Organization name |
National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) |
Objective |
Carrying out fundamental research and generic/infrastructural technology research and development in the field of materials science, and with improving the level of materials science and technology. |
Established |
July, 1956
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Established the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM)
April, 1966
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Established the National Institute in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM)
April, 2001
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Merged to National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
April, 2015
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The Independent Administrative Institution(IAI) system reestablished as the system of the National Research and Development Agency.
See details in "History"
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Location
(Sites) |
[Tsukuba]
Sengen-site:
1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, JAPAN
Namiki-site:
1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN
Sakura-site:
3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, JAPAN
[Hyogo]
Nishiharima-site:
1-1-1, Kouto, Sayo-cho, Sayo-gun, Hyogo 679-5198, JAPAN
See details in "Location (sites)"
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Executive |
President
Executive Vice President:
Auditor:
Senior Vice President:
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Seishi SHIOBARA
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Eiji MUROMACHI
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Naoki KISHIMOTO
Executive Advisor to the President:
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Kohei UOSAKI
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Kenjiro MIYANO
See details in "Executive"
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Major operations |
Fundamental research and generic / infrastructural technology research and development.
See details in "Activities" |
Annual Budget |
About 21.6 billion yen (Year ended 31 March 2017)
See details in "Settlement & Workforce Report" |
Workforce |
1,538 (As of April 1st, 2017)
See details in "Settlement & Workforce Report" |
Research |
Research fields
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Materials for Energy and Environment
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Nanoscale Materials
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Advanced Key Technologies
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Reseach Center |
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1. NIMS Internship Program for Graduate Students
Provide undergraduate and graduate students with technical experience of
cutting-edge research activities in the field of materials and science
The objective of this program is to provide undergraduate and graduate students
attending courses at domestic or overseas universities and graduate schools with
technical experience in the field of materials and science in NIMS and also to
publicize NIMS itself and NIMS Joint/Cooperative Graduate Programs.
NIMS is the world-top-level research institute in the fields of materials and
science and you have an opportunity to experience the cutting-edge research
activities. NIMS is widely open to the world with many international researchers
and students and provides a great personal network. NIMS accepts about one
hundred (100) students from over the world every year. There are financial
supports for daily allowance and accommodation fee for the excellent students.
The internship period is up to 90 consecutive calendar days.
Link for application: http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/hr-development/internship.html
2- Ph.D. sabbatical leave opportunities in NIMS (International Cooperative Graduate Program)
In this program, overseas doctorial students from globally renowned graduate
schools are accepted as NIMS visiting scientist (trainee) and undergo training
by NIMS researchers on research. The president of NIMS signs the documents
concerned.
Link for more information: http://www.nims.go.jp/eng/collaboration/institution/joint-graduate.html
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