December 18, 2023
To whom it may concern

FY 2024 Joint Use/Research Program
We invite applications for the FY 2024 Joint Use/Research Program at the Institute for Planetary
Materials (IPM), Okayama University, Misasa, Japan.
1. Application types
1) International joint research
2) General joint research
3) Joint Use of facility4) Workshop
2. Period of research: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
3. Application eligibility: International and domestic researchers belonging to a research institute orother equivalent organizations, including 4th-year undergraduate students and graduate students
4. Application procedure: Fill out the application form for Joint Use/Research (see attached form) andsubmit by mail or e-mail.
5. Application deadline: Must be received no later than January 31 (Wed.), 2024
6. Notification: Written notification by the end of March, 2024
7. Other: See the attached “Guideline for the FY 2024 Joint Use/Research Program at the Institute forPlanetary Materials, Okayama University”
Takashi Yoshino
The director of Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University, Misasa, Japan

Guideline for Application of the FY 2024 Joint Use/Research Program at the Institutefor Planetary Materials, Okayama University
1. Guideline
The mission of the Institute for Planetary Materials (IPM) is to study the origin, evolution anddynamics of the Earth and other planets and the origin of life. As a Joint Use/Research Center forplanetary materials science designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT), we offer Joint Use/Research opportunities to both domestic and overseas
researchers in research fields related to Earth and planetary materials science. Innovative applications
for joint use/research are welcome.
We accept five research categories of Joint Use/Research at IPM (hereafter called the Joint
Research), i.e. international joint research, general joint research, joint use of facility, workshop, andinternship-type joint research, in order to promote collaborative research in research fields related to
Earth and planetary materials science. These include joint research conducted at IPM byinternational/domestic researchers in collaboration with faculty of IPM, research conducted via joint
use of facilities of IPM by international/domestic researchers, workshops sponsored by IPM, andinternship-type joint research sponsored by IPM. We welcome not only proposals that further promoteresearch conducted at IPM, but also research in areas that are complementary, as well as those that
accelerate the research activity of IPM as a research center for earth and planetary materials science.
1) International joint research
Joint research conducted by a researcher belonging to an international research organization incollaboration with faculty of IPM by using the facilities, equipment, samples and data of IPM.
Researches conducted outside IPM may be considered. Domestic researchers outside IPM can join the
research as a collaborator.
2) General joint research
Joint research conducted by a researcher belonging to a domestic research organization other than
IPM in collaboration with faculty of IPM by using the facilities, equipment, samples and data of IPM.
Researches conducted outside IPM may be considered.
3) Joint use of facility
Research conducted by a researcher belonging to an international or domestic research organization
other than IPM by using the facilities of IPM.
4) Workshop
Domestic/international workshop on a specific research theme sponsored by IPM for promoting
joint research. In principle, the workshop should be held at Okayama University or online.
5) Internship-type joint researchLong-term joint research conducted by a student belonging to a domestic/international researchand educational organization, in collaboration with the faculty of IPM, on a research project
proposed by the faculty of IPM, by using the facilities, equipment, samples and data of IPM.
*From FY2024, the recruitment for all categories is conducted once a year. Nevertheless, for urgent
cases, application may be accepted any time.
*Remote collaborative research (either asking IPM staff to perform measurement and analysis, or
remote access to IPM facilities, without visit to the institute) might be offered for Joint research1) ・ 2) and Joint use of Facility 3) depending on the facilities. Please inquire your host faculty fordetails.
*The recruitment of the internship-type joint research (category 5) is conducted separately once ayear. The eligibility and period of the program will be described separately.
*We also accept applications for joint use/research from the industry in order to promote industryuniversity collaboration. Please consult with a faculty member whom you are interested incollaborating with.
2. Eligibilities• The application is open to international and domestic researchers belonging to a researchorganization or others equivalent, including 4th-year undergraduate students and graduate students.
When an undergraduate/graduate student applies as a principal researcher, his/her supervisor must
agree to and participate in the project as a collaborator. When the project includes, as a collaborator,
undergraduate/graduate student who is not supervised by the principal researcher, permission fromthe student’s supervisor must be obtained.
• For joint research and workshop, a faculty member of IPM must be included as a collaborator.
• A principal investigator can apply for up to one joint research project and one workshop.
3. Method of application
Before application, obtain formal consent from the organization you belong, and consult with afaculty member of IPM about your research project, expected visiting period, and required expenses.
Refer to “Research Divisions and Faculty Members of the Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama
University” shown separately for the research area and faculty members of IPM. The application must
be done by filling out a designated format and send it to “17. Address for Submission and contact
information” by mail or e-mail.
Application forms are available on the website below for download and use.
[Application page for Joint Use/Research]https://www.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp/jointuse/index_E.php
4. Research period• International joint research, General joint research, and Joint Use of facility:
Period between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025. The application must be made each fiscal year
even if the project is continued from previous year.
• Workshop
Period between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025.
• Joint research applied for at any time
Period between the date of adoption to March 31, 2025
5. Necessary expenses• The use of equipment is in principal free of charge for all accepted research projects. Nevertheless,the users may be requested to partly cover the cost of expendables. Please consult with your hostfaculty in advance.
• Part of the travel and living expenses may be provided within the limits of budget as necessary forinternational joint research and general joint research and workshop that are conducted at IPM.
The number of visits, number of persons, and duration that is financially supported may be limited
depending on the budget. Note that upper limit of expenses covered by IPM is 300,000 yen for one
general joint research and one workshop. When an undergraduate/graduate student applies as aprincipal researcher, travel expenses and living expenses will not be provided for his/her supervisor
as a collaborator.
• Travel expenses will not be provided in principal for joint research conducted outside IPM, suchas sample analysis request, use of IPM research facility, samples, data, etc. outside IPM, and joint
use of facility and joint research applied for at any time.
• Only expenses related to joint use/research may be provided. In order to meet the needs for joint
research from the broad research community within the limited budget, we welcome joint researchsponsored by external funding.
6. Application deadline
Must arrive no later than January 31(Wed.), 2024
(Application for joint research in urgency may be accepted any time, but must be received no later
than January 24 (Fri.), 2025)
7. Selection and notification
The decision will be made immediately by the director after evaluation by the Steering Committee

of Joint Use/Research Center of IPM. The proposals will be evaluated comprehensively on the basisof conformity of project with the aim of the program, academic importance, feasibility of research
proposal, and expenses required. Applications that are considered to have particular academic
importance and expected to produce outstanding results will be considered in priority. Special
considerations will be given to the applications from researchers of university or research organizationof small scale and young researchers. Research projects that require financial supports and those that
do not require the support will be evaluated separately for each research category. The principal
applicant will be informed in written of the decision by the end of March 2024.

8. Report of joint use/research
A report must be submitted with the designated form of “Research report of joint use/research” tothe e-mail address shown below after the research period. Due date of the research report of FY 2024
joint use/research will be May 31, 2025.
9. CopyrightThe copyright of the submitted report belongs to IPM. Therefore, please be sure to conform withthe following:
1. The report must be original. A copy of an article already published on journals or proceedings
cannot be accepted.
2. The author must take the responsibility when any problems related to the copyright law incur.
10. Disclosure of results
The report submitted to IPM will be made open at IPM’s website. If you do not wish to disclose it
to the public due to a patent application, please let us know at the time of the submission.
11. Publication of research results and others
When the research results are published, please properly describe in the acknowledgement, that it
is a joint use or joint research with IPM. Some examples are shown below.
1) This paper presents results of a joint research program carried out at the Institute for Planetary
Materials, Okayama University, supported by "Joint Use / Research Center" program by MEXT, Japan.
2) This study was performed using joint-use facilities of the Institute for Planetary Materials,
Okayama University.
3) ____ was supported from IPM for Joint-Use Research.
Also, please send a reprint of the published paper to the administration office of IPM (PDF file or
two hard copies)12. Intellectual properties
In the event that inventions are made as a result of joint research, its attribution etc. shall be decided
after negotiation with consideration given to the contribution to the invention by each researcher andthe institution concerned.
13. Handling of the personal information
Personal information provided in the application process will be handled strictly in accordancewith the related laws of Japan and the regulations of Okayama University, and will be used only forthe purposes of the application, reporting of the results of joint use/research, and providing related
information. Regardless of adoption or rejection, applications and submitted documents will not be
returned.
14. Security trade control
When providing research instruments, samples, technology etc. to overseas (non-residents inJapan) or domestic residents those who are under the strong influence of foreign governments or
corporations, and conducting joint research with overseas researchers, it may be necessary to takemeasures according to the Okayama University Regulations on University Security Export
Management.
15. Accident insurance
Accepted joint use researchers from overseas must purchase travel insurance before leaving yourcountry to cover medical expenses for unexpected accidents or sickness during the period of joint use/
research at IPM. For students enroll at universities in Japan, please join the Personal Accident
Insurance for Students Pursuing Education and Research(“Gakkensai”) before starting joint
use/research.
16. Accommodation
The “Misasa guest house” located close to IPM may be used. Please communicate with the facultyof IPM and notify the administration office below for the visit period at least two weeks before thevisit.
The accommodation fee for joint-use researchers is:Western-style room: 1,600 yen (per night)
Japanese-style room: 1,200 yen (per night)
17. Address for submission and contact information

The Department of General Affairs
Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
827 Yamada, Misasa, Tottori, 682-0193, Japan

Phone: +81-858-43-1215 E-mail: eee0502@adm.okayama-u.ac.jp

Research Divisions and Faculty Members of the Institute for Planetary Materials,
Okayama University(As of December, 1, 2023)
Division for Basic Planetary Materials Science
Masami Kanzaki (Professor)

mkanzaki@okayama-u.ac.jp (No plan to accept in

FY2024)
Akio Makishima (Professor)

max@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Takashi Yoshino (Professor)

tyoshino@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Takuya Moriguti (Associate Professor)

moriguti@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Shigeru Yamashita (Associate Professor)

shigeru@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Daisuke Yamazaki (Associate Professor)

dy@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Takayuki Ishii (Associate Professor)

takayuki.ishii@okayama-u.ac.jp

Izumi Mashino (Assistant Professor)

izumi.mashino@okayama-u.ac.jp

To understand the internal structure and evolution of the Earth and planets via determination of thestructure and physical properties of Earth and planetary materials using experimental andcomputational approaches. Toward that goal, researchers are being conducted in the development of
ultra-high pressure generation technique, large-volume high pressure generation technique, hightemperature high-pressure in-situ physical properties measurement, understanding the basic physicalprocesses via structural analysis of materials at the atomic level and first-principles calculation, andunravelling the inner structure of the planets and the evolutional process of the solar system byunderstanding meteorites and ice physicochemically.
Division for Planetary System
Katsura Kobayashi (Professor)

katsura@pheasant.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Takuya Kunihiro (Associate Professor)

tkk@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Hiroshi Kitagawa (Assistant Professor)

kitagawa@pheasant.misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

To understand the origin, evolution and dynamics of the Earth and planets by highly
accurate/precise quantitative analysis, mass spectroscopic analysis and spectroscopic analysis of Earthand extraterrestrial materials. Toward that goal, development of state-of-the-art analytical methods
and the construction of a “Comprehensive Analytical System for Terrestrial and Extraterrestrial
Materials (CASTEM)” that link various apparatuses in a coordinated fashion have been made.
Division for Astrobiology

Xianyu Xue (Professor)

xianyu@okayama-u.ac.jp

Ryoji Tanaka (Professor)

ryoji@misasa.okayama-u.ac.jp

Matthew Izawa (Associate Professor)

matthew_izawa@okayama-u.ac.jp

Christian Potiszil (Assistant Professor)

cpotiszil@okayama-u.ac.jp

To investigate mineral–organic–fluid interactions, origin of life, and traces of primitive life in thesolar system via both experimental and analytical approaches.

Facilities of the Institute for Planetary Materials, Okayama University
High-temperature, high-pressure apparatus• 6-axis high-pressure apparatus, 6UHP-70（Yamazaki）• KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-5000（Yoshino）• KAWAI-type multi-anvil high-pressure apparatus, USSA-1000（Yamazaki）• Piston-cylinder apparatuses (Yamashita, Yoshino, Xue）
• Internally heated pressure vessel(Yamashita）• Cold-seal hydrothermal apparatuses (Xue)• The high pressure apparatus with DIA-type guide blocks (UHP-2000/20, AMAGAEL)(Yoshino)• DIA-type multi-anvil press with deformation facility（Yamazaki）• Externally heated diamond anvil cells (Yamashita, Xue, Mashino）• Diamond anvil cells (Mashino）
X-ray analytical equipment and Electron Microscope• Powder X-ray diffractometer Rigaku SmartLab (Yoshino）• Micro-focused X-ray diffractometer Rigaku RintRapid II (Yoshino）• X-ray fluorescence spectrometer PANalytical Axios Advanced (Kitagawa)• Electron probe micro analyzer JXA-8800(Yamashita, Yoshino）• Field-emission Electron probe microanalyzer JXA-8530F(Kunihiro)• Field-emission Electron probe microanalyzer with Soft X-ray Spectrum Detector JXA8530F(Yoshino)• Low Vacuum Field-emission SEM JSM-7001F with EDS(Kunihiro)• SEM JSM-7001F with EBSD and EDS (Yamazaki)• Transmission Electron Microscope JEM-7001F(Kobayashi)
Mass spectrometers• Multi-collector ICP-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Neptune plus(Kobayashi)• ICP-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific iCAP TQ(Kitagawa)• TIMS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Triton plus(Tanaka)• HR-SIMS: Cameca IMS-1280HR(Kunihiro)• Gas-MS: MAT 253 IRMS(Tanaka)• Gas-MS: Micromass VG 5400(Kitagawa)• Gas-MS: Thermo Fisher Scientific Helix(Kitagawa)• Orbitrap Mass Spectrometer (Thermo Fisher Scientific Orbitrap Fusion) (Christian Potiszil)• GC-MS (Thermo Fisher Scientific TRACE 1310 & ISQ 7000) (Christian Potiszil)

Spectrometers• NMR spectrometer Bruker Avance NEO 400MHz (solid & liquid) (Xue)• Micro-Raman spectrometers (Yamashita, Izawa)• Low-frequency micro-Raman spectrometer (Xue)• Near infrared micro-Raman spectrometer (Xue)• Ruby fluorescence pressure measurement microscope (Xue)• Micro-FTIR spectrometer (Yamashita)• Vacuum FTIR spectrometer (Yoshino)
Other instruments• Focused Ion Beam Instrument JIB-4500 (CASTEM)(Kobayashi)• Ion chromatographs Metrohm Compact IC 761 (Kitagawa)• Infrared laser micro-machining system (Yamazaki)• UV laser micro-machining system (Mashino)• Impedance/gain-phase analyzer (Yoshino)• Sputtering system (Yamazaki)• Wire-cut electrical discharge machining (Yamazaki)• Diamond wire saw for dry/low-loss cutting (Izawa)• HPLC (Thermo Fisher Scientific Vanquish) (Tanaka)• High temperature conversion elemental analyzer (Tanaka)• Combustion elemental analyzer (Tanaka)• GC-IsoLink system (Christian Potiszil)• Laser fluorination system (Tanaka)