National Institute for Materials Science
Sengen site
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Former names
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NRIM, NIRIM |
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| Type | Independent Administrative Institution |
| Established | 2001 |
| President | Prof. Sukekatsu Ushioda |
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Administrative staff
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1500 |
| Location | Coordinates: 36°04′26″N 140°07′15″E / 36.07388°N 140.12076°E |
| Campus | Sengen, Namiki, Sakura, Meguro |
| Website | www.nims.go.jp |
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National Institute for Materials Science (物質・材料研究機構 Busshitsu-zairyō kenkyū kikō?) is an Independent Administrative Institution and one of the largest scientific research centers in Japan.
The growth and development of today's scientific research center has passed through several phases in a number of locations:
In 1956, the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM) was established in Meguro, Tokyo, Japan. In 1979, NRIM opened an office in Tsukuba. By 1995 the institute had moved most of its functions to that location. The Meguro campus continues to exist; it remains a part of the NRIM successor, the National Institute for Materials Science.
In 1966, the National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM) was established in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. NIRIM was moved to Tsukuba in 1972, in the very early stages of the Tsukuba Science City. This event was considered as the first transfer of a national research institute in Japan.
An independent administrative institute NIMS was established in Tsukuba by merging NRIM and NIRIM in 2001.
NIMS campuses are named Sengen, Namiki, Sakura, and Meguro. In addition, NIMS has a beamline station at the SPring-8 synchrotron located in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. While all campuses host scientific research units, most administration is in Sengen. In total, about 1500 researchers, engineers and administrative staff members are employed in all those campuses. Sengen, Namiki and Sakura branches are several kilometers apart in Tsukuba — a Science City within an hour from central Tokyo by Tsukuba Express train. A free shuttle bus facilitates transfer between the Tsukuba campuses.
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