975)
Materials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Nanomaterials andTransmission electron
microscope

Name

①

②

Age

Notes

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③

④

⑤

SASAKI,
Takayoshi*

Soft Chemistry Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
56
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Nanosheet andSoftchemistry

Ph.D.(Science),
The Universityof Tokyo,(1986)GOLBERG,
Dmitri*Nanotubes Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
51
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
nanotubes andnanowires

Ph.D., Moscow
Institute for
Ferrous
Metallurgy(1990)

ARIGA,
Katsuhiko*

Supermolecules Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
49 Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Supramolecular
Chemistry andSurface Science

Ph.D.,(Engeering),
Tokyo InstituteofTechnology(1990)（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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⑥

⑦

⑧

CHIKYOW,
Toyohiro

Nano-Electronics
Materials Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
52 (MANA), National
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Semiconductor andelectric materials

NAKAYAMA,
Tomonobu

Nano Functionality
Integration Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
50
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Scanning Probe
Microscopy andSurface Physics

HASEGAWA,
Tsuyoshi

Atomic Electronics
Unit, International
Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
49 (MANA), National
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Nano-devices

Ph.D., Waseda
University(1989)

Ph.D., The
University ofTokyo(1999)

Ph.D. (science), Tokyo
University of
Science(1996)（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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⑨

⑩

⑪

HU, Xiao

Nano-System
Theoretical Physics
Unit, International
Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
50 (MANA), National
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
condensed-matterphysics

TSUKAGOSHI,
Kazuhito

π-Electron Electronics
Unit, International
Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
Ph.D., Osaka
44 (MANA), National
University(1995)
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Nano electronics

UOSAKI, Kohei*

Nano Interface Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
65
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Surface Physical
Chemistry

Ph.D.,(Physics), The
University ofTokyo(1990)

Ph.D., The
Flinders
University ofSouthAustralia(1977)（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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⑫

⑬

⑭

YE, Jinhua*

Nano Photocatalyst
Unit, International
Center for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
49
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Photocatalyst, EcoMaterials

TAKADA,
Kazunori*

Soft Ionics Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
Ph.D., Osaka
50 (MANA), National
City
Institute for
University(1991)
Materials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Solid-state chemistry

YAGHI, Omar*

Dept. ofChemistry
Ph.D.,
and Biochemistry,
University of
47 UCLA, USA, Specialty
Illinoison Inorganic
Urbana(1990）
Chemistry

Ph.D., The
University ofTokyo(1990)（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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⑰

AOYAGI, Takao*

CHEN, Guoping

WANG, Zhong
Lin *Biomaterials Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics
52 (MANA), National
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Biomaterials

Tissue Regeneration
Materials Unit,
International Center
for Materials
Nanoarchitectonics(MANA), National
46
Institute forMaterials Science(NIMS), Specialty on
Biomaterials andTissue Engineering

School of Materials
Science and
50 Engineering, Georgia
Institute ofTechnology, USA

Ph.D., Tokyo
Institute ofTechnology(1993)

Ph.D., Kyoto
University(1997)

Ph.D., Arizona
Satellite PI, Georgia
State
Institute of
University(1987Technology）（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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⑳

GIMZEWSKI,
James K.*WELLAND, MarkE.*

JOACHIM,
Christian*Chemistry &Biochemistry
Department, UCLA,
60 USA, Specialty on
Nanoscience andNanobio

Campridge
Nanoscience Centre,
University of
56 Cambridge, UK,
Specialty on
Nanoscience andnanofabrication

CEMES, Centre
National de laRecherche
Scientifique (CNRS),
54
France, Specialty on
Computer scienceand Nanoscience

Ph.D., (Physical
Chemistry),
Satellite Co-Director,
University of
UCLA, USA
Strathclyde,
Glasgow(1977)

Ph.D.,(Physics),
University ofBristol(1984)

Satellite Co-Director,
Univ. Cambridge,
UK

Ph.D. Ecole
Nationale del'Aeronautiqueet de l'Espace(Sup'Aero)(1985)

Satellite PI, CNRS,France（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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TAKAYANAGI,
Hideaki*

The Department ofApplied Physics,
Faculty of Science,
Tokyo University of
Ph.D.(science),
Satellite PI, Tokyo
60 Science, Specialty on The University
University of Scienceof Tokyo (1987)
mesoscopic
superconductivity andquantum information
physics

KADOWAKI,
Kazuo*

Graduate School ofPure and Applied
Sciences University of Ph.D., Osaka
Satellite PI, Univ. of59
Tsukuba, Specialty on University(1980) Tsukuba
Superconductivity andNanoelectronics

NAGASAKI,
Yukio*

Graduate School ofPure and Applied
Ph.D., Tokyo
Satellite PI, Univ. of
Sciences University of
University of
52
Tsukuba
Tsukuba, Specialty on
Science (1986)
Biomaterials andPolymer Chemistry（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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WINNIK, M.
Francoise*

Faculty of Pharmacy
and Department ofChemistry,
Ph.D.(Chemistr
University ofSatellite PI, Universit
59y), ,University ofMontreal, Canada,é de Montréal
Toronto(1979)
Specialty on Polymer
Chemistry andPhotochemistry（Host institution：National Institute for Materials Science Abbreviation of the Center：MANA）

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