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【Report】2026.10.13　200th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Anand K Kanjarla (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

【Join us!】2026.10.26　204th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Oriol Gavalda-Diaz (Department of Materials, Imperial College Londond)

Outstanding Poster Award, the 2nd Annual Conference of the Japan Additive Manufacturing Society｜Dr. Phuangphaga Daram

【Join us!】2026.10.22　202nd Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Jean-Marc Joubert (Institut de de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est, CNRS-UPEC)

【Join us!】2026.11.18　203rd Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Alexander R. Umantsev (Department of Chemistry and Physics, Fayetteville State University)

【Report】2026.9.30　201st Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. David E.J. Armstrong (Department of Materials and Corpus Christi College University of Oxford)

【Report】2026.09.29　199th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr.Praveen Kumar (Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

【Report】2026.09.17　-198th Structural Materials Seminar-

Assistant Prof. Tan Xipeng (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore)

SAMPE Japan Achievement Award 2026 | Dr. Kimiyoshi Naito

PRICM12 Best Poster Award | Florian Tropper and Phuangphaga Daram

12th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM12)

Recent Publications Update

Research Center for Structural Materials (as of Aug. 30, 2026)

【Report】2026.08.24　-197th Structural Materials Seminar-

Dr. Sanjay Sampath (Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stony Brook University, New York, USA)

Annual reports of RCSM 2023 and 2024 were published in Japanese.

Media Coverage on TBS “THE TIME,” and Fuji TV “MEZAMASHI SATURDAY” | Dr. Hideki Katayama

Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering Materials and Environments 2026 Outstanding Young Presenter Award | Haruna Tsunegi

196th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Suresh Neelakantan (IIT Delhi)

194th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Yazid MADI (Mines Paris – PSL, CMAT)

195th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Pinaki Prasad BHATTACHARJEE (IITH)

Academic Achievement Award (Hayashi Award), The Japan Society for Heat Treatment ｜ Dr. Satoshi Emura

The Japan Foundry Engineering Society Paper Award (FY2026) ｜Dr. Tomoya Nagira, Dr. Fumiyoshi Yoshinaka, Dr. Takahiro Sawaguchi

Excellent Presentation Award at the 34th Polymer Materials Forum of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan ｜ Dr. Jonathon Tanks

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) – Young Scientists’ Award, the Commendation for Science and Technology (FY2026) ｜ Dr. Yuhei Ogawa

192nd Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. David L. Poerschke (University of Minnesota)

Prof. Tadashi Furuhara Appointed as NIMS Fellow

— Concurrent Appointment at ICYS and RCSM —

Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM) ｜ New Appointments

The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials: 73rd Best Paper Award | Dr. Yoshiharu Murase

ISIJ 2026 General Awards

188th Structural Materials Seminar

-From fundamental understanding through atomistic simulations to hypersonic technology development II-

Japanese Society for Biomaterials (JSB) – Best Poster Award, Tohoku Branch Meeting 2025 ｜ Kai Hiyama

The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki FY2025 Tsukuba Encouragement Award (Applied Research Category) ｜ Dr. Rudder Wu

Technical Support Contribution Award, FY2025 ｜ Akiko Nakamura

Materials Advanced Research Infrastructure (ARIM), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

ICACC2025 The Engineering Ceramics Division Best Poster Award: Second Place｜Taiyo Maeda

186th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Yuki Ikeda (BAM, Germany)

185th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Maria Wątroba (Empa)

184th Structural Materials Seminar: Prof. Eason Chen (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

NIMS Now Feature: NIMS Graduate Program

Interview with Florian Tropper (RCSM)

NIMS Now Feature: NIMS Graduate Program

Student Roundtable with Supicha Trakuldit (RCSM)

Recent Publications Update

Research Center for Structural Materials (as of Aug. 30, 2026)

Annual reports of RCSM 2023 and 2024 were published in Japanese.

Prof. Tadashi Furuhara Appointed as NIMS Fellow

— Concurrent Appointment at ICYS and RCSM —

Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM) ｜ New Appointments

NIMS Now Feature: NIMS Graduate Program

Interview with Florian Tropper (RCSM)

NIMS Now Feature: NIMS Graduate Program

Student Roundtable with Supicha Trakuldit (RCSM)

【Report】2026.10.13　200th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Anand K Kanjarla (Indian Institute of Technology Madras)

【Join us!】2026.10.26　204th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Oriol Gavalda-Diaz (Department of Materials, Imperial College Londond)

【Join us!】2026.10.22　202nd Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Jean-Marc Joubert (Institut de de Chimie et des Matériaux Paris-Est, CNRS-UPEC)

【Join us!】2026.11.18　203rd Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. Alexander R. Umantsev (Department of Chemistry and Physics, Fayetteville State University)

【Report】2026.9.30　201st Structural Materials Seminar

Dr. David E.J. Armstrong (Department of Materials and Corpus Christi College University of Oxford)

【Report】2026.09.29　199th Structural Materials Seminar

Dr.Praveen Kumar (Department of Materials Engineering Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India)

【Report】2026.09.17　-198th Structural Materials Seminar-

Assistant Prof. Tan Xipeng (Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore)

【Report】2026.08.24　-197th Structural Materials Seminar-

Dr. Sanjay Sampath (Department of Materials Science and Engineering Stony Brook University, New York, USA)

196th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Suresh Neelakantan (IIT Delhi)

194th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Yazid MADI (Mines Paris – PSL, CMAT)

195th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Pinaki Prasad BHATTACHARJEE (IITH)

192nd Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. David L. Poerschke (University of Minnesota)

188th Structural Materials Seminar

-From fundamental understanding through atomistic simulations to hypersonic technology development II-

186th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Yuki Ikeda (BAM, Germany)

185th Structural Materials Seminar: Dr. Maria Wątroba (Empa)

184th Structural Materials Seminar: Prof. Eason Chen (Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Media Coverage on TBS “THE TIME,” and Fuji TV “MEZAMASHI SATURDAY” | Dr. Hideki Katayama

Outstanding Poster Award, the 2nd Annual Conference of the Japan Additive Manufacturing Society｜Dr. Phuangphaga Daram

SAMPE Japan Achievement Award 2026 | Dr. Kimiyoshi Naito

PRICM12 Best Poster Award | Florian Tropper and Phuangphaga Daram

12th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing (PRICM12)

Japan Society of Corrosion Engineering Materials and Environments 2026 Outstanding Young Presenter Award | Haruna Tsunegi

Academic Achievement Award (Hayashi Award), The Japan Society for Heat Treatment ｜ Dr. Satoshi Emura

The Japan Foundry Engineering Society Paper Award (FY2026) ｜Dr. Tomoya Nagira, Dr. Fumiyoshi Yoshinaka, Dr. Takahiro Sawaguchi

Excellent Presentation Award at the 34th Polymer Materials Forum of The Society of Polymer Science, Japan ｜ Dr. Jonathon Tanks

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) – Young Scientists’ Award, the Commendation for Science and Technology (FY2026) ｜ Dr. Yuhei Ogawa

The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials: 73rd Best Paper Award | Dr. Yoshiharu Murase

ISIJ 2026 General Awards

Japanese Society for Biomaterials (JSB) – Best Poster Award, Tohoku Branch Meeting 2025 ｜ Kai Hiyama

The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki FY2025 Tsukuba Encouragement Award (Applied Research Category) ｜ Dr. Rudder Wu

Technical Support Contribution Award, FY2025 ｜ Akiko Nakamura

Materials Advanced Research Infrastructure (ARIM), Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)

ICACC2025 The Engineering Ceramics Division Best Poster Award: Second Place｜Taiyo Maeda