Effective October 1, 2007, Tohoku University created a new Research Institute, the Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR), based on an initiative of the Japanese Department of Education (MEXT) for World Premier International Research Center Initiative (WPI) to bring together scientists involved in research on nano-science and technology.
In the 21st century, material science, broadly defined as the study of how complex/novel properties arise in matters/materials from the interactions of individual components, will becomes an essential and most important research topics.
TU WPI-AIMR is now looking for young motivated Ph.D. graduate student candidates in the fields of physical metallurgy, physics, chemistry, mechanical engineering and electronic / informational technology. All innovative M. S. students are welcome as active promoters of basic/applied sciences in these fields.
Applications are continuously screened throughout the year.
Please submit
1) a curriculum vitae,
2) research proposal (<1,000 words),
3) 2 letters of recommendation,
by email to
yoshi@mail.tains.tohoku.ac.jp,
sakurai@imr.tohoku.ac.jp, and
wpi-office@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp.
All files must be submitted electronically in pdf or Word format.
