A Message from NIMS President

On the establishment of a International Research Center at NIMS

The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) was the only independent administrative institution to be selected for a grant by the World Premier International Research Center (WPI) Initiative in 2007 and later in October of that year, established the International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA). The WPI Initiative selects members on the basis of their ability to attract leading researchers from across the globe and bring together a wide range of researchers including young scholars, postdoctoral associates and graduate students in an environment that should possess a certain level of “global visibility.”

Apart from featuring world-class leading-edge research facilities, NIMS also hosts one of the best international research environments in Japan. Building on this environment, MANA is promoting the development of new materials and devices that will contribute to the realization of a sustainable society under its flagship research field of “Materials Nanoarchitectonics”.

In its role as host institution, NIMS fully supports the research activities undertaken by MANA and looks forward to seeing MANA develop into a world-class leading research center in the nanotechnology and materials fields, distinguished both by reputation and achievements.