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NIMS Joint Graduate School Program

NIMS researchers supervise postgraduate students as university professors

In this unique graduate program based on agreement with Japanese universities, the selected NIMS researchers are assigned to university professors who supervise those university postgraduate students. The students are able to conduct research using the advanced facilities in an internationally acclaimed research environment, while they study towards getting a degree. With obtaining their degree and professional recognition and skills, many of the program alumni have careers in materials science.

University of Tsukuba

Akinobu Shibata
Distinguished Group Leader, Steel Research Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural materials, steels, mechanical properties, microstructure

University of Tsukuba - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Taisuke Sasaki
Group Leader, Microstructure Analysis Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：Metallic materials, Microstructure, Structural materials, Electron microscopy, Atom probe tomography

University of Tsukuba - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Thomas Edwards
Senior Researcher, Mechanical Properties Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：Plasticity of alloys and ceramics, Fundamental mechanisms of plasticity, Aerospace alloys, Nano-/micro-mechanics, Thin film deposition.

University of Tsukuba - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Waseda University

Kyoko Kawagishi
Group Leader, High Temperature Materials Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural materials, thermodynamics, high temperature oxidation

Waseda University x NIMS Junior Researcher

Sachiko Hiromoto
Group Leader, Corrosion and Protection Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：biomaterials, structural materials, corrosion, surface modification

Waseda University x NIMS Junior Researcher

Kyushu University

Takahito Ohmura
Director, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural materials, mechanical properties

Kyushu University - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Tomonori Kitashima
Principal Researcher, Additive Manufacturing Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural materials, additive manufacturing

Kyushu University - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Rintaro Ueji
Group Leader, Thermomechanical Processing Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural materials, metallurgy, metal forming, mechanical properties, phase transformation

Kyushu University - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Yokohama National University

Toshio Osada
Group Leader, High-Reliability Heat-Resistant Materials Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：structural material, heat-resistant material, mechanical property, turbine materials

Yokohama National University - NIMS Joint Graduate School

Institute of Science Tokyo

Yusuke Tsutsumi
Group Leader, Corrosion Research Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Research field：corrosion engineering, metallurgy, electrochemistry, biomaterials science, corrosion-resistant materials

Institute of Science Tokyo - NIMS Joint Graduate School