About NIMS

NIMS was merged from two National Research Institutes for Metals (NRIM) and Inorganic Materials (NIRIM) in April, 2001, and began as an Independent Administrative Institution (IAI). Since April, 2015, the IAI system has been reestablished as the system of the National Research and Development Agency. As of October 1, 2016, NIMS promoted to a Designated National Research and Development Institute.

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President Profile

Name：	Kazuhiro HONO
Education：	1988　　Ph.D. Metal Science & Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University 1984　　M.S. Materials Science, Tohoku University 1982　　B.S. Materials Science, Tohoku University
Career：	2022　　President, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) 2018　　Exective Vice President, NIMS 2016　　Director, Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, NIMS : 1995　　Senior Researcher National Research Institute for Metals 　　　　(It is now merged to NIMS) 1990　　Research Associate, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 1988　　Post Doctoral Research Associate, Carnegie Mellon University
Research Interest：	Magnetic materials (hard amgnets, soft magnetic materials, half-metals, Heusler alloys) Magnetic recording media etc.

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President Profile
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Corporate Profile

Objective：	Carrying out fundamental research and generic/infrastructural technology research and development in the field of materials science, and with improving the level of materials science and technology.
Established：	July, 1956 Established the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM) April, 1966 Established the National Institute in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM) April, 2001 NRIM and NRIM are Merged to National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) April, 2015 The Independent Administrative Institution(IAI) system reestablished as the system of the National Research and Development Agency. See details in "History"
Location(Sites)：	[Tsukuba] Sengen-site: 1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, JAPAN Namiki-site: 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN Sakura-site: 3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, JAPAN See details in "Location (sites)"