The Fusion Oriented Research for Disruptive Science and Technology program is characterized by the fact that it covers a wide range of research topics. At the same time, it is a very ambitious initiative that seeks to address research issues over a long time scale. Among them, the panel for which I serve as a PO is based in highly abstract mathematical fields and physics fields that create a space for creative research in the quantum world. This panel covers basic science from the micro world such as atomic nuclei and elementary particles, to the macro world such as planetary systems, space, and astronomy. Those who are interested in participating in this project are encouraged to dare to break the traditional academic framework and view the new academic horizons that emerge from it. As a young researcher with a fresh perspective, you may see a new world that mid-career researchers who are immersed in the current framework cannot see.

This project has a strong focus on the need to allow for risk in the originality, interdisciplinarity, and expandability of basic science research. In order to ensure that the support is sufficiently generous, this program provides long-term research support, which is generally for 7 years, with a maximum of 10 years. There are so many ways to make good use of this. Another feature of this program is that one of its goals is to expand the number of encounters between young researchers from different fields and disciplines. In this project, our panel, which has very strong ties to basic science fields, will support researchers in tackling diverse research issues from the fundamentals, and will also create partnerships with many people for career advancement to open up the future of their own research fields through the creation of new research fields.