NIMS WEEK 2016

"NIMS WEEK 2016" was held October 20 & 21 (Thu. & Fri.), 2016, at the Tokyo International Forum (Yurakucho).

This event, with the theme of "MEGA EVOLUTION of MATERIALS," is a combination of the previously held international science meeting "NIMS Conference," and technology exhibition "NIMS Forum." The program combines "an international meeting place for discussion on facilitation of materials science research" with "a research exhibit facilitating technology transfer for leading edge research."

Proceedings, lecture presentation data now available

Proceedings

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Special and invited lectures, a lecture by NIMS Award winners, 65 academic posters with the theme of "environment and energy materials," 8 NIMS research result posters, a coordinated poster session with 73 abstracts, and more, a full picture of the 2 day event program is shown.

Lecture presentation data

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Day 1

Innovative NIMS

10/20 (Thu.)
Hall B5

The 20th, titled "Innovative NIMS," focused on academic subjects. From this October, NIMS began as a designated National Research and Development Agency. Following the greetings of the Cabinet Minister of the Cabinet Office, Hirotaka Ishihara and Deputy Minister of MEXT, Kazuo Todani, President Kazuhito Hashimoto presented about NIMS new initiative. Continuing, a special lecture from Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION on the "Major role of NIMS for Science & Technology innovation," and invited lectures from overseas by Dr. Jean-Charles Guibert, Director, MINATEC, France, as well as Prof. Dr. Jan Carmeliet, ETH Zürich/EMPA, Switzerland. Also at the venue, a ceremony for the NIMS Award, and commemorative lecture from award recipients Dr. Koichi Mizushima, Executive Fellow, Toshiba Research Consulting Corporation and Dr. Akira Yoshino, Advisor, Asahi Kasei Corp.

Special lecture and invitation lecture

Special lecture: Mr. Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Invited lecture: Dr. Jean-Charles Guibert, Director, MINATEC, France

Invited Lecture: Prof. Dr. Jan Carmeliet, ETH Zürich/EMPA, Switzerland

NIMS Award 2016: Commemorative lecture by Dr. Koichi Mizushima and Dr. Akira Yoshino

NIMS Award 2016 recipients Dr. Akira Yoshino (left), Dr. Koichi Mizushima (right)

Commemorative lecture: Dr. Koichi Mizushima

Commemorative lecture: Dr. Akira Yoshino

Poster session featuring 65 posters by students and researchers, with a focus on "environment & energy materials"

Academic poster awards ceremony (21st)

Day 2

Interactive NIMS

10/21 (Fri.)
Hall B7

On the 21st, with a title of "Interactive NIMS," research results focused on technology transfer were presented.

At the venue, a focused presentation of 73 posters of NIMS research results expected to be implemented in society, a selection of 8 research results in the lecture space of the venue, as well as an individually coordinated consultation corner related to technology transfer to industry were shown. Continuing from last year, a recent topic in materials research "materials informatics" was presented, and Professor Dam Hieu Chi (Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology) and Professor Voorhees (Northwestern University) lectured on the current and future state of Japan-American research. In addition, in one corner of the venue, to mark the 60/50/15th anniversary of the insitute's previous existence as the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM), National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM), as well as its current establishment, a commemorative anniversary exhibition was established, where a choronology, sample results and developments of principle accomplishments were displayed.