Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology,Collaborative Research Projects – 2011

Outline and Application Instructions

1. Outline of the Projects

The Collaborative Research Projects (CRP) of the Materials and Structures Laboratory (MSL), Tokyo Institute of Technology, include the following five different types of research and workshop to be carried out / held at MSL in collaboration with a staff member(s) of MSL.

General CRP (of Category A, B or C):

Research 　project that is conducted by a team consisting of staff members of MSL and researchers of other organizations, using the facilities, equipment data, etc. available at MSL.

International CRP (of Category A, B or C):

Research project that is conducted by a team consisting of staff members of MSL and researchers of other domestic as well as foreign organizations using the facilities, equipment,data, etc. available at MSL.

CRP on Specified Topics:

Research projects on one of the following specified research topics that is coordinated by a staff member of MSL and conducted by a team consisting of staff members of MSL and researchers of other organization, using the facilities, equipment, data, etc. available at MSL.

Specified Research Topics (Please see the abstracts of the topics.)

1. Heterogeneous Lewis acid workable in water　　　　　　2. Studies of the correlation between the Structure and Properties of Functional Materials3. Attainment of long-term sustainable building structures

4. Development of unusual atomic structures in inorganic materials and related new functionalities

5. Development of Secure-Materials for safe and secure Society

Workshop:

Discussion meeting (for 2-3 days) of relatively small size on a focused topic to be held at our MSL to promote the collaborative　 research projects.

International Workshop:

International discussion meeting (for 2-3 days) of relatively small size on a focused topic to be held at our MSL to promote the collaborative　 research projects.

1

2. Qualified Applicants

Researcher with a doctoral or an equivalent who is reasonable in approving the agreements on intellectual property rights with MSL.

(Technical Staff and Postgraduate students may be included in the team for a collaborative research project.)

The number of the submission is limited to one for General and International CRP and one for Workshop and International Workshop.

3. How to apply

Before your application, you are advised to consult with a staff member(s) of MSL about your proposing research project, the plan of your stay at MSL during the project, the research expenses, etc.

For your information about MSL's organization, staff members, their research topics, internet homepages and brochures are available at our office (see the address given in Sec. 12).

The applicant of General and International CRP of Category A should submit a form (size A4, free format), where "the originality and necessity of CRP" must be mentioned for reviewers.

General CRP, International CRP and CRP on Specified Topics:

The applicant should submit a set of application form (use Form 1 attached)　by e-mail or F.D. to the address given in Sec. 12.

Workshop and International Workshop:

The applicant should submit a set of application form (use Form 2 attached))　by e-mail or F.D. to the address given in Sec. 12.

4. Period of Project

General CRP, International CRP and CRP on Specified Topics:

About one year from the April 15th to March 15th of the next year.

You may extend the period up to a maximum of three years. In this case, you are requested to place a new application every year.

Workshop and International Workshop:

The maximum period is limited to three consecutive days between April 15th, and March 15th of the next year.

5. Research Expenses

Necessary expenses for the CRP or Workshop may be covered in accordance to the budget allocated. （The airfare and public transportation fee will be paid.）

2

6. Deadline of Application

January 28, 2011 (No application will be accepted later than the deadline.)

7. Selection and Notification

The decision shall be notified to each applicant (i.e. project coordinator) by the end of April, 2011.

8. Report of CRP / Workshop

The coordinator of a selected CRP or Workshop is required to submit a few pages of "Report of CRP" or a "Report of Workshop" to the address given in Sec. 12.

9. Publication of Research Results and Others

In case of publishing with the results of your CRP, please acknowledge the sponsorship for the collaborative research project provided by the Materials and Structures Laboratory, and send a copy of reprint to the CRP office.

Please use the following name(s), if necessary, in your acknowledgment.

1. Materials and Structures Laboratory ， Tokyo Institute of Technology

2. Center for Secure Materials, Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

3. Structural Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology

4. Collaborative Research Project – 2011 of the Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Please note that the intellectual property rights yielded from your CRP with MSL’s researchers are under the regulation of MSL, as stated in Appendix 1.For details of the regulation, please contact us at the CRP office.

10. Accommodation

Accommodations in Tokyo Institute of Technology are not available.

11. Award Presentations to Outstanding Research Activities

The MSL Director’s Awards will be presented to the outstanding research activities, in two categories of "Recognized Research Potential" and "Outstanding Research Accomplishment" respectively.

12. Where to submit and contact

Office for Collaborative Research Projects

3

Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of TechnologyR3-27　4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama 226-8503, JapanTEL: +81-45-924-5968　 FAX : +81-45-924-5978E-mail: suishin@msl.titech.ac.jpURL: http://www.msl.titech.ac.jp

Abstracts of Collaborative Research Projects on Specified Topics　

Heterogeneous Lewis acid workable in water

Representative: Michikazu Hara

Heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts workable in water would be available for the environmentally benign production of various chemicals. While some rare earth metal complexes function as efficient homogeneous Lewis acid catalysts in water, scarcity of rare earth metal prevents large-scale production based on the catalysts.Highly active, stable, separable and inexpensive heterogeneous Lewis acid catalysts based on abundant inorganic oxides are developed on the basis of nano-scale control for MOx unsaturated polyhedral in this study. This study also clarifies the mechanism of water-tolerant Lewis acid sites, resulting in further improvement of the catalytic performance and creation of novel function materials.

Studies of the correlation between the Structure and Properties of Functional Materials

Representative: Hitoshi Kawaji

The correlation between the crystal structure and the physical properties of functional materials is studied to get the information for improvement of the properties of the existing functional materials, search and design of new compounds, and development of new functional materials. The basic experimental research on the high quality samples of the materials: insulators, semiconductors, superconductors, ferroelectric materials, magnetic materials, solid electrolytes, and so on will be carried out by measuring various physical properties and structure analysis. The theoretical studies on the basis of the computational science technique will be made in addition to the experimental studies to obtain the unified understanding of the bulk properties from atoms and molecules.

Attainment of long-term sustainable building structures

Representative: Hiroyasu Sakata

Building structures were made with a variety of materials and a lot of energy. Therefore it is very important to insure long-term sustainability of building structures under disturbance for global environmental protection. This research project, therefore, aims to develop a method to effectively utilize advanced materials and structural systems for upgrading of existing buildings under extreme events such as earthquake, wind, fire, and impact as well as a vertical load. New construction of buildings and retrofit applications are intended.

Development of unusual atomic structures in inorganic materials and related new functionalities

　Representative: Toshio Kamiya

4

Chemical bonds in inorganic materials contain large contributions of covalent bonds with short-range interaction and ionic bonds with long-range interaction, and thus there are many inorganic crystals that have very long periodic structures in 0 – 3 dimensions. It is also expected that artificial control of ionic arrangements will alter local electrostatic potential largely, and thus leads to developing new functionalities. Further, recent works have revealed that strong iconicity is the origin of large mobility in amorphous oxide semiconductors. These imply that the utilization and control of these unusual atomic structures will lead to development of new functional materials and devices. In this project, we will develop new materials and functionalities by designing, controlling, and employing such unusual structures in inorganic materials. The scope of the research project includes materials design, structure characterization, property measurements, development of new devices and applications, and so on.

Development of Secure-Materials for safe and secure Society

Representative: Shizuo Hayashi

Recently materials are strongly requested to direct fot establishing the safe and secure Society, according to the policy of Science and Technology Basic Plan in which the science and technology should contribute to improve the welfare of nations. We are now proposing a new concept of “Secure Materials”, defining “the materials for the safe and secure society” and progressing to realize the secure materials. For example “Materials for safely improvement”, “Materials for human protection”, “Harmless Materials”, “Sustainable Materials” and so on.

5

Tokyo Institute of Technology:

Name, Extension Number and E-mail Address: For calling from outside the campus, please dial +81-45-924- (Extension Number).

Staff Member Extension e-mail addressABE Takeo 5305 abe@serc.titech.ac.jp AKATSU Takashi 5336 Takashi_Akatsu@msl.titech.ac.jpATOU Toshiyuki 5393 atou@msl.titech.ac.jpAZUMA Masaki 5315 mazuma@msl.titech.ac.jpAZUMA Yasuo 5376 azuma.y.ac@m.titech.ac.jpHARA Michikazu 5311 mhara@msl.titech.ac.jpHAYASHI Katsuro 5337 k-hayashi@lucid.msl.titech.ac.jpHAYASHI Shizuo　 5338 hayashi@serc.titech.ac.jpHIBINO Yo 5338 hibino.y.ab@m.titech.ac.jpHOSONO Hideo　 5359 hosono@msl.titech.ac.jpITOH Mitsuru　 5354 Mitsuru_Itoh@msl.titech.ac.jpITOH Setsuro 5343 sito@msl.titech.ac.jpKAMIYA Toshio 5357 tkamiya@msl.titech.ac.jpKASAI Kazuhiko　 5512 kasai@serc.titech.ac.jpKATSUMATA Ken-ichi 5369 katsumata.k.ab@m.titech.ac.jpKAWAJI Hitoshi　 5313 kawaji@msl.titech.ac.jpKISHIKI Syouichi 5352 kishiki@serc.titech.ac.jpKITANO Masaaki 5381 kitano@msl.titech.ac.jpMAJIMA Yutaka 5309 majima@msl.tiech.ac.jpMATSUDA Kazuhiro 5512 matsuda@serc.titech.ac.jpMATSUISHI Satoru　 5128 satoru@lucid.msl.titech.ac.jpMATSUMOTO Yuji 5314 matsumoto@oxide.msl.titech.ac.jpMATSUSHITA Nobuhiro 5310 matsushita@msl.titech.ac.jpNAKAJIMA Kiyotaka 5381 k-nakajima@msl.titech.ac.jpNAKAMURA Kazutaka 5397 nakamura@msl.titech.ac.jpOKABAYASHI Norio 5376 norio@msl.titech.ac.jpOKADA Kiyoshi 5323 okada@msl.titech.ac.jpOKUBE Maki 5383 makisan@lipro.msl.titech.ac.jpSAKATA Hiroyasu 5395 hsakata@serc.titech.ac.jpSASAGAWA Takao 5366 sasagawa@msl.titech.ac.jpSASAKI Satoshi 5308 Satoshi_Sasaki@msl.titech.ac.jp SHINODA Yutaka 5335 shinoda@msl.titech.ac.jpSHINOHARA Yasuji 5326 yshinoha@serc.titech.ac.jpSUSAKI Tomofumi 5360 susaki@msl.titech.ac.jpTANIGUCHI Hiroki 5626 mmb@msl.titech.ac.jpTANIYAMA Tomoyasu 5632 taniyama@msl.titech.ac.jpWAKAI Fumihiro 5361 wakai@msl.titech.ac.jp

6

YAMADA Satoshi 5330 naniwa@serc.titech.ac.jp

Equipment Available for Collaborative Researchat the Materials and Structures Laboratory

[Staff member(s) to contact]

Equipment Staff

Powder Gun, Two-Stage Light Gas Gun, Three-Stage Light-Gas GunElectron Probe Micro-Analyzer ATOU

Random Displacement Controlled Testing Machine ABE

SQUID Magnetometer ( MPMS ; Quantum Design ) KAWAJI

ESR-ENDOR HOSONO ・KAMIYA

Physical Property Measurement System Under High Magnetic FieldPhysical Property Measurement System in NanoscaleVisible and Near-Infrared Raman Spectrometer ITOH

In Situ Variable Temperature UHV Laser Microscope SystemFIB Micro Processing SystemIn Situ PLD-Surface Analyses System ( LEED/AES/STM )

MATSUMOTO

Micro-Raman Analier UV Raman Spectrometer Environmental SEM High Temperature XRD

MATUSHITA

Short-pulsed laser irradiation systemFemtosecond time-domain spectroscopy system NAKAMURA

High-pressure apparatus (cubic-anvil type) SASAGAWA

Single-Crystal Four-Circle DiffractometerX-ray Powder Diffractometer SASAKI

200tf Universal Testing Machine500kN Temperature Variable High Rigidness Material Testing Machine YAMADA

Scanning Electron Microscope　HITACHI S-4500Transmission Electron MicroscopeSpark Plasma Sintering WAKAI・AKATSU

7

Co-axial Impact Collision Ion Scattering SpectorometerScanning Atomic Probe Microscopy YOSHIMOTO

Maximum budget for individual grants

Type of CRP CategoryMaximum Allocation

Travel Materials and Supplies

General CRP, International CRP　

A ¥ 1,500,000 ¥ 500,000

B ¥ 400,000 ¥ 50,000

C ¥ 200,000 ¥ 20,000

CRP on Specified Topic Please Contact the Project Coordinator

Workshop,International Workshop ¥ 300,000 ¥ 30,000

Instructions for the preparation of Application Documents

1. Application documents (General CRP / International CRP / CRP on Specified topic)

Please use the same format as Form 1 when you fill the application form with a word processor. (Download able from our home page - http://www.msl.titech.ac.jp)

2. Application documents (Workshop / International Workshop)

Please use the same format as Form 2 when you fill the application form with a word processor.(Download able from our home page -http://www.msl.titech.ac.jp)

8

Appendix 1: Regulation on Intellectual Property Right Yielded From Your CRP With MSL Researchers

･Case of researchers who Belong to universities In general the yielded right shall belong to the researcher or his/her institute/university.

In case when the contributions from researchers of Tokyo Tech to the invention you are to file as an intellectual property are recognized to be significant, Tokyo Tech shall discuss with you the property right.

When you file patents and/or intellectual property rights yielded from your CRP with MSL researchers, you shall provide us at the CRP office with a copy of the filing/filed documents. (The CRP office shall strictly storage the copy and keep the secrecy of your filing.)

･Case of those other than afore-defined In general the yielded right shall belong to the researcher (of this category) or his/her

institute/company. In case when the contributions from researchers of Tokyo Tech to the invention you are to file as an intellectual property are recognized to be significant, Tokyo Tech shall discuss with you the property right.

When you file patents and/or intellectual property rights yielded from your CRP with MSL researchers, you shall provide us at the CRP office with a copy of the filing/filed documents. Moreover, in case when profits from the utilization of the filing/filed intellectual properties are anticipated, Tokyo Tech shall discuss with the right holder the consideration of the utilized facility at Tokyo Tech. (The CRP office shall strictly storage the copy and keep the secrecy of your filing.)

9

(Form 1: General CRP, International CRP and CRP on Specified Topics)

Materials and Structures Laboratory Tokyo Institute of TechnologyCollaborative Research Project – 2011:

Application Form

Date:

To: Director of the Materials and Structures Laboratory

Here, I would place my application for a Collaborative Research Project (CRP) of the Materials and Structures Laboratory as described in the following.

1. Family Name:

Middle Name:

First Name:

2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail13. Type of Proposal

(New or Continued)14. Type of Project:

(General or International) Category: (A, B or C)

15. Title of Proposed Project

16. 17. Period of Proposed Project From： 2011 / 4 / 15 　　　　 to： 2012 / 3 / 15 / 18. Budget (Travel Expense) \19. Budget (Expense for

Materials and Supplies) \

20. Name of Staff inside MSL

21. Number of Project Members

10

22. Aim of Project

23. Outline of Project and Research Plan

24. Expected Results

11

The applicant of General and International CRP of Category A should submit a form (size A4, free format), where "the originality and necessity of CRP" must be mentioned for reviewers.

Originality and necessity of CRP

12

List of Project Members (except Coordinator)

Project Member 1

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

Project Member 2

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

Project Member 3

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

13

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

Project Member 4

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

Project Member 5

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

14

12. e-mail

Project Member 6

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

Project Member 7

1. Family Name: Middle Name: First Name:2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

15

(Form 2: Workshop and International Workshop)

Materials and Structures Laboratory Tokyo Institute of TechnologyCollaborative Research Project – 2011

Application Form

Date:

To: Director of the Materials and Structures Laboratory

Here, I would place my application for a Collaborative Research Project (CRP) of the Materials and Structures Laboratory as described in the following.

1. Family Name:

Middle Name:

First Name:

2.3. 4. Position/Title

5. 6. Affiliation

7.

8. Address

9. Postal Code

10. Telephone

11. Facsimile

12. e-mail

13. 14. Type of Workshop:

(General or International)15.

16. Title of Workshop

17. Period of Workshop From： 2011 / 4 / 15 　　　　 to： 2012 / 3 / 15 /

18. Budget (Travel Expense) \

19. Budget (Expense for Materials and Supplies)

\

20. Name of Staff inside MSL21. Number of Participants

(Number of Participants supported by the MSL)

16

22. Outline and Purpose of Workshop

17