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Sokendai initiated the program in FY 1995 and continued it until FY 2002 as a "Short-term research program for young foreign researchers" supported by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and then renewed it to be co-organized by Sokendai and JSPS (The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) in FY 2003. Under the auspices of this program, for two months during the summer, young researchers from five countries (USA, UK, France, Germany, and Canada) who have undertaken or just completed doctoral programs are offered both an orientation on Japanese language and culture, and opportunities for joint research programs at research institutes or universities.

Number of invited researchers
	USA	UK	Germany	France	Canada	Total
Invited researchers for FY 2003	62	8	12	14	5	101
Invited researchers for FY 2004	64	10	13	13	8	108
Invited researchers for FY 2005	63	10	7	13	11	104
Invited researchers for FY 2006	65	8	10	12	12	107
Invited researchers for FY 2007	64	10	13	12	10	109
Invited researchers for FY 2008	63	11	8	14	18	114
Invited researchers for FY 2009	63	10	13	14	15	115
Invited researchers for FY 2010	64	10	13	13	14	114
Invited researchers for FY 2011	64	9	9	11	6	99
Invited researchers for FY 2012	65	10	13	13	15	116

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JSPS Summer Program: List of Researchers

Besides being a co-organizer and provider of the orientation sessions and final meeting of the JSPS Summer Program, Sokendai can be the host institution for your research experience during the summer, as it is one of the leading universities in Japan with top-level faculty across disciplines. In the following, we introduce some of our professors who are willing to accept JSPS fellows who are interested in their work. We would be most delighted if you could find a future host professor here.

Note: If you wish to work with one of the professors listed on this page, you are asked to contact him/her on your own to seek acceptance.

Department of Functional Molecular Science / Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki

Organization website: http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/education/index.html

Name:	Masahiro HIRAMOTO (Professor)
Affiliation:	Institute for Molecular Science, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Organic Semiconductors and Application to Organic Solar Cells
Research subjects:	Small-molecular-type organic solar cells fabricated by vacuum evaporation. "Bandgap Science of organic semiconductors such as pn-control, high purification, pn-homojunction, pin-junction, ohmic contact, etc.,
Lab URL:	http://www.ims.ac.jp/know/material/hiramoto/hiramoto.html http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/hiramoto_g/index.html

Name:	Hidehiro SAKURAI (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	School of Physical Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
Research fields:	Organic Chemistry
Research subjects:	Chemistry of Buckybowls: Bowl-shaped Aromatic Compounds
Lab URL:	http://groups.ims.ac.jp/organization/sakurai_g/

Name:	Takao FUJI (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	School of Physical Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies(SOKENDAI)
Research fields:	Physics, Applied Physics, Optics, Physical Chemistry
Research subjects:	Ultrafast Laser Science, Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Lab URL:	http://www.ims.ac.jp/english/know_en/photo/fuji/fuji_en.html

Department of Astronomical Science / National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Mitaka, Tokyo

Organization website:http://www.soken.ac.jp/en/rcourse/physics/astronomical.html

Name:	Nobuo ARIMOTO (Professor)
Affiliation:	National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Graduate University for Advanced Studies(SOKENDAI)
Research fields:	Galactic Astronomy
Research subjects:	Galactic Archaeology, Stellar Population Synthesis, Chemical Evolution of Galaxies, Origin of Elliptical Galaxies
Lab URL:	http://optik2.mtk.nao.ac.jp/~arimoto/top.html

Name:	Kiyoto SHIBASAKI (Professor)
Affiliation:	Nobeyama Solar Radio Observatory, NAOJ/NINS, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Solar Physics, Solar Terrestrial Physics
Research subjects:	Solar Activities observed by Nobeyama Radioheliograph (Solar Flares, Prominence Eruptions, Sunspot Oscillations, Solar Activity Cycle, etc.)
Lab URL:	http://solar.nro.nao.ac.jp/

Name:	Saku TSUNETA (Professor)
Affiliation:	NAOJ, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Solar Physics, astrophysical Plasma, Space Instrumentation
Research subjects:	Sun, Space Instrumentation
Lab URL:	http://hinode.nao.ac.jp/~tsuneta/

Name:	Hideo HANADA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	RISE Project, NAOJ, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Geodesy (Moon and planetary geodesy)
Research subjects:	Development of a high-accuracy observation system using artificial satellites for the gravitational field of the moon, Development of a telescope on the moon, Research on the interior of the Moon and the planets viewed through the gravitational field and the rotation
Lab URL:	http://www.miz.nao.ac.jp/rise/

Name:	Nobunari KASHIKAWA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	NAOJ, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Extragalactic astronomy (Observation)
Research subjects:	high-z galaxies, galaxy formation, galaxy evolution, early universe, reionization, large-scale structure
Lab URL:	http://optik2.mtk.nao.ac.jp/~kashik/

Name:	Toshitaka KAJINO (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	Department of Astronomical Science, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Cosmology and Nuclear Astrophysics
Research subjects:	We study the evolution of the Universe, galaxies and stars and the origin of elementary particles and nuclei as observational probe of cosmic evolution. The research subjects include big-bang cosmology, cosmic phase transition and the creation of particles and nuclei, origin of dark matter and dark energy and their roles in cosmic structure formation and the CMB anisotropies, explosion mechanism of supernovae and gamma-ray bursts and nucleosynthesis of heavy elements, neutrino astrophysics and cosmology, etc. The ultimate goal is to construct a unified picture of space, time and the matter. Active national and international collaborations are carried on among interdisciplinary sciences of astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, particle and nuclear physics, meteoritic science, plasma physics, and many others theoretically, observationally and experimentally.
Lab URL:	http://www.cfca.nao.ac.jp/~kajino/e/

Name:	Mareki HONMA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	Mizusawa VLBI Observatory, NAOJ, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Ultra-high resolution with VLBI (Very Long Baseline Interferometer)
Research subjects:	3D-structure of the Galaxy with VLBI astrometry, resolving event-horizon-scale structure of super massive black hole
Lab URL:	http://veraserver.mtk.nao.ac.jp/VERA/honma/index.htm

Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics / High Energy Accelerator Research Organization, Tsukuba

Organization website: http://soken.kek.jp/sokendai_en/

Name:	Masashi HAZUMI (Professor)
Affiliation:	IPNS, KEK/ The Graduate School for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI)
Research fields:	Experimental Cosmology
Research subjects:	Cosmic Microwave Background polarization Tests of Inflation
Lab URL:	http://cmb.kek.jp/index_e.html http://cbr.kek.jp/index_en.html

Name:	Takanori HARA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	KEK, IPNS, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	High Energy Physics
Research subjects:	CP violation in B meson system (Belle/Belle II experiment)
Lab URL:	http://belle.kek.jp http://belle2.kek.jp

Name:	Satoshi MIHARA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	Institute of Particle and Nuclear Studies, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Elementary particle physics experiment
Research subjects:	Search for lepton-flavor violation in charged leptons
Lab URL:	http://www.kek.jp/ja/Research/IPNS/LeptonFlavorRandD/

Department of Polar Science / National Institute of Polar Research, Tachikawa, Tokyo

Organization website: http://www.nipr.ac.jp/english/graduate-education.html

Name:	Takuji NAKAMURA (Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Atmospheric Dynamics
Research subjects:	・Remote sensing of the upper and middle Atmosphere using atmospheric radars, lidars and imagers, ・Atmospheric waves, gravity waves and tides
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Akira KADOKURA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Auroral physics
Research subjects:	Auroral dynamics
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Masaki OKADA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Magnetosphere Plasma Physics
Research subjects:	Computer simulation of magnetosphereic plasma phenomena, Plasma measurement by satellite
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Hiroshi MIYAOKA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Magnetosphere Plasma Physics
Research subjects:	Fine structure and dynamics of Aurora
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Akira YUKIMATU (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Upper atmosphere Physics
Research subjects:	Research on polar ionosphere, magnetosphere and neutral middle and upper atmosphere mainly with SuperDARN radars (an international HF radar network)
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Masataka SHIOBARA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Atmospheric physics, Polar meteorology
Research subjects:	Cloud-aerosol-radiation interaction, Solar radiation process for climate application, Ground-based remote-sensing techniques for polar sciences
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/

Name:	Yasunobu OGAWA (Lecturer)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Polar Research, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Space and Atmospheric Sciences, Ionospheric Physics
Research subjects:	The acceleration and outflow of ionospheric Oxygen and its effect on the stability of the magnetospheric plasma and current distribution
Lab URL:	http://www.nipr.ac.jp/soken-e/teacher.html

Department of Informatics / National Institute of Informatics, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo

Organization website: http://www.nii.ac.jp/graduate/index_e.html

Name:	Ken HAYAMI(Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Informatic, Department of Informatics, School of Multidisciplinary Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (Sokendai)
Research fields:	Numerical Analysis (Numerical Linear Algebra, Inverse Problems)
Research subjects:	Iterative solution of least squares problems and systems of linear equation, Solution of underdetermined inverse problems and its application to pharmacokinetics etc.
Lab URL:	http://researchmap.jp/KenHayami/?lang=english http://research.nii.ac.jp/~hayami/index-e.html

Name:	Kae NEMOTO (Professor)
Affiliation:	The Graduate University For Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), National Institute of Informatics
Research fields:	Quantum Information/Computation, Theoretical physics
Research subjects:	Quantum information devices, Quantum computer architecture, Nonlinear quantum dynamics, Atom/Quantum Optics,
Lab URL:	http://www.qis.ex.nii.ac.jp

Name:	Tetsunari INAMURA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Informatics, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Intelligent Robots, Human-Robot Interaction
Research subjects:	Behavior Imitation on a Humanoid Robot, Intelligent tele-operation system for network robots, Integration of Robot Simulation and Social Agent Simulation
Lab URL:	http://web.iir.nii.ac.jp/lab/english/

Name:	Makoto KANAZAWA (Associate Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute of Informatics, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Mathematical and Computational Linguistics
Research subjects:	Multiple Context-Free Grammars and Related Formalisms Implementing Natural Language Semantics with Functional Programming
Lab URL:	http://research.nii.ac.jp/~kanazawa/

Department of Basic Biology / National Institute of Basic Biology, Okazaki

Organization website: http://www.nibb.ac.jp/en/univ/

Name:	Taisen IGUCHI (Professor)
Affiliation:	National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience, SOKENDAI
Research fields:	Molecular Endocrinology, Molecular Environmental Endocrinology
Research subjects:	Sex determination in Daphnids, Function of steroid receptor subtypes, Fetal basis for adult disease using mice
Lab URL:	http://www.nibb.ac.jp/bioenv1/index-j.html

Department of Physiological Sciences/National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Okazaki

Organization website: http://www.nips.ac.jp/eng/graduate/

Name:	Yasuhiko MINOKOSHI (Professor)
Affiliation:	1) The Graduate University for Advanced Studies, School of Life Science, Department of Physiological Sciences 2) National Institute for Physiological Sciences, Department of Developmental Physiology, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research fields:	Endocrinology and Metabolism
Research subjects:	Molecular mechanism for the hypothalamic regulation of energy metabolism
Lab URL:	http://www.nips.ac.jp/endoclin/file_tope.htm

Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, Hayama

Organization website: http://www.soken.ac.jp/en/rcourse/advance/evolutionary.html

Name:	Yoko SATTA (Professor)
Affiliation:	The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems
Research fields:	Evolutionary Physiology (Molecular Evolution)
Research subjects:	Gene Expression pattern difference in several tissues between chimpanzee and human Molecular Evolution and population genetics of adaptive immune system
Lab URL:	http://www.sendou.soken.ac.jp/esb/satta/index_e.html http://researchmap.jp/satta/

Name:	Kentaro ARIKAWA (Professor)
Affiliation:	Laboratory of Neuroethology, Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems, Sokendai-Hayama (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies)
Research fields:	Behavioral Neuroscience, Neuroethology, Sensory Physiology, Visual Ecology
Research subjects:	Color vision of insects
Lab URL:	http://www.sendou.soken.ac.jp/esb/arikawa/index.htm