Call for Proposal
Basic information of the Research Area
[Development and Recycling of Materials]Basic Research for the Development and Recycling of Materials
Research Supervisor
Susumu KitagawaDistinguished Professor, Kyoto University Institute for Advanced Study
Strategic Objective
Overview
This research area aims to establish basic science for developing and recycling materials and fundamental technologies to address the environmental and resource problems faced around the world. In order to respond to the demands of society, such as the depletion of resources, reduction of environmental impact, and increase in the use of recycled materials, it is important to create materials from raw materials that are not subject to such restrictions and to create fundamental technologies for the separation, recovery, and recycling of used materials as desired. It is also important that these technologies are interconnected and function as a recycling cycle.
We aim to contribute to realizing a resource-recycling society by constructing a new basic science for material creation and recycling based on various academic findings beyond the framework of conventional material science and by working on developing fundamental technologies for these processes.
Research Area Advisors
Research Area Advisors
| Takashi Uemura | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
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| Rie Umetsu | Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University |
| Akihiro Okabe | Director, New Business Incubation Center, Mitsui Chemicals Inc. |
| Hiromasa Kaneko | Professor, School of Science and Technology, Meiji University |
| Madoka Takai | Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Toshiharu Teranishi | Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University |
| Keiichi Tomishige | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University |
| Yumiko Nakajima | Professor, School of Materials and Science, Institute of Science Tokyo |
| Jun-ya Hasegawa | Professor, Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University |
| Hiromi Yamashita | Guest Professor, SANKEN, The University of Osaka |
Schedule of Selection Process
| Deadline for application | 2025/05/27 at 12:00 noon, Japan time |
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| Document-based review | 2025/7/9 |
| JST will contact to the interviewees no later than | 2025/7/16 |
| Interview-based review（ONLINE） ※Interview date and time will be assigned by JST. |
2025/8/5, 6 |
Research Supervisor's Policy
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