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Summary of NIMS

2024.10.23 Update

NIMS Vision

Change the World with Materials

Leading materials science and innovation to enrich tomorrow's society

  1. Challenge and Innovation
    We continue to accept challenges to produce innovative research results that will lead to the development of science and technology and strengthen our international competitiveness.
  2. Connecting with Society
    In line with its slogan, "The true value of materials is in their use," NIMS is committed to advancing materials science and technology and producing research results that can contribute to society through dialogue and collaboration with various stakeholders.
  3. Collaboration
    Through the establishment of domestic and international networks, we lead the world in materials research as a hub for the exchange and development of human resources, and realize an open research environment that is attractive to all.
  4. Diversity
    We create an environment and culture in which employees respect and help each other, and can work vigorously regardless of nationality, gender, or profession through communication across boundaries.
  5. Integrity and Fairness
    Recognizing that we are a member of one of Japan's leading research institutes, we operate in a sound and transparent manner with high ethical standards.

Mission

NIMS was established with the aim of improving the level of materials science and technology by carrying out the following tasks based on the Japanese law “Act on the National Institute for Materials Science, National Research and Development Agency.”

  • Fundamental and basic research and development related to materials science and technology
  • Dissemination of research results and promotion of their applications
  • Shared use of NIMS facilities and equipment
  • Training of researchers and engineers

Through these tasks, NIMS plays a role as a core institution leading the field of materials science.

Summary of NIMS

Introducing our profile -location, executive, the number of employees, research centers et al- at a grant. For more details, please see the linked page of each section.

NIMS Leaflet
Organization name National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
Objective Carrying out fundamental research and generic/infrastructural technology research and development in the field of materials science, and with improving the level of materials science and technology.
Established
July, 1956
Established the National Research Institute for Metals (NRIM)
April, 1966
Established the National Institute in Inorganic Materials (NIRIM)
April, 2001
Merged to National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)
April, 2015
The Independent Administrative Institution(IAI) system reestablished as the system of the National Research and Development Agency.
See details in "Our History"
Location
(Sites)		 [Tsukuba]
Sengen-site:
1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047, JAPAN
Namiki-site:
1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, JAPAN
Sakura-site:
3-13 Sakura, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0003, JAPAN
See details in "Location (sites)"
Executive
President
Kazuhiro Hono
Executive Vice President:
Auditor:
Senior Vice President:
  • Wataru Okabe
Executive Advisor to the President:
  • Takayoshi Sasaki
Major operations Fundamental research and generic / infrastructural technology research and development.
See details in "Activities and Achievements"
Annual Budget About 33.4 billion yen (FY2023 financial results)
Workforce 1,536 (As of April 1st, 2023)
Research
Research fields
  • Materials for Energy and Environment
  • Nanoscale Materials
  • Advanced Key Technologies
Reseach Center
About NIMS