Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Exploring Unknown Materials]Exploring Innovative Materials in Unknown Search Space
Research Supervisor
Hiroshi KitagawaProfessor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University
Strategic Objective
Overview
This research area aims to create new materials with innovative functions by drawing out the latent potential of chemical elements to the fullest extent through the synergy of multiple elements. More specifically, we are expanding materials search space into unknown areas, such as multi-component compounds, multi-element systems, and metastable phases, regardless of whether these materials are inorganic or organic. We are emphasizing strategic initiatives that will promote efficient materials searches.
Regarding multi-component compounds, new molecules and solid materials made by undeveloped combination of elements, or nanosystems formed with heterogenous junctions or building units may realize innovative functions. In terms of multi-element system, one may discover a variety of new phases (e.g., crystalline phases, amorphous phases, electron phases, and spin phases) and design materials positively using diverse types of defects. As for metastable phases, one may develop new materials through kinetic-control processes or nonequilibrium synthesis, realize desired crystalline phases and physical properties, enhance ion diffusion, battery capacity, and catalytic reaction, and control reversible phases. Also, one may even discover simple and useful materials like the allotropes of carbon (fullerene, diamond, ---). Other than the above, we welcome new concepts for designing materials, for example, informatics that adopt human insight, intuition, and sensitivity.
We expect the goal of each research team to be the development of effective methods to create materials, including computational science/data science/high-throughput screening methods/nonequilibrium processes/in-situ measurements that are directly connected to informatics; proof of the development of novel functionalities or significant improvements in functionalities and durability. The outcomes of this research area will be integrated to construct the science of the advanced usage of elements and the foundation for creating new functional materials.
Research Area Advisors
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Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2022/06/07 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
|---|---|
| Document-based review | 2022/07/11 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2022/07/18 |
| Interview-based review（※） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2022/08/01 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
Research Supervisor's Policy of this Research Area can be downloaded from below.
How to apply
Please fill in the following application forms, and hand in via e-Rad. How to use e-Rad can be checked from here. Please note that Proposals only with the following application forms will be accepted.
Japanese-French (JST-ANR) Joint Research Calls
JST and the French National Research Agency (Agence Nationale de la Recherche; “ANR”) concluded a Framework Agreement in December 2017.
The purpose of this Agreement is to foster Japanese-French collaboration in scientific research and to fund joint research projects conducted by Japanese and French partners eligible for funding from each agency, within the framework of the JST-CREST program.
In FY2022, JST has agreed with ANR to establish the following two CREST Research Areas as common priority research areas and to invite Japanese-French joint research proposals, as well as regular (non-joint) proposals:
Exploring Innovative Materials in Unknown Search Space
Core technologies for trusted quality AI systems
Excellent joint research projects, in which complementarities of research expertise and synergetic effects of research groups of the two countries can be expected, are highly welcome to apply. For selected joint research projects, JST(CREST) will fund Japanese research groups and ANR will fund French research groups in accordance with the regulations and policies applicable to each agency.
Please refer to “Overview” and “Research Supervisor’s Policy on Call for Application, Selection, and Management of the Research Area” of each Research Area for details.
“Overview” and “Research Supervisor’s Policy on Call for Application, Selection, and Management of the Research Area”
Exploring Innovative Materials in Unknown Search Space
Core technologies for trusted quality AI systems
Application Process
- To apply, principal investigators (PIs) from the Japanese and French sides will write a common joint research proposal and submit it to JST and ANR in parallel. The joint research proposal should be written in English using the Common Application Form.
- PI from French side will apply and submit the common joint research proposal to ANR.
- Deadline for proposal submission to ANR is May 9, 10AM CEST.
- Please refer to ANR’s website.
- PI from Japanese side will apply and submit the common joint research proposal to CREST via the e-RAD system with a summary of research proposal in Japanese.
- JST and ANR will evaluate proposals in parallel and make common funding decisions.
- Funded research projects will start in October or later.
Attentions
- Only applications submitted to both JST and ANR will be considered for evaluation.
- Although the above two CREST research areas also invite regular proposals, PIs on the Japanese side may submit only one application with either a joint or regular proposal.
- The proposal submitted to ANR cannot be changed when submitting to CREST. Neither joint nor regular proposals have an advantage during evaluation and will be evaluated equally.
- Make sure that the file size of your application form converted to PDF format is smaller than 3MB. It is impossible to hand in a file via e-Rad if the file size is larger than 10MB.
- FAQ about Japanese-French Joint Research Proposal [PDF]