Support for International Activities of Studying the Function of Soft Molecular Systems by Concerted Use of Theory and Experiment

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project Area: Science on Function of Soft Molecular Systems by Cooperation of Theory and Experiment
• Project/Area Number: 15K21740
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (Research in a proposed research area)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Science and Engineering
• Research Institution: Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
• Principal Investigator: TAHARA Tahei 国立研究開発法人理化学研究所, 田原分子分光研究室, 主任研究員 (60217164)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 神取 秀樹 名古屋工業大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 教授 (70202033) ; 水谷 泰久 大阪大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (60270469) ; 北尾 彰朗 東京工業大学, 生命理工学院, 教授 (30252422) ; 藤井 正明 東京工業大学, 科学技術創成研究院, 教授 (60181319)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): MORITA Akihiro 東北大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (70252418) ; HAYASHI Shigehiko 京都大学, 理学研究科, 教授 (70402758) ; TAKAHASHI Satoshi 東北大学, 多元物質科学研究所, 教授 (30283641) ; MURAHASHI Tetsuro 東京工業大学, 理工学研究科, 教授 (40314380) ; NAKANISHI Takashi 国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 国際ナノアーキテクトニクス研究拠点, 独立研究者 (40391221)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-11-06 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 分子複雑系 / 理論・計算 / 先端計測 / 機能創成 / 分子科学

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the "soft molecular systems" project, we organized a group that supports international activities of members, and conducted two programs. The first program aims at sending young researchers abroad. We started this program at the beginning of the "soft molecular systems" project, 2 years before this grant project (15K21740) started. We requested young researchers not only to participate in the conference abroad, but also to visit laboratories for discussion. They are requested to report their activities in Newsletter. Using this grant, we sent 20 young researchers abroad, whose active communications with foreign researchers can be seen in Newsletter. The second program supported international collaboration of members, for which we sent 6 researchers abroad, and invited 7 researchers from abroad. As a result, 6 papers have been published in high-impact journals, including Nat. Commun. and PNAS. The two programs thus contributed the success of the "soft molecular systems" project.

Free Research Field

物理化学