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Selected Researchers / Projects

Last updated:April 1, 2013

Green Innovation
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(Science/Engineering)

Project Number	Researcher （Position, Institution） Note: Click on researcher's name below to link his/her website.	Project Title Note: Click on title below to link his/her research outline (PDF files).	Project Duration	Grant （¥） Direct Cost Indirect Cost Total
GR001	Ryu ABE Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University	Development of a New Photocatalytic Water Splitting System toward Solar Hydrogen Production	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GR002	Hajime ITO Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University	Development of Mechanical Energy-Induced Reaction	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR003	Tatsuya TSUKUDA Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Development of innovative metal cluster catalysts based on rational design principle	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	121,000,000
				36,300,000
				157,300,000
GR004	Masaaki OKAZAKI Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University	Research Project on Transformation of Carbon Dioxide as C1 Carbon-resources on Polymetallic Reaction Sites	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	116,000,000
				34,800,000
				150,800,000
GR005	Koshi ADACHI Professor, School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Optimization Technology of Nanoscopic Interface for Low Friction Systems and Tribologically-based Machine Design	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR006	Kazuya ANDO Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University	Ultralow-power information processing device based on spin-wave spin current	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	123,000,000
				36,900,000
				159,900,000
GR007	Takuji ISHIKAWA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Innovation of an algal suspension model based on cellular biomechanics of microbes	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	116,000,000
				34,800,000
				150,800,000
GR008	Shin-ichi ORIMO Professor, Advanced Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University	Discovering Properties of Hydrides -from Basic Research on Hydrogen States to Energy-Device Demonstrations	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR009	Naomi SHIBASAKI-KITAKAWA Associate Professor, Graduate school of Engineering, Tohoku University	Development of sustainable green technology for simultaneous production of high quality biodiesel and health enhancing compounds	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	131,000,000
				39,300,000
				170,300,000
GR010	Momoji KUBO Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Development of Multi-Physics Simulator Based on First-Principles Molecular Dynamics Method and Design of Low-Carbon Mechanical System	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	100,000,000
				30,000,000
				130,000,000
GR011	Hitoshi TAKAMURA Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Innovation in Oxygen-Enhanced Combustion by Fast Oxygen Permeable Membranes	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR012	Keiichi TOMISHIGE Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Catalyst development for the production of biomass-derived chemicals as a substitute of petrochemicals	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GR013	Toshihiko HIROOKA Associate Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Tohoku University	Research and Development of Ultrahigh-Speed and High-Efficient Coherent Optical Transmission Technologies for Green ICT Social Infrastructure	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	135,000,000
				40,500,000
				175,500,000
GR014	Hiroyuki FUKUYAMA Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University	Innovative crystal growth processes of nitride semiconductors based on their physical chemistry	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GR015	Asaya FUJITA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Materials development for realization of magnetic refrigeration satisfying both the reduction of fluorocarbon greenhouse gases and the energy saving	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	98,000,000
				29,400,000
				127,400,000
GR016	Kozo FUJIWARA Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University	Development of a Crystal Growth Technology for Obtaining High-Quality Si-Multicrystal-Ingots for Solar Cells	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR017	Kyosuke YOSHIMI Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University	Development and Assessment of Ultra-High Temperature Materials with Ultimate Heat-Resistant Properties	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR018	Tetsuya ISHIDA Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Development of global multi-scale modeling coupled with inorganic-organic-geoenvironment	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	121,000,000
				36,300,000
				157,300,000
GR019	Toru H. OKABE Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo	Development of Environmentally Sound Recycling Technology of Rare Metals	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	128,000,000
				38,400,000
				166,400,000
GR020	Makoto KAMBARA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Development of nano composite Si negative electrodes for novel Li ion batteries by plasma spray PVD	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	120,000,000
				36,000,000
				156,000,000
GR021	Yuji SUZUKI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Development of next-generation vibration-driven/thermal energy harvesting system using ultra-high-performance polymer electret	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR022	Takeshi SERIZAWA Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Novel Functions and Innovation of Cellulose Microfibril	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR023	Hiroko TOKORO Associate Professor, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba	Construction of novel photo-conversion system based on the correlation effect between light and phase transition	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	95,000,000
				28,500,000
				123,500,000
GR024	Hiroshi TOSHIYOSHI Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo	Integrated MEMS Technology for Multi-functional Low Power Electronics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	122,000,000
				36,600,000
				158,600,000
GR025	Yoshiaki NISHIBAYASHI Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Development of Next Generation Nitrogen Fixation to Realize Low Carbon Society by Using Ammonia as Energy Source	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	136,000,000
				40,800,000
				176,800,000
GR026	Yuji NOGUCHI Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo	Creation of an innovative solar cell using ferroelectric materials	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	138,000,000
				41,400,000
				179,400,000
GR027	Kyoko NOZAKI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Development of New Catalysts and New Materials: Catalytic Reactions Utilizing Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR028	Yukiko HIRABAYASHI Associate Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo	Assessment of global water scarcity associated with the future acceleration of mountain glacier melt	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	66,000,000
				19,800,000
				85,800,000
GR029	Tomoteru FUKUMURA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Fundamental and application of transparent semiconductor spintronics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	119,000,000
				35,700,000
				154,700,000
GR030	Yutaka MATSUO Project Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo	Development of Highly Efficient Organic Thin-film Photovoltaic Cells from Chemical Approaches Based on Synthesis of Fullerene Derivatives	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GR031	Yusuke YOKOYAMA Associate Professor, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo	Reconstructions of the late Quaternary Palaeoclimate	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	119,000,000
				35,700,000
				154,700,000
GR032	Masaki AZUMA Professor, Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of environment-friendly functional oxides utilizing characters of Bismuth	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GR033	Yuichiro UENO Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Analysis of atmospheric sulfur cycle using stable isotope anomaly	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	110,000,000
				33,000,000
				143,000,000
GR034	Ken UCHIDA Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University	Unified Understanding of Carrier and Thermal Transports in Nanoscale Semiconductors for Realization of Green LSI	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	132,000,000
				39,600,000
				171,600,000
GR035	Toshio KAMIYA Professor, Materials and Structures Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of structure control and low-temperature process of oxide semiconductors toward high-speed, low-power consumption flexible devices	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR036	Mikio KOZUMA Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Implementation of a scalable two dimensional quantum computer with an optical potential controlled by the holographic method	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GR037	Masato SONE Associate Professor, Precision and Intelligence Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Research & Development of next generation environmental benign integrated circuit wiring technology toward zero-emission	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	97,000,000
				29,100,000
				126,100,000
GR038	Mamoru TANAHASHI Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Research Project on High Pressure Turbulent Combustion and Its Applications by Multi-Dimensional/Multi-Variable Laser Diagnostics and Massive Parallel GPU-DNS	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR039	Takehiko TSUKAHARA Associate Professor, Research Laboratory for Nuclear Reactors, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of A Novel Nanofluidic-based Separation System for Rare-Earth Elements	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GR040	Tomohiro NOZAKI Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of low-cost quantum dot photovoltaics with silicon inks.	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GR041	Tatsuto YUI Associate Professor, Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University	Stabilization of Charge Separated Sate and Resource Production from CO2	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	115,000,000
				34,500,000
				149,500,000
GR042	Michito YOSHIZAWA Associate Professor, Chemical Resources Laboratory, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of Photofunctional Supramolecules by Utilizing Large Aromatic Rings	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	99,000,000
				29,700,000
				128,700,000
GR043	Tatsuya KODAMA Professor, Institute of Science and Technology, Niigata University	Development of Thermochemical Water-Splitting Hydrogen Production System utilizing Concentrated Solar High-Temperature Heat	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR044	Shuji HIMENO Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Nagaoka University of Technology	Innovative CO2 Recovery Technology using Separation Membranes Accelerates Green Innovation	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	128,000,000
				38,400,000
				166,400,000
GR045	Atsushi MATSUKI Associate Professor, Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University	New generation environmental assessment through establishment and application of super sensitive analysis of organic aerosols	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	115,000,000
				34,500,000
				149,500,000
GR046	Yukiko YAMADA-TAKAMURA Associate Professor, School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Surface and interface studies of epitaxial diboride thin films for integration with nitride semiconductors	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	112,000,000
				33,600,000
				145,600,000
GR047	Kayako HIROOKA Associate Professor, River Basin Research Center, Gifu University	Removal and recovery of phosphate from wastewater by microbial fuel cell	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	32,000,000
				9,600,000
				41,600,000
GR048	Hiroyuki MURAOKA Professor, River Basin Research Center, Gifu University	Climate change impact assessment of forest ecosystem functions by satellite-ecophysiology-modeling integrated study	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	99,000,000
				29,700,000
				128,700,000
GR049	Kenichiro ITAMI Professor, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University	Breakthrough in Arene-Assembling Chemistry	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	138,000,000
				41,400,000
				179,400,000
GR050	Takashi OOI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University	Design and Application of Ionic Organic Catalysts for Sustainable Chemical Synthesis	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GR051	Masami KAMIGAITO Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University	Precision Polymerization of Plant-Derived Vinyl Monomers for Novel Bio-Based Polymers	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR052	Akiko SAKAI Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University	Assessment of impact of glacier fluctuation on water resources in the Asian High Mountains	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	112,000,000
				33,600,000
				145,600,000
GR053	Hedong ZHANG Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Science, Nagoya University	Creation of Functionalized Thin Film Lubrication Systems by Fine Patterning of Nanometer-Thick Liquid Films	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	94,000,000
				28,200,000
				122,200,000
GR054	Tsukasa TORIMOTO Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University	Anisotropic Shape Control of Semiconductor Nanoparticles Using Photochemical Techniques and Their Application to Solar Light Energy Conversion Systems	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	138,000,000
				41,400,000
				179,400,000
GR055	Takayuki ITO Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology	Innovating Society Optimization Algorithms that Enable Environmental Society Optimization Simulations, and their Applications	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	117,000,000
				35,100,000
				152,100,000
GR056	Katsutoshi HORI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University	Construction of interfacial microbial processes based on the functions of bacterionanofiber proteins	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GR057	Teruo ONO Professor, Institute for fChemical Research, Kyoto University	Development of low-energy-consumption next generation devices using current-induced spin dynamics	February 10, 2011－May 30, 2011 (Project ended)	17,112,963
				5,133,888
				22,246,851
GR058	Kensuke KOBAYASHI Professor, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University	Nonequilibrium Many-body Dynamics in Solid State Devices	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR059	Jun TERAO Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University	Manufacture of Next Generation Type Nanoscaled Electronics Devices by Methodology of Synthetic Chemistry	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	134,000,000
				40,200,000
				174,200,000
GR060	Yuki NAGAO Associate Professor, School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	Creation of Nanoprotonics Fuel Cell	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	66,000,000
				19,800,000
				85,800,000
GR061	Masaharu NAKAMURA Professor, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University	Development of Selective Organic Synthesis Based on Iron Catalysis	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR062	Kenji MATSUDA Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University	Nanoscience of Switching Molecule for Ultimate Energy-Saving Device	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR063	Yumiko WATANABE Assistant Professor, Faculty of Science, Kyoto University	Paleoclimate Study based on High Time Resolution Analyses of Stalagmites	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	117,000,000
				35,100,000
				152,100,000
GR064	Yasuhiro AWATSUJI Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Kyoto Institute of Technology	Development of femtosecond and four-dimensional moving picture measurement technique and system	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR065	Yoichi ANDO Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University	Creation of Innovative Devices Based on Topological Insulators	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GR066	Hiroshi UMAKOSHI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University	Creation of Innovative Biotechnology Based on Membranome	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	121,000,000
				36,300,000
				157,300,000
GR067	Toshiyuki KIDA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University	Development of Innovative Vegetable Adsorbents for Efficient and Complete Removal and Recovery of Harmful Substances in Oils	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2013 (Project completed)	65,000,000
				19,500,000
				84,500,000
GR068	Katsuya SHIMIZU Professor, Center for Quantum Science and Technology under Extreme Conditions, Osaka University	Every Element a Superconductor	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GR069	Yoshiaki SUGIMOTO Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University	Single atom identification using scanning magnetic resonance microscopy	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GR070	Shuhei SEKI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University	Design and characterization of molecular/macromolecular/supramolecular thyristors and solenoids	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR071	Ken-ichi FUKUI Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science, Osaka University	Elucidation of Molecular View of Electrical Double-Layer for Novel Energy Conversion	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	114,000,000
				34,200,000
				148,200,000
GR072	Takeshi YANAGIDA Associate Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University	Atomic scale devices of self-organized oxide nanowires towards green innovation	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	122,000,000
				36,600,000
				158,600,000
GR073	Ken-ichi SAITOW Professor, Natural Science Center for Basic Research and Development, Hiroshima University	Fabrication of nanoSi-whitelight-emitting device and nanoSi-solar cell	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	122,000,000
				36,600,000
				158,600,000
GR074	Seiichiro HIGASHI Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University	Single crystalline growth of semiconductor using ultra-high-density atmospheric pressure plasma jet and its application to large-area electronic device fabrication	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	121,000,000
				36,300,000
				157,300,000
GR075	Hiroki AGO Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University	Synthesis and Control of Graphene for Carbon Electronics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR076	Tohru ISHIHARA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University	A Study on Embedded Processor Architectures and OS-based Power Management Techniques for Environmental Energy-based Systems	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	111,000,000
				33,300,000
				144,300,000
GR077	Hideyuki OTSUKA Associate Professor, Institute for Materials Chemsitry and Engineering, Kyushu University	Autonomously Self-healing Polymeric Materials Based on Dynamic Covalent Chemistry	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	128,000,000
				38,400,000
				166,400,000
GR078	Keiko SASAKI Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University	Creation of environmental materials from geomimetics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	98,000,000
				29,400,000
				127,400,000
GR079	Toshihiko TAKEMURA Associate Professor, Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, Kyushu University	Reliable assessment and forecast for influences of atmospheric aerosols on environment by a numerical model	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	104,000,000
				31,200,000
				135,200,000
GR080	Kungen TEII Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Engineering Sciences, Kyushu University	Development of high-temperature and high-power electronic devices by using high-quality cubic boron nitride	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	128,000,000
				38,400,000
				166,400,000
GR081	Jun-ichiro HAYASHI Professor, Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University	Breaking through Rate/Temperature Limitations in Gasification of Carbon Resources	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GR082	Tsuyoshi HAMADA Associate Professor, Nagasaki Advanced Computing Center, Nagasaki University	Toward a supercomputer with low price/performance and watt/performance	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	128,000,000
				38,400,000
				166,400,000
GR083	Takashi SAKAMAKI Associate Professor, Transdisciplinary Research Organization for Subtropics and Island Studies, The University of the Ryukyus	Risk assessment and conservation strategy for coastal ecosystems of the Ryukyu archipelago based on quantitative analyses for the relationships between biological communities and multiple factors	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	96,000,000
				28,800,000
				124,800,000
GR084	Junko ISHI-HAYASE Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology, Keio University	Implementing a quantum interface between single photons and the collective excitation of electron spins in semiconductor quantum dots	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GR085	Shinichi KOMABA Associate Professor, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science	Rechargeable Na-Ion Batteries for Sustainable Energy Development	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	66,000,000
				19,800,000
				85,800,000
GR086	Daisuke KODAMA Associate Professor, College of Engineering, Nihon University	Construction of Carbon Dioxide Physical Absorption Process using Ionic Liquid	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	62,000,000
				18,600,000
				80,600,000
GR087	Noriko HIRATA-KOHNO Professor, College of Science and Technology, Nihon University	High dimensional p-adic Diophantine approximations and a cryptosystem based on integer lattices	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	15,000,000
				4,500,000
				19,500,000
GR088	Taishi TAKENOBU Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University	High-Performance Inkjet-Printed Electronics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR089	Yuka TABE Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University	Dynamical cross effect in chiral liquid crystals: Mechanism and applications to energy-transfer devices	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	103,000,000
				30,900,000
				133,900,000
GR090	Mizuki TADA Professor, Research Center for Materials Science, Nagoya University	Innovative Catalysis for Green Sustainable Society	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GR091	Rota WAGAI Researcher, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences	Soil carbon stabilization in micro and submicron-scale aggregate	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	45,000,000
				13,500,000
				58,500,000
GR092	Yuka KOBAYASHI Principal Researcher, Advanced Key Technologies Division, National Institute for Materials Science	Materials science of organic molecules with f-electron-like configuration	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR093	Naoki FUKATA Group Leader, International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics, National Institute for Materials Science	Development of next-generation high efficiency solar cells using functionalized silicon nanostructures	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	87,000,000
				26,100,000
				113,100,000
GR094	Yoko YAMABE-MITARAI Group Leader, Environment and Energy Materials Division, National Institute for Materials Science	Design of high temperature shape memory alloys to improve combustion efficiency of Turbine	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	71,000,000
				21,300,000
				92,300,000
GR095	Tsuyoshi HOSHINO Assistant Principal Researcher, Fusion Research and Development Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency	Research and Development of Innovative Lithium Recovery System from Seawater by Electrodialysis using Ionic Liquid	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GR096	Tomoko ABE Team Leader, Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN	Extreme innovation in mutation breeding by ion beam radiation	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	98,000,000
				29,400,000
				127,400,000
GR097	Yukio KAWANO Associate Professor, Quantum Nanoelectronics Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of high-performance terahertz spectroscopy and imaging for environmental measurements	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	121,000,000
				36,300,000
				157,300,000
GR098	Yuko MOTIZUKI Research Unit Leader, Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science, RIKEN	Interdisciplinary Studies for Solar Activities in the Last 2000 Years	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR099	Hidekazu SAITO Team Leader, Spintronics Research Center, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	Development of nonvolatile transistor with ultra-low power consumption by using spintronics technology	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR100	Kazuhiro SAYAMA Group Leader, Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	Research on Innovative Technology for Solar Energy Conversion to Chemical Energy	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR101	Yasuko KASAI Senior Researcher, Applied Electromagnetic Research Institute, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology	Satellite global isotopomer observation	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	114,000,000
				34,200,000
				148,200,000
GR102	Fumio INAGAKI Group Leader, Kochi Institute for Core Sample Research, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology	Geobio-engineering and technology development for sustainable energy and carbon cycles associated with CO₂ sequestration in marine subsurface environment (Bio-CCS)	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GR103	Akira FUJIWARA Group Leader, Physical Scicence Laboratory, NTT Basic Research Laboratories	Silicon Low-Power Nannodevices with Control of Single and Few Electrons	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	122,000,000
				36,600,000
				158,600,000
GR104	Akiko SAITO Senior Research Scientist, Functional Material Laboratory, Corporate Research & Development Center, Toshiba Corporation	Research on magnetic materials of thermal and magnetic energy conversion	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	77,000,000
				23,100,000
				100,100,000

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(Biology)

Project Number	Researcher （Position, Institution） Note: Click on researcher's name below to link his/her website.	Project Title Note: Click on title below to link his/her research outline (PDF files).	Project Duration	Grant （¥） Direct Cost Indirect Cost Total
GS001	Junpei TAKANO Assistant Professor, Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University	Regulatory mechanisms of accumulation and polar localization of mineral transporters and their application in plants	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	116,000,000
				34,800,000
				150,800,000
GS002	Yutaka MIYAZAWA Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University	Elucidation of molecular mechanism of root hydrotropism and its application to innovative plant growth regulation	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GS003	Yoshiteru HASHIMOTO Associate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, The University of Tsukuba	Development of basic technology for practical production of useful compounds focusing on actinomycetes	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	103,000,000
				30,900,000
				133,900,000
GS004	Maki KAWAI-YAMADA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University	Research on improvement of plant biomass production through the optimization of photosynthetic electron transport	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	104,000,000
				31,200,000
				135,200,000
GS005	Kenro OSHIMA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Elucidation of host-switching mechanism of insect-transmissible pathogen towards novel pest control	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GS006	Yasuo OHNISHI Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Basic research on microbial production of useful compounds by application of potential power of actinomycetes	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	126,000,000
				37,800,000
				163,800,000
GS007	Tomoko M. NAKANISHI Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo	Basic study for the increase of oil production in plants based on the radioisotope imaging system	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	123,000,000
				36,900,000
				159,900,000
GS008	Keisuke KOBA Associate Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Evaluation of nitrogen saturation of Japanese forests by stable isotopes of nitrate	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	104,000,000
				31,200,000
				135,200,000
GS009	Yuichi HONGOH Associate Professor, Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology	Development of single-cell genomics to clarify the ecological roles of unculturable microorganisms and to exploit them as genetic resources	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	133,000,000
				39,900,000
				172,900,000
GS010	Yutaka TAKEUCHI Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology	Research Project on the Establishment of Surrogate Broodstock Technology in Marine Fishes	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	113,000,000
				33,900,000
				146,900,000
GS011	Miyako UEGUCHI （Miyako TANAKA） Associate Professor, Bioscience and Biotechnology Center, Nagoya University	New strategy for producing "high biomass plants" by increasing gibberellin content or sensitivity	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	137,000,000
				41,100,000
				178,100,000
GS012	Shigeyuki KAWAI Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University	Establishment of the practical ethanol-production system from marine biomass by utilizing the bacterium with regulated oxidation –reduction system	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	103,000,000
				30,900,000
				133,900,000
GS013	Hiroshi KUDOH Professor, Center for Ecological Research, Kyoto University	Functional dissection and prediction of plant climate response by seasonal gene expression analysis	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	127,000,000
				38,100,000
				165,100,000
GS014	Hirokazu TOJU Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University	Restoration of forest ecosystems based on the genomics of organismal networks	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	130,000,000
				39,000,000
				169,000,000
GS015	Yoshiki NISHIMURA Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University	Exploring the basis of transcriptional regulation and uniparental inheritance of chloroplasts	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	108,000,000
				32,400,000
				140,400,000
GS016	Genji KURISU Professor, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University	Structural analysis of the entire electron transfer network of photosynthetic energy transduction for light-driven bio-hydrogen production	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	135,000,000
				40,500,000
				175,500,000
GS017	Masaya NOGI Associate Professor, Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University	Fabrications of bio-nanofiber printed electronics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	129,000,000
				38,700,000
				167,700,000
GS018	Hiroshi SHIBA Associate Professor, The College of Science, Ibaraki University	Functional analysis of the plant epigenome in dominance relationships between alleles	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	94,000,000
				28,200,000
				122,200,000
GS019	Yuri MUNEKAGE Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology	Elucidation of molecular mechanism of C₄ evolution aim at engineering C₄ crop	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	117,000,000
				35,100,000
				152,100,000
GS020	Miyo TERAO MORITA Professor, Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences and School of Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University	Investigation into molecular basis of gravity sensing and signaling mechanism of gravitropism in higher plants	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	125,000,000
				37,500,000
				162,500,000
GS021	Yasushi MORI Associate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University	Enhancing infiltration and introducing organic carbon by artificial macropores for restoration of degraded soils	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	59,000,000
				17,700,000
				76,700,000
GS022	Kenji GOMI Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University	Identification of novel defense mechanisms in rice on plant-microbe-insect interaction	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	58,000,000
				17,400,000
				75,400,000
GS023	Natsuko HAMAMURA Distinguished Associate Professor, Center for Marine Environmental Studies, Ehime University	Development of ecotoxicological assessment tools to evaluate genotoxicity in mixed contaminant environments by using microbial functional genomics and DNA adductomics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	100,000,000
				30,000,000
				130,000,000
GS024	Kotaro MIURA Lecturer, Faculty of Biotechnology, Fukui Prefectural University	Cloning and evaluation of valuable genes for high-yielding rice breeding	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	118,000,000
				35,400,000
				153,400,000
GS025	Yoshikatsu MATSUBAYASHI Professor, Division of Intercellular Signaling Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology	Identification of novel peptide ligand-receptor pairs towards understanding molecular mechanisms of plant growth and development	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	142,000,000
				42,600,000
				184,600,000
GS026	Jun MINAGAWA Professor, Division of Environmental Photobiology, National Institute for Basic Biology	Technical basis for the integrated control of photosynthetic performance	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	133,000,000
				39,900,000
				172,900,000
GS027	Hiroko AKIYAMA Senior Researcher, Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles Division, National Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences	Mitigation of N₂O Emissions by Linking Flux Monitoring and Metagenomics	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	110,000,000
				33,000,000
				143,000,000
GS028	Yoko NISHIZAWA Senior Researcher, Genetically Modified Organism Research Center, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	Molecular analyses of rice disease susceptibility to design rice plants for durable disease resistance	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	109,000,000
				32,700,000
				141,700,000
GS029	Makoto HAYASHI Unit Leader, Division of Plant Sciences, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences	Molecular basis of legume nodule symbiosis for low nitrogen fertilizer agriculture	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	136,000,000
				40,800,000
				176,800,000
GS030	Sumire FUJIWARA Researcher, Gene Regulation Research Group, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	Development of novel technologies for the production of super-plants by modification of gene expression mechanisms	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	124,000,000
				37,200,000
				161,200,000
GS031	Yukari OHTA Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Biogeosciences, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology	Green-biochemistry: applying survival strategies of deep-sea microorganisms adapted to extreme biosphere	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	131,000,000
				39,300,000
				170,300,000

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(Humanities/Social Sciences)

Project Number	Researcher （Position, Institution） Note: Click on researcher's name below to link his/her website.	Project Title Note: Click on title below to link his/her research outline (PDF files).	Project Duration	Grant （¥） Direct Cost Indirect Cost Total
GZ001	Hiroshi OHASHI Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo	Quantitative Analysis on the Diffusion of Renewable Energy Sources	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	103,000,000
				30,900,000
				133,900,000
GZ002	Yaichi AOSHIMA Professor, Institute of Innovation Research, Hitotsubashi University	Business Management and Green Innovation systems aiming both for reduction of carbon dioxide emissions and for industrial development	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	35,000,000
				10,500,000
				45,500,000
GZ003	Kiichiro HAYASHI Professor, EcoTopia Science Institute, Nagoya University	Study on the assessment of biodiversity offsets/banking taking into consideration ecosystem service and socio-economic impacts	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	64,000,000
				19,200,000
				83,200,000
GZ004	Noriko OKUBO Professor, Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University	Cooperation Innovation for Sustainable Society － Application of Aarhus Principles in Japan	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	40,000,000
				12,000,000
				52,000,000
GZ005	Yuji HARA Lecturer, Faculty of Systems Engineering, Wakayama University	Resource-circulating society and urban-rural sustainable land-use planning in the urban fringes of Asian low-lying cities	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	25,000,000
				7,500,000
				32,500,000
GZ006	Norihiro ITSUBO Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental and Information Studies, Tokyo City University	Development of an life cycle economic assessment supporting environmental product policy for global-scale problems	February 10, 2011－March 31, 2014	107,000,000
				32,100,000
				139,100,000