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The Center for Integrated Nanotechnology Support, Tohoku University (CINTS) is established under the Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships, Tohoku University, and operates in accordance with the “Regulations on the Establishment of the Center for Integrated Nanotechnology Support” (effective March 31, 2023). This page introduces CINTS’s governance structure and how each support field is implemented. The full text of the regulations can be downloaded from the Regulations page.
Director
The Director oversees the operations of the Center. The Director is appointed by the head of the Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships from among the Field Directors of the support fields, and serves for a term within the term of office of the head of the Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships.
Current Director: Kentaro Totsu (Director and Professor, Micro System Integration Center)
Support fields and field directors
Each support field has a Field Director, a faculty member of the responsible department, who oversees the operations of that field for a term within the term of office of the Director.
| Support field | Main support content | Responsible department(s) | Field director |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microstructural Analysis Field (Structural Analysis Field) | Support for crystal structure analysis of materials, microstructure evaluation, and structural analysis of molecules and substances | Institute for Materials Research (IMR) (Division of Analytical Electron Microscopy, IMR — manages the facility’s equipment) / Tohoku Center of Excellence for Microscopy (TCEM), Research Promotion and Support Organization / Research and Analytical Center for Giant Molecules, Graduate School of Science | Yutaka Ohno (Specially Appointed Researcher, Analytical Research Core for Advanced Materials (ARCAM) — ARIM Project Unit, Institute for Materials Research; Field Head for Analysis and Measurement, ARIM program) |
| Microfabrication Field | Support through facilities, equipment, and associated technology and know-how for technology development and prototyping | Micro System Integration Center (μSIC) | Kentaro Totsu (Director and Professor, Micro System Integration Center; Tohoku University Hub Head for the ARIM area “Materials Enabling Advanced Device Functions”; also serves as CINTS Director) |
Note: The names of the field directors above are based on the information published on this site’s “Supporting Fields” page. Please contact the CINTS secretariat for the most current information.
Planning and Management Committee
This committee deliberates on important matters concerning the operation of CINTS. It is chaired by the Director, and its members are the Director, one Field Director from each support field, the Head of the Industry–Academia Collaboration Division of the Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships, and any other members the Director considers necessary.
Project Review Committee
This committee reviews project applications for support. Its chair is designated by the Director, and its vice-chairs are the Field Directors of each support field. Members are drawn from participants in each support field’s activities; when a project is submitted, the relevant field’s vice-chair selects a number of committee members to conduct the review.
Working-Level Meeting
This meeting provides a forum for discussing the operation of CINTS. Its members are designated by the Director.
Secretariat
Overall administrative work for CINTS is handled by the Industry–Academia Collaboration Division of the Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships, while administrative work for each support field is handled by the administrative office of the responsible department. The CINTS secretariat can be reached as follows:
- 519-1176 Aramaki Aza Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0845, Japan (c/o Jun-ichi Nishizawa Memorial Research Center, Tohoku University)
- TEL: 022-229-4113
- FAX: 022-229-4115
- MAIL: office.cints@grp.tohoku.ac.jp
For the addresses and contact details of each implementing department, please see the Access/Location page.
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