Corporate & International Relations Division
Director
Masahiko Hara

- Brief resume
- 1988
- D.Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology
- 1985
- Research Scientist, Polymer Chemistry Laboratory, RIKEN
- 1991
- Deputy Head, Laboratory for Exotic Nano-Materials, RIKEN
- 1999
- Laboratory Head, Local Spatio-Temporal Functions Laboratory, RIKEN
- 2001
- Adjunct Professor, Department of Chemistry, Hanyang University, Korea (-current)
- 2003
- Professor, Department of Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology (-current)
- 2007
- Laboratory Head, Emergent Functions Asian Collaboration Laboratory, RIKEN
- 2009
- Director, RIKEN-HYU Collaboration Research Center, RIKEN (-current)
- 2011
- Director, Corporate & International Relations Division, RIKEN (-current)
Outline
Our division works to promote collaborative research supported by the four pillars of “international,” “industrial,” “academic” and “internal” in order to support a founding principle of RIKEN, “vital integration for emergence and innovation.” With the goal of solidifying the reputation of RIKEN throughout the world, we establish collaborative frameworks to activate exchange between distinguished foreign and domestic scientists. We also aim to accelerate collaboration with industry through comprehensive alliances and consortia to support societal development. Our intent is to accomplish these goals by mixing a broad range of natural sciences without boundaries, promoting maximization of characteristic leading-edge research efforts at RIKEN, pioneering new research fields from the long-term point of view and accelerating exchange between differing fields of endeavor. Our ceaseless aim is to bind together the highly fragmented research vista of today to construct a dynamic environment of collaboration. To this end since 2008 we have employed dedicated coordinators to vigorously promote collaboration between research and technological activities.
Research Groups / Team
- Director
- Masahiko Hara
Our center aims to be a hub for extending the research network over the whole of Asia to promote the fusion of various research fields, through the core Japan-South Korea cooperation based on close collaboration between RIKEN and Hanyang University (HYU).
- Group Director
- Kazuo Makishima
Our group aims at utilizing the Pressurized Vessel and the Exposed Facility of the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo,” a part of the International Space Station.
- Team Leader
- Kuniaki Kawabata
The mission of this team is to carry out collaborative research activities between ASI, RIKEN and Xi'an Jiaotong University, China.
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| Norihiro Maeda |
Senior Research Scientist / Partnership-Promotion Coordinator |
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Please see Research Group page for other members.