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Organization

Outline of the Research Institute

We develop the innovative functional materials in order to differentiate products by enhancing functions that do not allow other countries to follow and to enhance competitivenesswith the aim of contributing to the fields of next-generation mobility, energy and environment, and products realizing a safe society.

Greeting from the Director

Photo of Director, Research Institute, Yoshinobu Fujishiro
Director, Yoshinobu Fujishiro

To strengthen the industrial base for Japan's manufacturing industries, it is essential to create new material technologies by AIST original research. Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute (IFM-RI) is engaged in the research aimed at enhancing the functionality of various new materials such as fine ceramics, magnetic materials, composite materials and innovative manufacturing processes that cannot be caught up by other countries. To improve functionality of new material, we promote the research with industry and utmost the material performance by joining dissimilar materials and controlling the microstructure and interface state of materials for next-generation mobility, energy and environment fields, safe society, and daily living.

Our research institute promotes the research based on the following four targets. The enhancement of optical switching materials and gas sensors, which play an important role as a technology that improves comfort in houses and vehicles. The electrode materials and electrolyte materials aimed at realizing the theoretical performance limits of storage batteries and fuel cells that support energy and material conversion, which are indispensable for a carbon neutral society. Furthermore, we challenge on the development of materials that next-generation magnetic materials and related process technologies for mobility and industrial equipment, convert environmental pollutants into safe substances and new coating materials that prevent their adhesion to liquid and solid by technologies of smart materials and active sites of nano-space materials, which are important for circular economy and resource recycling society.

In recent years, material development requires both improved functions and improved development speed. In our institute, we will promote Materials Process Innovation Platform (MPI-PF), which is established at AIST Chubu Center from April 2022, will actively develop data-driven materials.


Theme of the Research Institute

  1. Advanced stimulus response materials
  2. Highly efficient robust energy materials
  3. Advanced surface and nanoporous materials
  4. Development of innovative magnetic materials

Organization

Staff Members

photo position & name field of expertise and other info
photo of Yoshinobu Fujishiro
Director
Yoshinobu Fujishiro
Material science ; Fine Ceramics ; Inorganic Process Chemistry
photo of Kenta Takagi
Deputy Director
Kenta Takagi
Magnetic materials ; composite materials ; Powder Metallurgy ORCID
Web of Science
photo of Woosuck Shin
Prime Senior Researcher
Woosuck Shin
Electroceramics ; human gas detection ; health care application ORCID
Web of Science
Invited Senior Researcher,
Masato Tazawa
Optics and Heat Control Materials
Technical Senior Officer
Toshihiko Osaki
catalytic reactions ; catalytic chemistry ; catalytic functions ; functional ceramics ORCID
Web of Science
Technical Senior Office
Keiji Kusumoto
ferroelectrics ; Piezoelectric ceramics ; functional ceramics ; China ORCID
Web of Science
photo of Kazuyuki Suzuki
Specific Technical Officer
Kazuyuki Suzuki
Magnetic materials ; Nanoparticles ; Permanent magnet ; Metals ; Powder Metallurgy ORCID
Web of Science
Technical Senior Office
Masahisa Okada
Nanoparticles ; photo-functional materials ; Nanocrystalline materials ; Oxide electronics ORCID
Web of Science
Technical Senior Office
Fumihiko Ohashi
Application of mineral-related materials ; Resource recycling Web of Science
Career Expert
Akihiro Matsumoto
powder metallurgy ; functional composites materials ; magnetic materials
Career Expert
Atuya Towata
Functional Composite Materials ; powder processing

Research Groups


Pamphlet

Pamphlet of Innovative Functional Materials Research Institute PDF[4.2MB]

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