Research Director

Shinji Kohara

Research Center for Advanced Measurement and Characterization,
National Institute for Materials Science
Principal Researcher

Outline

The structure of glassy, liquid, and amorphous materials is still not well understood, due to the lack of experimental information which, in turn, is the result of “disorder”. In this research, comprehensive integration of theoretical, experimental, computational and data-centric sciences is realized, in order to uncover the structure of functional disordered materials at both atomistic and electronic levels, under ambient to extreme conditions, e.g., high temperature and high pressure. Moreover, attempts will be made to reveal the relationship between structure and function, which connection can provide crucial information for designing novel materials.