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Press Conference: TUAT Establishes the Global Innovation Research Organization

TUAT held a press conference on establishment of a new organization “Global Innovation Research Organization” to foster globally innovative talents with science background as follows:

Date September 3, 2014
Venue Arcadia Ichigaya (Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku)
Participants President Tadashi Matsunaga
Trustee・Vice President Masaomi Tsutsumi
  Head of Global Innovation Research Organization・Vice President Chisato Miyaura
  Professor Shiro Hatakeyama
  Professor Yoshinao Kumagai
  Associate Professor Masaki Inada

Contents of the Press Conference

Through the establishment of the new Global Innovation Research Organization and the formation of strategic research teams consisting of globally distinguished professors and TUAT professors, TUAT will promote international research cooperation in three core areas: Food, Energy, and Life Science. The three strategic research teams are as follows:

Life Science Team

【Research subject】Life science research using metabolic control of the collagen molecular compound approach


Distinguished professor
Prof. Dr. Carlos Lopez-Otin
University of Oviedo

Representative Researcher
Associate Prof. Masaki Inada
TUAT Institute of Engineering

Energy Team

【Research subject】Crystal quality enhancement by carrier dynamics evaluation on nitride semiconductor single crystal


Distinguished professor
Prof. Emeritus Bo Monemar
Linkoping University, Lund University

Representative Researcher
Prof. Yoshinao Kumagai
TUAT Institute of Engineering

Food Team

【Research subject】Network analysis of cross-border air pollution using data obtained from islands and mountains in East Asia


Distinguished professor
Prof. Neng Huei Lin
National University of Taiwan

Representative Researcher
Prof. Shiro Hatakeyama
TUAT Institute of Agriculture


Distinguished professor
Prof. Yong Pyo KIM
Ewha Womans University, Korea

Distinguished professor
Prof. Chak K. Chan
Hong Kong Polytechnic University