Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Fluctuation-based Materials]Materials Innovation through Understanding and Controlling Fluctuations
Research Supervisor
Shinji TsuneyukiProfessor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo
Strategic Objective
Creating novel materials by controlling and utilizing fluctuations
Overview
In this PRESTO research area, we aim to create innovative materials that contribute to solving social issues and improving human happiness by understanding and controlling spatial fluctuations, such as heterogeneity and defects, and temporal fluctuations, such as dynamics and non-equilibrium phenomena.
Recent advances in materials research include the development of measurement techniques using high-intensity synchrotron radiation, high-intensity neutron beams, high-precision electron microscopes, and scanning probe microscopes, as well as the dramatic improvement in computer performance, as typified by the supercomputer Fugaku, and advances in materials simulation methods. The development of AI and data science methods also supports these. Materials informatics, which uses experimental and simulation data to search for novel materials, is also progressing.
We will utilize these advances in measurement technology and computer science to gain a fundamental understanding and control of fluctuations. we will focus on the material properties that arise from spatial and temporal fluctuations in structure, defects, composition, ions, molecules, orientation, etc., and aim to create materials with dramatically improved performance by elucidating the principles and mechanisms involved. We will also make the fundamental technologies that will form the basis of this research, including analytical measurement technology, simulation technology, data analysis technology, and process technology.
Research Area Advisors
| Masaki Azauma | Professor, Institute for Integrated Research, Institute of Science Tokyo |
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| Koji Amezawa | Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University |
| Naoki Ohashi | Director, Research Center for Electronic and Optical Materials, National Institute for Materials Science |
| Hiroyuki Kishimoto | Manager, Chemical Analysis Center, Research & Development HQ., Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. |
| Masaaki Kitano | Professor, Institute of Integrated Research, MDX Research Center for Element Strategy, Institute of Science Tokyo |
| Takamasa Sakai | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Atsushi Tsukazaki | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Nobuhiro Tsuji | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University |
| Tetsuya Nakamura | Professor, International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart (SRIS), Tohoku University |
| Satoshi Watanabe | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2025/05/27 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2025/7/8 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2025/7/15 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2025/7/20, 21 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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