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Appendix D. Site Reports—Japan 277<br />

Site:<br />

National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM)<br />

1-2-2 Sengen<br />

Tsukuba 305, Japan<br />

Fax: (81) 298-59 2008<br />

Date Visited: 23 July 1997<br />

WTEC:<br />

Hosts:<br />

C. Koch (report author), E. Hu, D. Shaw, C. Uyehara<br />

Dr. Masatoshi Okada, Director General<br />

Dr. Mikihiko Kobayashi<br />

Dr. I. Nakatani<br />

Dr. N. Koguchi<br />

Dr. M. Murayama<br />

Dr. W. T. Reynolds<br />

Dr. M. Ohnuma<br />

Masatoshi Saito<br />

BACKGROUND<br />

The WTEC panel’s host at the National Research Institute for Metals<br />

(NRIM) was Dr. Masatoshi Okada, Director General of NRIM, <strong>and</strong> the panel<br />

had presentations/discussions with Drs. M. Kobayashi, I. Nakatani, N.<br />

Koguchi, M. Murayama, W. T. Reynolds, <strong>and</strong> M. Ohnuma.<br />

NRIM is a national laboratory devoted to the development <strong>and</strong><br />

improvement of new <strong>and</strong> advanced metallic (<strong>and</strong> other) materials. It is<br />

funded by the <strong>Science</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Technology</strong> Agency (STA). There are about 330<br />

researchers out of a total staff of 415 people <strong>and</strong> an annual budget of about<br />

$100 million.<br />

We were greeted by Dr. Masatoshi Okada, who then described his<br />

organization. The laboratory can be divided into four major parts: (1)<br />

research in advanced physical field (high magnetic fields, high resolution<br />

beams, extreme high vacuum), (2) research for materials science, (3)<br />

research for materials development, <strong>and</strong> (4) social-needs-oriented research.<br />

Researchers in various areas related to nanostructured materials presented<br />

descriptions of their research.

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