About Us
Message from the Director
Director YASUDA Kazuaki |
It's necessary to reduce the amount of energy consumed at the demand side like vehicles and household appliances and to promote renewable energy in order to make the transition to a low-carbon economy. Energy conservation in daily life must be achieved with safety and environmental acceptability - namely, through "green innovation" that promotes the economic growth and environmental protection together. To attain the propose, our Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy (RIECEN) aims to develop highly efficient power sources for the transportable and stationary use, notably advanced rechargeable batteries (secondary batteries) and fuel cells. We are currently engaged in organized research and development, ranging from basic materials research to systemization investigation. Director, Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy |
The Mission of the Research Institute of Electrochemical Energy
The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has been engaged in Full Research that is concurrent and coherent methodology from basic research to product realization, and has worked to contribute to the government's economic and industrial policies. In RIECEN, we view society and industry as our customers and contribute to them through (1) sowing the seeds of future technological progresses, and (2) offering the provision of industrial standards and evaluation/analysis technology that support the development of the industry. We consider our core competency that is defined as the rational methodology of the new material development by examining fundamental links between processes, structures and properties at multiple scales, from nano to macro, by using systematic experimental, theoretical or computational methods.
Organizational Information
Overview of Organizational Divisions
| Director | YASUDA Kazuaki |
|---|---|
| Deputy Director | AKITA Tomoki |
| Principal Research Manager | KOBAYASHI Hironori | TANAKA Shingo |
| Research Manager | KIYOBAYASHI Tetsu |
| Technical Senior Officer | UEDA Atsushi | TANAKA Hideaki |
Research Groups
| Group | Member |
|---|---|
| Advanced Electrochemical Device RG | OKUMURA Toyoki, Leader TAKEUCHI Tomonari OTOYAMA Misae ITO Yuta KOBAYASHI Hironori* KURATANI Kentaro* |
| Advanced Battery RG | SIROMA Zyun, Leader SANO Hikaru MAEYOSHI Yuta YAMAMOTO Hiroki YOSHII Kazuki* |
| Molecular Function Energy Device RG | YAO Masaru, Leader ANDO Hisanori KATO Minami UCHIDA Satoshi FUKUMA Saki |
| RG of Functional Material for Energy | TAKEICHI Nobuhiko, Leader TAKEDA Sahori KATAOKA Riki KUBOTA Keigo MASESE Titus Nyamwaro GAMO Hirotada TSUDA Yuki* |
| Materials Science RG | MAEDA Yasushi, Leader KIYOHARA Kenji OZAKI Hiroyuki HINUMA Yoyo TAGUCHI Noboru KITTA Mitsunori YAMAGISHI Yuji AKITA Tomoki* TANAKA Shingo* KIYOBAYASHI Tetsu* |
| Battery System RG | SENOH Hiroshi, Leader MATSUMOTO Hajime KOJIMA Toshikatsu TABUCHI Mitsuharu ISHIDA Naoya OZAKI Hiroyuki* |
| Advanced Fuel Cell RG | IOROI Tsutomu, Leader FUJIWARA Naoko YAMAZAKI Shin-ichi ASAHI Masafumi NAGAI Tsukasa CHIDA Yoshihiro SIROMA Zyun* |