July 13, 2016
RISTEX prays for the souls of those who perished in the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11th, 2011 and extends its heartfelt sympathy to the disaster's victims and their families. We hope for an early recovery in all affected areas.
RISTEX has been conducting R&D to solve various social issues such as aging society, global warming, and safety and security, based on the philosophy of "science with and for society." In the wake of the recent Great East Japan Earthquake, several projects have started to support the disaster's victims and affected areas, and to engage in activities to resolve problems faced by them. The following shows the information about these projects.
Promotion of Social Implementation of Solutions Related to the Great East Japan Earthquake
RISTEX, to contribute to post-disaster recovery and reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, called for proposals which aim to implement R&D outcomes with immediate impacts particularly to areas affected by the disaster. (Call for proposal has ended.)
The duration of funding was from the beginning of the project till March 31, 2012, and the amount of funding ranged from 5 to 10 million yen per project.
As this urgent call was limited to FY2011, we specifically called for proposals of which activities were detailed and of which impacts on disaster recovery and reconstruction were already clearly demonstrated, such as reconstruction of social/urban infrastructure, logistics streamlining, and development of methodologies for NPO to support local communities.
- Program for Integrated Implementation Activities to Improve the Living Environment of Temporary Housing
TAMBA Fuminori (Associate Professor, Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences, Fukushima University) 2011.5-2012.3 - Rapeseed (Nanohana) Project for Restoring Tsunami-Salt Damaged Farmland
NAKAI Yutaka (Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science, Tohoku University) 2011.5-2012.3 - Evaluation of Heavy Metals-Contaminated Soils in the Disaster-Stricken Area
TSUCHIYA Noriyoshi (Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Sciences, Tohoku University) 2011.5-2012.3 - Water Purification in Closed Water Area and Recovery of Aquaculture by the Use of Large-Scale Microbubble Generators
OONARI Hirohumi (Professor, National Institute of Technology, Tokuyama College) 2011.5-2012.3 - Objective Assessment of Fatigue in Victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake and Their Supporters and Disease Prevention Support
YOSHIDA Toshiko (Professor, School of Nursing, Miyagi University) 2011.5-2012.3 - Improvement in Sanitary Conditions in the Areas Affected by the Disaster and Preparation of Resilient City Infrastructure Against Disasters with the Introduction of Portable Urine Diversion Toilets
SHIMIZU Yoshihisa (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) 2011.5-2012.3
Other RISTEX Projects
RISTEX has been conducting R&D to solve various social issues such as aging society, global warming, and safety and security. In the wake of the recent Great East Japan Earthquake, several projects supported the disaster's victims and affected areas, and engaged in activities that contribute to the affected areas.
