RESEARCH PROJECT (-2021)

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Fusion of advanced and traditional

Cross-Organization and Fusion of Materials Research at Tohoku University

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By encouraging collaboration between the cross-departmental Functional Materials Wing and Structural Materials Wing, and in cross-fields projects, we seek to take advantage of the comprehensive research strengths of Tohoku University and further enhance research and development.

Functional Materials Wing

A research pipeline strategy is concentrating and centralizing powerful existing research resources, as we wield the comprehensive research strength across the whole of Tohoku University to develop ideal energy materials going beyond traditional performance limits, and to design the necessary energy systems. By doing so, and through industry-academia collaboration and regional cooperation, we are aiming to realize an energy self-sufficient model city by 2030.

Structural Materials Wing

By creating a base for studies on atomic-level design fully guaranteed by science, multi-scale bulk structures, and structure control, we seek to accelerate research in these areas. Then by creating ultra-strong, ultra-light, and low-cost innovative structural materials, we will contribute to the realization of safe and robust urban spaces and environmentally friendly transportation and industrial equipment by 2030.

Innovation Creation Wing

We will proactively bridge the research results from wings and projects of this cluster to companies, and support the further development of existing collaborations with the private sectors. Through these industry-academia collaboration activities, we aim to create innovations that contribute to society.

Cross-Disciplinary Projects

Through involvement of the above three wings in the following four cross-disciplinary projects, we seek to take advantage of the comprehensive research strengths of Tohoku University and further enhance research and development.

A mathematics, mathematical science, and computational science alliance supporting the top-level core research cluster
Research acceleration and a measurement and evaluation network transcending organizations and occupational fields, supporting formation of the Core Research Cluster for Materials Science
Cross-organizational Evaluation and Sensing network that supports the establishment of the top-level Core Research Cluster for Materials Science
Formation of a global human resources development cluster

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