Sendai Airport

Narita International Airport

● Keisei Skyliner● Narita Express● Highway bus

Haneda International Airport

● Keikyu Line● Tokyo Monorail + JR Yamanote Line

Access to IMR from Sendai Station

IMR

IMR

Travel time from major cities to Sendai

Hirose St.

Jozenji St.

Aoba St.

Tohoku UniversityKawauchi Campus

Tohoku UniversityKatahira Campus

Tohoku UniversityAobayama Campus

To Yagiyama Zoological Park Stn.

Kawauchi Stn.

Aobayama Stn.

Sendai SubwayTozai Line

Sendai SubwayNamboku Line

Itsutsubashi Stn.

Atago-bashi Stn.

Kotodai-koen Stn.

Zuihoden

Sendai Castle Site

sendai mediatheque

Shopping Arcade

Hirose-dori Stn.

International Center Stn.

Omachi Nishi-koen Stn.

Aoba-dori Ichibancho Stn.

Hirose River

Sendai Stn.

JR S

enda

i Stn

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N

Sendai Station (West Exit)

Sendai Subway Tozai LineSendai Station

AobadoriIchibancho Station

Tohoku Shinkansen Line [1.5 hrs]

Sendai StationJR Tokyo Station

Sapporo

Sendai

Tokyo

Nagoya

Osaka

Hiroshima

Fukuoka

Naha

Aomori

Kanazawa

1h 10m

1h 20m

3h

2h

1h 30m

1h

1h 10m

1h 30m

1h 30m

Access to Sendai station from major airports

Sendai Airport Line [25 min]

Walk [10 min]Subway [2 min]

Taxi [10 min]

Walk [15 min]

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: imr-som@imr.tohoku.ac.jp (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

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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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ion-

scan

ning

tunn

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g m

icro

scop

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● B

lue

colo

r–LE

D b

y ni

trid

e se

mic

ondu

ctor

s

● A

ctin

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

tism

of c

onde

nsed

sta

te o

f gas

es

● S

uper

cond

uctiv

ity

● H

igh

Tc c

oppe

r ox

ide

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

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t for

sol

ar c

ells

● Li

thiu

m s

uper

-ioni

c con

duct

ing

Hydrid

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● 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:

imr-som@imr.tohoku.ac.jp

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/