Outline

Our Center’s research focuses the “pure physics / applied physics of self-organizing systems consisting of multiple components (systems that actively attain new functions and structures via interaction among a variety of objects)”. Detailed research fields are as follows.

· Biophysics and nano-biophysics / systems biophysics / theoretical biophysics
· Condensed matter physics and condensed matter, surface physics / strongly correlated condensed matter physics / dielectric condensed matter physics / theoretical condensed matter physics
· Space physics and cosmology / astrophysics / radio and cosmic ray astronomy


The Center has 3 research groups with individual goals for each group.

1. Measurement group (group leader: Ishiwata; sub-leader: Takeuchi)
“ Comprehending self-organizing systems”
---Measuring a variety of self-organizing systems using light, radiowaves and corpuscular beams.
2. Theory group (group leader: Maeda; sub-leader: Tasaki)
“ Modeling of self-organizing systems”
---Theoretical understanding and modeling of self-organizing systems.
3. Creation group (group leader: Oshima; sub-leader: Terasaki)
“ Creating functions with self-organizing systems”
---Controlling self-organizing systems to create functions that are beyond pre-existing materials.


The Measurement, Theory and Creation groups conduct separate research programs. However, they also collaborate on certain research subjects, such as biological organisms, Materials and space. In other words, members of all groups collaborate organically to form holistic research organization, where research subjects are considered to be warp and means to be weft. The following are goals by research subject.

1. Biological organisms---elucidation of self-accumulation and functional expression mechanisms of biofunctional molecules
2. Materials---self organization and creation of functions of electrons, atoms and molecules
3. Space---elucidation of the mechanism and origin of the formation of spatial structure and unusual objects

We will open a Holistic Center for physics of self-organizing system for our project, to be a core of Center research. Visiting researchers will be invited by public notice to expand research with project members. We will invite some visiting researchers from companies to obtain industrial ideas.