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IMR
IMR
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Hirose St.
Jozenji St.
Aoba St.
Tohoku UniversityKawauchi Campus
Tohoku UniversityKatahira Campus
Tohoku UniversityAobayama Campus
To Yagiyama Zoological Park Stn.
Kawauchi Stn.
Aobayama Stn.
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Atago-bashi Stn.
Kotodai-koen Stn.
Zuihoden
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Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku UniversityKatahira 2-1-1, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577, JapanTEL: +81-22-215-2181/FAX: +81-22-215-2184|E-mail: [email protected] (General Affairs Section)|http://www.imr.tohoku.ac.jp/
Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
INSTITUTE FOR
MATERIALS RESEARCHTOHOKU
UNIVERSITYENGLISH VER.
E N G L I S H v e r .
EXPLOREExploring the origins of unknown physical phenomena and materials’ functions
CREATECreating new materials with unprecedented and revolutionary functionsby understanding the essence of substances
Top: Polarization Analysis Neutron Spectrometer, POLANO
Middle: Ce:GAGG Scintillator Crystal
Bottom: 25 T Cryogen-free Superconducting Magnet
MEASUREMeasuring the various behaviors of materials with ultimate technologies
The future after 100 years and beyond–
The essential research methods–exploration, creation, and measurement:
by closely connecting these methods, IMR has been leading the world’s materials research for more than 100 years.
“Contributing to the well-being of humankind through creating truly useful materials.”
Under this founding philosophy, we keep moving forward in the next 100 years.
2020
2020
2000
2000
1980
1980
1960
19601940
1920
1940
1920
1930 Low Temperature
Laboratory
● Murakami reagent
● Co-Elin
var
● High purity m
etallic tit
anium productio
n method
● Silicon ca
rbide fiber
● Functionally
graded m
ateria
l● B
ulk
met
allic
gla
ss
● A
mor
phou
s al
loy
● K
S m
agne
t ste
el
● N
ano
crys
talli
ne s
oft m
agne
tic
mat
eria
l: N
ANOM
ET®
● S
endu
st●
New
KS
mag
net s
teel
● S
ingl
e ro
ll m
elt-
spin
ning
tech
niqu
e● R
oom
-tem
pera
ture
gia
nt T
MR
in g
ranu
lar
mat
eria
ls
● S
pin
Seeb
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effe
ct
● F
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scan
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tunn
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g m
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scop
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● B
lue
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trid
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mic
ondu
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s
● A
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ide
and
rare
ear
th c
ompo
unds
● M
agne
to c
ryst
allin
e an
isot
ropy
● L
ow te
mpe
ratu
re m
agne
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of c
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nsed
sta
te o
f gas
es
● S
uper
cond
uctiv
ity
● H
igh
Tc c
oppe
r ox
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supe
rcon
duct
ors
● E
lect
ric
doub
le-l
ayer
tran
sist
or ● T
opol
ogic
al m
ater
ials
● M
etal
com
plex
and
org
anic
mat
eria
ls
● S
pint
roni
cs
● S
pin
calo
ritr
onic
s
Applications
Small electric devices parts
Light emitting element / Magnetic memory
Applications Renewable energy / Fuel cell
Rechargeable battery / Radiation detector
● Functional c
eramics
● Gr
owth
tech
nolo
gy o
f hig
h qu
ality
mul
ti-cr
ysta
lline
sili
con
ingo
t for
sol
ar c
ells
● Li
thiu
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uper
-ioni
c con
duct
ing
Hydrid
es
● H
igh-
dens
ity h
ydro
gen
sto
rage
mat
eria
ls
● Laser c
hemica
l vapor d
eposition: L
CVD
● Lar
ge si
ngle c
ryst
al fo
r opt
ical e
lem
ents
● Gar
net-ty
pe cry
stal
line s
cintil
lato
r mat
erial
s
● Li
thiu
m io
n ba
ttery
● M
agne
sium
ion
batte
ry
● High strength aluminium allo
y: Thom allo
y
● Ductile nickel-b
ased interm
etallic compound
● Titanium-based biomaterial
● Cobalt allo
y: COBARION
®
● Ultra-h
igh strength m
agnesium alloy
● Nanoporous m
etals
● Medical materia
ls
● High nitrogen steel● Sendite process
● High strength, high ductility and
environmentally robust materials
● Electron beam meltin
g (EBM)
additive manufacturing
● High purity iron
● Fusion reactor materials
1954 Section for Chemical and Structural Analytical Services 1969 Irradiation Experimental Facility
1988 Laboratory of
Alpha-Ray Emitters
1987 Laboratory for Developmental Research of Advanced Materials
2000 Center for Computational Materials Science
2010 Center of Neutron Science for Advanced Materials 1991 High Field Laboratory for Superconducting Materials
2004 International Research Center for Nuclear Materials Science
1981 Superconducting Materials Development Facility
1959 Constructed bitter type magnet
1952 Installed Collin’s type helium liquefier
1986 Generated 31.1T
with a hybrid magnet
1992 Developed a cryogen-free
superconducting magnet
2017 Generated the world’s highest
magnetic field, 24.6T,
with a cryogen-free superconducting magnet
1994 Installed supercomputing system
2018 Began operating a large-scale neutron
experimental equipment, POLANO
2018 Installed supercomputing system,
MASAMUNE-IMR
1919
Iron and Steel Research Institute
1916
2nd Division of the Provisional Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
1922
Institute for Materials Research
1987
Reorganized as a nationwide collaborative research institute
2016
Centennial anniversary
2018
Certified as International Joint Usage/Research Center for Materials Science (GIMRT)
Installation of Large-Scale
Research Facilities
Introduction and Development of
Large-Scale Research Equipment
Iron and SteelNon-Ferrous M
etal Materials
Inor
gani
c Com
poun
ds
Mag
netic
Mat
eria
ls
Con
dens
ed M
atte
r P
hysi
cs
Comm
on Foundational Research / Large-Scale R
esearch Facility
Energy-Related Materials
Developing hard, strong, and light materials;
Infrastructural Materials
Electronic MaterialsThrough advanced methods of controlling the electrical, magnetic,
to humanity’s energy problems; leading to a sustainable society.
Conducting materials research that brings solutions
creating a safe and secure society.
Conducting theoretical research, investigating basic physical properties,
and developing new methods of analysis; laying the foundation for the developm
ent of materials science.
Applications
Car frame / Engine parts
Artificial joints
and optical properties of materials; creating materials that enrich life.
● Nuclear material
G I MR T | Prom
oting worldw
ide collaborative research by making intellectual resources
1916
Launch of IMR
The Past, Present, and Future of IMR
and facilities available to domestic and international researchers
Global Institute for Materials Research Tohoku
Rigorous scientific research and practical applications
New materials, people,and technologies for society
Together with researchers from
all over the world,
we aim to discover scientifi c principles of m
aterials science
and contribute to society.
Collaborating with IMR
For Researchers
■ GIMRT accepts your proposal submissions
A_ If you already have GIMRT login ID,
go to GIMRT’s login page
https://imr-kyodo.imr.tohoku.ac.jp/?lang=en
B_ To explore GIMRT’s programs
and their corresponding laboratories/centers,
go to GIMRT’s website
http://gimrt.www.imr.tohoku.ac.jp/english/
index.html
* GIMRT is a program in which researchers from inside and outside the institute
conduct joint research based on a common research theme. As a hub that connects
domestic and foreign researchers in the field of materials science, IMR supports the
development of international collaborative research activities.
Contact
The Institute for Materials Research (IMR or “KINKEN”) celebrated its 100 -year anniversary in 2016. In 1916 , it was the first Tohoku University research institute, of which there are currently six, to be established. Aiming to contribute to the well-being of the human race and the development of civilization through the creation of new materials that are useful to society, it carries out research on both the fundamentals and applications of a wide range of substances and materials.
After its founding, IMR first focused on steel but quickly expanded its research field to the other metals and alloys. Then, in response to changing times and economic growth, it came to cover semiconductors, ceramics, and a wide range of other materials. Ever since our first director, Professor Kotaro Honda, invented the first artificial permanent magnet called “KS steel,” we have developed many new materials for practical use, including Sendust alloy, SiC fibers, and soft magnetic amorphous alloys. We have also focused on fundamental research, which is important for the development of new materials, as well as carried out cutting-edge research on magnetism, optical properties, superconductivity, and materials microstructure. While doing so, IMR has become a leading research institute in the field of materials science in the world.
IMR is notable for its fusion of fundamental and applied research, as well as of science and engineering. We offer some of the best large research facilities in the world—covering high-energy irradiation, strong magnetic fields, and supercomputing—enabling researchers from Japan and abroad to engage in a variety of collaborative projects. To develop superior or new materials that are useful, we believe it is necessary to organically connect three “pillars”: (1) the “exploration” of physical phenomena that govern materials’ functions, (2) the “creation” of materials via various methods, and (3) the “measurement” of materials’ properties from various perspectives. IMR has for many years been contributing to the materials research community via our joint usage/research programs. Having been designated in 2018 as an International Joint Usage/Research Center in Materials Science, known as Global Institute for Materials Research Tohoku (GIMRT), we have now further heightened our efforts to enhance such collaborations and cultivate new talent in materials research.
In the 21 st century, our society faces global-scale environmental issues, such as global warming, resource depletion, acquiring a stable energy supply, and new kinds of environmental pollution. IMR will continue to work towards a sustainable society both by engaging in important research to solve various problems in the near future, as well as by creating new areas of research that can bring about paradigm shifts in the next hundred years.
We ask for everyone’s support in the years to come.
The 22nd Director of Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
Tadashi FURUHARA
Materials for the Future,Materials for Dreams
Studying at IMR
As Graduate Students or Special Research Students
To study at IMR as “Graduate Students,” you must pass an entrance
exam of an appropriate graduate school that the laboratory you wish
to be affiliated with offers collaborative courses at. As “Special
Research Students,” you are allowed to receive research guidance
from IMR professors while being enrolled at a different domestic or
foreign graduate school. For either student status, please contact
the admissions office of the appropriate graduate school for more
information.
List of Collaborative Courses
As Research Students
As “Research Students,” with the approval of your supervising
professor, you have some flexibility in planning your study – such as
in setting the start and finish dates of the research guidance period.
This is a non-degree program, and therefore, you will not receive
any degree. Working professionals and foreigners can also apply. The
international students who are from the educational institutions that
have Academic Exchange Agreements with Tohoku University or IMR
may be exempt from paying certain fees.
Contact
General Affairs Section of Institute for Materials Research:
in Japanese only
List of Graduate School’s Admissions Office
Director’s Message
Supporting IMR Researchers
IMR gratefully accepts donations to further promote research and education of IMR students and young researchers.
Please visit the website to find out more about the ways to donate, purposes of donations,
and the donor recognitions and benefits.
Website (in Japanese only): http://www.imr.tohoku.ac.jp/ja/about/donation/