Creating sustainable societies through[Material×Information] multi-talented
human resource development

Tokyo Tech Academy for Convergenceof Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI)

物質・情報卓越教育院
1/10101/Materials
and devices

FusionInformation
technologies

Fusion between material science and information technologies based on Tokyo Tech’s own research
centers, such as Center for Element Strategy and TSUBAME super computerTokyo Tech Academy for Convergence of Materials and Informatics (TAC-MI) Start!
Multi-talented Individuals

Services
Information

Materials
Creating new industries
by connecting “materials", which is Japan's
strengths, to "services" by utilizing
information science & technologies.
Produce leaders who create new industries
as advanced professionals in materials science and informatics

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Cultivate

Creativity

Basic Materials Informatics (1C) 3Q

Commonfundamentalcourse

M1～M2

Students for Materials and Information
Materials Simulation (2C) 3Q
Materials Informatics (2C) 4Q
Exercise
class
TSUBAME
Practice
atusing
TSUBAME

If you have taken Materials Simulation and Materials Informatics, the course will becounted as a "Major Courses" in some courses. (Refer to the study guide for details)

Short term researchMaterialsInformatics
InterdisciplinaryResearch Skills

M1～M2

Laboratory for
Information

Laboratory for
Material
To a laboratory different from your specialty

Laboratory rotation＊including NIMS at Tsukuba as an Information lab.

Self-Designed
Students are encouraged to set up self-finding topics in between Material andThesis D2～ Information, such as different ones from the doctoral research of your Major.
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Cultivate

Practical ability

Tokyo Tech original Practice School in Materials Informatics

A team including the Institute faculties and students stays at a company for 6 weeks. We providetechnical consulting utilizing material & information science on important issues of companies.

Problems

Collecting
information
Literature, Rawdata, Social
conditions

Data analysis・Modelling

Propose newdirections

Practice School in Materials Informatics I•

Do modelling of target systems•

Held as an intensive course (in the Tokyo Tech)

Practice School in Materials Informatics II•

Solve the problems at the assigned company by teams•

Propose new directions at the final report

Solving actual
problems

2019 World’s first Practice School for Material and Information at a company.
History
2020 Practice School was held at ２ companies.
&2021 Practice School was held at 1 company and AIST.
Future Plan 2022～ Scheduled to be held at 2 sites every year.
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Cultivate Broad Perspective and Global LeadershipIntelligent
Services:a Social
Perspective(Until 2019,"Business Model Training Camp ")D1＆D2

Develop Broad
Perspective andLeadership• Propose services for future society by the Teams
Material / Information Field Students & Overseas Students
Hybrid Team (Doctoral Research / Knowledge → Connectto Society)Award prizes

InternationalForum
D1＆D2

・D1 students give presentations.
Award prizes

・Face-to-face meeting with overseas advisors

Improve international
communication skills
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Financial support for TAC-MI students
Financial support and 3 Examinations for quality assurance in TAC-MI
Master course

Doctoral course
Doctoral Screening
Examination

Enrollment
Exam.

Qualifying Examination(QE)

Financial support for
TAC-MI Students

1,760,000

Financial support for
TAC-MI Students
Up to2,530,000
yen/yearyen/year～

We actively support an application for JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists (DC1, DC2).
We recommend applying for “Human Resource Development Fellowship” and “Cross the border!
Tokyo-Tech pioneering doctoral research program”.
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Ｄ２・D3

The above amount is the total amount of the financial support for TAC-MI students, including TAC-MI scholarship,
Tokyo Tech Tsubame Scholarship for Doctoral Students(480,000 yen/year) and the RA salary from the lab, etc.

TAC-MI will pay RA salary for JSPS DC1/DC2, MEXT Scholarship foreign students, students
selected for “Human Resource Development Fellowship” or “Cross the border! Tokyo-Techpioneering doctoral research program” addition to those financial support.
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Industrial Partners (31companies)
ＡＧＣ株式会社
AGC Inc.

三菱ケミカル株式会社
Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation

旭化成株式会社
ASAHI KASEI CORPORATION

三菱ガス化学株式会社
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICALCOMPANY, INC.

ＥＮＥＯＳ株式会社
ENEOS Corporation
浜松ホトニクス株式会社
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K.
出光興産株式会社
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd.
ＪＦＥスチール株式会社
JFE Steel Corporation
ＪＸ金属株式会社
JX Nippon Mining & Metals
Corporation
株式会社 カネカ
KANEKA CORPORATION
花王株式会社
Kao Corporation
京セラ株式会社
KYOCERA Corporation

三井金属鉱業株式会社
MITSUI MINING＆SMELTING CO.,LTD.
長瀬産業株式会社
NAGASE & CO., LTD.
日本電子株式会社
JEOL Ltd.
日本ガイシ株式会社
NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
日本特殊陶業株式会社
NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
日本ゼオン株式会社
ZEON CORPORATION
日産自動車株式会社
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

セイコーエプソン株式会社
Seiko Epson Corporation

昭和電工株式会社SHOWA DENKO K.K.

住友電気工業株式会社
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
住友化学株式会社
SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Co., Ltd.

太陽誘電株式会社
TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
ＴＤＫ株式会社
TDK Corporation

戸田工業株式会社
TODA KOGYO CORP.

株式会社 東芝Toshiba Corporation

東ソー株式会社
TOSOH CORPORATION
東洋製罐グループホールディングス株式会社
Toyo Seikan Group Holdings, Ltd.

パナソニック インダストリー株式会社
トヨタ自動車株式会社
Panasonic Industry Co., Ltd.
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATIONAs of September 1, 2022

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AY2023 Spring Semester
Student Recruitment Briefing

If you are interested in TAC-MI program,please participate in the briefing session.

Schedule Wednesday, October 26,2022① 17:40～18:25② 18:25～19:10Explanation in JapaneseExplanation in English

To be live-streamed using Zoom

How to register
If you wish to participate in the briefing session,please register from the TAC-MI website.

※It is posted as a questionnaire on the Web Services forStudents and Faculty. You can also register from there.
https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/event/ay2023spring-briefing/99// 10

Join TAC-MI !
Director
Takeo YAMAGUCHI

Please feel free tocontact these professors!

Institute of Innovative
Research

YusukeSHIMOYAMA
Chair,
Committee ofPublic Relations

School of Materialsand ChemicalTechnology

MasakiAZUMAChair,Committee ofCollaboration
with Industry
Institute of
Innovative
ResearchKei
GOTO
Chair,
Committee of
Education
School of
Science

SusumuSAITO
Chair,
Committee of
Admission andExamination
School of
Science

Masakazu
SEKIJIMA
Chair,
Committee ofPlanning andEventsSchool ofComputing

TAC-MI HP：https://www.tac-mi.titech.ac.jp/en/
Contact：TAC-MI Office (S6 Bldg., Rm 402) tac-mi@jim.titech.ac.jp10/ 10