ICYS Annual Report 2023

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4ICYS Annual Report 2023Koichi TSUCHIYADirectorKohzo ITODeputy DirectorNaoto SHIRAHATADeputy DirectorICYS Research FellowsAdministrativeOffice1ICYS is managed by a Director and two Deputy Directors as well as the clerical and technical support staff. ICYS provides technical and clerical support in English so that the ICYS Research Fellows can propel their scientific research without experiencing a language barrier. OrganizationAn overview of the ICYS organization is shown as below.ICYS Research FellowAbout 22 researchers belong to ICYS and carry out their independent research. Selections of the ICYS Research Fellows are made 2 times a year based on research proposals and interview. The numbers of the applicants and those appointed are listed in Table 1 for the period of 2008 to 2023. Since 2019, some ICYS Research Fellows have been selected from the applicants for NIMS tenured research positions on the basis of the NIMS board recommendation. The ICYS Research Fellows carry out independent research along their own ideas using advanced research facilities in NIMS. Two mentors are assigned for each ICYS Research Fellow to give advice on the direction of the research. The scientific activity of the ICYS Research Fellows is evaluated after 9 months and annually thereafter of their terms. Some of the research activities of ICYS Research Fellows, such as the number of papers, FWCI, the number of patents, and the number of invited lectures, are listed in Table 2. Activity in ICYSActivity in ICYS