Introduction of PD and PO
1) Program Director (PD)
PD advises on the general management of the program including setting up the international joint research area, the selection of PO, and the selection, promotion and evaluation of the projects.
- KISHI Teruo, Ph.D., President Emeritus, National Institute for Materials Science
2) Program Officers (PO)
PO engages in setting up the international joint research area and the selection, promotion and evaluation of projects to be jointly supported with the counterpart country which he/she is in charge of.
Bilateral Program
| Country | Research Area | Program Officer |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | Biotechnology/Bioenergy | NAGAMINE Tsukasa, Dr. of Agriculture, Former Vice President, The National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO) |
| Canada | Epigenetics of Stem Cells *Transferred from 2015 to the A-MED |
SUDA Toshio, M.D, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Cell Differentiation, Graduate School of Medicine, Keio University |
| Sustainable Water Use | HONKURA Yoshimori, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| AI-based solutions for Well Being, Better Living Environments, and Social Connection for Aging Populations | NISHIDA Toyoaki, Ph.D., Director and Vice President, The University of Fukuchiyama | |
| China | Highly-efficient Energy Utilization | FUJISHIMA Akira, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science |
| Understanding the mechanisms of biodiversity formation and genomics for conservation | HASEBE Mitsuyasu, Ph.D., Professor, National Institute for Basic Biology, National Institutes of Natural Sciences | |
| EU | Material science to realize low-carbon society | MATSUSHITA Teruo, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Kyushu Institute of Technology |
| Development of New Materials for the Substitution of Critical Metals | KURODA Kazuyuki, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University | |
| Advanced Materials for Power Electronics | MIYANO Kenjiro, Ph.D., Emeritus Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science | |
| Technologies for first responders | ASAMA Hajime, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Precision Engineering, School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo | |
| Advanced biofuels and alternative renewable fuels | UEDA Wataru, Ph.D., Specially-appointed Professor, Department of Material and Life Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kanagawa University | |
| Finland | Information Systems for Accessibility and Support of Older People | SHIBAYAMA Etsuya, Ph.D., Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo |
| France | ICT | YONEZAWA Akinori, Ph.D., Co-Director, RIKEN Advanced Institute for Computational Science |
| Molecular Technology | YAMAMOTO Hisashi, Ph.D., Professor, Chubu University KATO Takashi, Ph.D., School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
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| Edge AI | OHTSUKI Tomoaki, Ph.D., Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Department of Information and Computer Science, Keio University | |
| Germany | Nanoelectronics | MIYANO Kenjiro, Ph.D., Emeritus Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science |
| Optics and Photonics | YATAGAI Toyohiko, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Utsunomiya University Center for Optical Research & Education | |
| Hydrogen Technologies | KATO Masako, Ph.D., Professor, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences, Kwansei Gakuin University | |
| Israel | ICT for a resilient society | IWANO Kazuo, Former Specially Appointed Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
| New Zealand | Bioscience and Biotechnology | KOKUBUN Makie, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University |
| Disaster Mitigation, Response and Recovery | TADOKORO Satoshi, Dr. Eng, Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University | |
| Russia | Rational nature management including Arctic Research and Energy efficiency | YAMAGUCHI Hajime, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Ocean Technology, Policy, and Environment, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo. |
| Singapore | Functional Applications for Physical Sciences | NISHIOKA Takaaki, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Sweden | Innovative Solutions, Community Design and Services for Elderly People | GOTO Yoshikazu, Nihon Fukushi University, Visiting Professor |
| Switzerland | Research on Hydrogen as a renewable energy carrier | DOMEN Kazunari, Special Contract Professor, Shinshu University / Professor, The University of Tokyo |
| UK | Marine Sensors Proof of Concept | KOIKE Isao, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| USA | Metabolomics | NISHIOKA Takaaki, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Big Data and Disaster Research | KITSUREGAWA Masaru, Ph.D., Director General, National Institute of Informatics SHIBAYAMA Etsuya, Ph.D., Professor, Information Technology Center, The University of Tokyo |
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| Digital Science | IWANO Kazuo, Former Specially Appointed Professor, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| Disaster Resilience Research | ONO Yuichi, Ph.D., Professor and Deputy Director, Practical Research and Collaboration Division, International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University | |
| USA, UK, France and Canada | COVID-19 Research in Non-Medical Sciences | KOYANAGI Yoshio, M.D., Ph.D., Program-Specific Professor, Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences, Kyoto University |
| USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Australia, France, Canada, Spain, Netherland, Switzerland, Sweden | ReNewMAP (Researcher New-mode Mobility Accelerator Program) | MIYANO Kenjiro, Ph.D., Emeritus Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science |
Multilateral Program
| Country | Research Area | Program Officer |
|---|---|---|
| AJ-CORE (Africa-Japan Collaborative Research) | Environmental Science | UMETSU Chieko, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University / Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tohoku University of Community Service and Science |
| e-ASIA JRP | Materials (Nanotechnology) | TAMADA Kaoru, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Distinguished Professor, Kyushu University |
| Biomass and Plant Science | KOKUBUN Makie, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University | |
| Disaster Prevention | SATAKE Kenji, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo | |
| Advanced Interdisciplinary Research towards Innovation | Dr. TAKEDA Haruo, Science Advisor, Hitachi, Ltd. | |
| Environment | HIJIOKA Yasuaki, Ph.D., Director, Center for Climate Change Adaptation, National Institute for Environmental Studies(NIES) | |
| Countermeasures for COVID 19 in Non medical Research | AIZAWA Masuo, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology | |
| EIG CONCERT-Japan | Photonic Manufacturing | MIYANO Kenjiro, Ph.D., Emeritus Fellow, National Institute for Materials Science |
| Food Crops and Biomass Production Technologies | SATO Fumihiko, Ph.D., Visiting researcher, Osaka Prefecture University | |
| Efficient Energy Storage and Distribution | DOMEN Kazunari, Special Contract Professor, Shinshu University / Professor, The University of Tokyo | |
| Sustainable Hydrogen Technology as Affordable and Clean Energy | DOMEN Kazunari, Special Contract Professor, Shinshu University / Professor, The University of Tokyo | |
| Functional Porous Materials | Dr. ENDO Akira, Deputy General Manager・PM, Research Strategy Planning Department / Deputy Director General, Department of Materials and Chemistry , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) | |
| Design of Materials with Atomic Precision | Dr. ENDO Akira, Deputy General Manager・PM, Research Strategy Planning Department / Deputy Director General, Department of Materials and Chemistry , National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) | |
| Smart Water Management for Sustainable Society | FURUMAI Hiroaki, Dr. Eng., Institute Professor, Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University | |
| Solutions for Carbon-Neutral Cities | FURUMAI Hiroaki, Dr. Eng., Institute Professor, Research and Development Initiative, Chuo University | |
| ICT for Resilient, Safe and Secure Society | TANAKA Yuzuru, Dr. Eng., Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University | |
| Digital Transformations and Robotics in Sustainable Agriculture | NAKAGAWA Junichi, Office of the President, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization | |
| V4 | Advanced Materials (1st Edition) | KISHI Teruo, Ph.D., President Emeritus, National Institute for Materials Science |
| Advanced Materials (2nd Edition) | MORI Hatsumi, Ph.D., Vice President, The University of Tokyo / Professor, The Institute for Solid State Physics, The University of Tokyo | |
| Japan-China-Korea | Energy Saving Disaster Prevention Water Cycle | HONKURA Yoshimori, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
Collaboration Hubs for International Research Program (CHIRP)
| Country | Research Area | Program Officer |
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| Collaboration Hubs for International Research Program | Environment/Energy, Bioresources, Disaster prevention | NOGUCHI Kazuhiko, Ph.D., Visiting Professor, Yokohama National University |
| Information and Communications Technology | ||
| Environmental and Energy | FUJISHIMA Akira, Ph.D., President, Tokyo University of Science |