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Institute for Materials Research

Institute for Materials Research is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Institute for Materials Research rather than just read about it. In short: The Institute for Materials Research (金属材料研究所, Kinzoku zairyō kenkyūsyo), abbreviated IMR or Kinken (金研, Kinken), is a research institute for materials science in the Tohoku University, Japan. It consistently ranks as one of the top in ISI citations on materials research.

Key takeaways

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Reference excerpt

The Institute for Materials Research (金属材料研究所, Kinzoku zairyō kenkyūsyo), abbreviated IMR or Kinken (金研, Kinken), is a research institute for materials science in the Tohoku University, Japan. It consistently ranks as one of the top in ISI citations on materials research. In 2001, it ranked first in the field of materials science by ISI, Philadelphia Archived 2007-12-28 at the Wayback Machine.

Outline The institute is the oldest of the five research institutes of Tohoku University. It was started 90 years ago by the late Professor Kotaro Honda for research on KS steel. In 1987, it was reorganized into its present form, a national collaborative research institute, and designated as a Center of Excellence (COE) for materials science. IMR's research field is diverse materials as well as metals. Some of its recent creations include new types of materials, including high-performance, high-quality and multifunctional materials such as amorphous alloys with complex structures, and bulk metallic glasses developed from them. The institute also specialises in multicomponent intermetallic compounds, quasicrystals, oxides, ceramics, nanostructural controlled metals, semiconductors, crystals for solar cells, biomaterials, organic materials, hydrogen storage alloys, and shaped crystals, among others.

Former names The present name of the institute is the Institute for Materials Research (IMR).

April 1, 1916: the 2nd Division of the Provisional Institute of Physical and Chemical Research(東北帝国大学理科大学臨時理化学研究所第2部) May 21, 1919: the Iron and Steel Research Institute (ISRI)(東北帝国大学附属鉄鋼研究所) August 8, 1922: the Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals (RIISOM)(東北帝国大学金属材料研究所, 東北大学金属材料研究所1947) May 21, 1987: Institute for Materials Research (IMR)

Research results Refer to this page.

People

Presidents

Researchers Refer to this page. The institute has produced many world-famous researchers. Akihisa Inoue, the 18th president of Tohoku University, is well-known for his work on bulk metallic glasses. The Institute of Scientific Information (ISI) has named him as one of the most cited researchers in materials science and engineering, with just two of his publications being the 2nd and 8th most highly-cited in the field. Inoue was awarded the 2006 Prime Minister's Prize for this research, and the 2009 James C. McGroddy Prize for New Materials from the American Physical Society.

Facilities and laboratories Refer to this page.

Address 1-1-2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8577 JAPAN

See also Tohoku University Research Institute of Electronic Communication Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer

External links IMR official website

References

Tohoku University website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Institute for Materials Research

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Institute for Materials Research claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Institute for Materials Research before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Institute for Materials Research ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Institute for Materials Research

In research: Institute for Materials Research appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Institute for Materials Research in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Institute for Materials Research is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1916 establishments in Japan, Materials science institutes, Research institutes in Japan, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Institute for Materials Research outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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