The Third Meeting of Advisory Board, NAIR

The Third Meeting of Advisory Board, NAIR was held on Monday, November 20, 1995, with 13 Board members, including 4 foreign scientists, in attendance. Following the addresses by Dr. Y. Suematsu, Direct-General, NAIR and by Mr. N. Sasaki, Deputy Director-General for Technology Affairs, AIST, Dr. H. Inose, Director, National Center for Science Information System was elected as the chairman to steer the proceeding. The session was started with the presentation of institute management, future perspective and annual activities, and reports of three research groups: Atom Technology, Cluster Science and Bionic Design, covering research organization and progress ensued. After an active debate between Board members and researchers, lasting longer than expected, the laboratory tour was held to visit actual research sites. The Meeting was concluded by the Dr. InoseÕs remarks on general views and comments. Major comments are listed below.

• The research organization, achievements and equipment established up to now since the foundation are worthy of being praised.
• Three projects should be kept in good collaboration not only among the three but also with outside organizations.
• For starting new projects of next generation, the significance of the feasibility studies is to be respected.
• The process of terminating a project is to be studied.
• Distributing the merits of research achievement broadly to the society would raise the fame of NAIR.
• In order to improve the quality of research, further efforts are desired to expand and make more flexible the scheme for supporting research, accepting post doctorals, research fellows and postgraduate students.

Discussion in Advisory Board Meeting$B!!(J

Laboratory tour by Board members

Members of Advisory Board, NAIR

As of November 20, 1995, in the alphabetic order

• Aizawa, Masuo
  Dean, Faculty of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Curl, F. Robert
  Professor, Chemistry Department, Rice University, USA
• Esaki, Leona
  President, University of Tsukuba
• Fritzsche, Hellmut
  Professor, The James Franck Institute, The University of Chicago, USA
• Hayashi, Izuo
  Advisor, Optoelectronics Technology Research Corporation
• Hirota, Eiji
  President, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies
• Inokuchi, Hiroo
  President, Okazaki National Research Institutes
• Inose, Hiroshi
  Director, National Center for Science Information Systems
• Karube, Masao
  Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
• Kikuchi, Makoto
  Professor, School of Engineering, Tokai University
• Osawa, Fumio
  Professor, Aichi Institute of Technology
• Queisser, Hans-J.
  Director, Max-Planck-Institut fur Festkoperforschung, FRG
• Sakurai, Yasuhisa
  Professor, Tokyo WomenÕs Medical College
• Shu, Chien
  Director, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University of California, San Diego, USA
• Tokumaru, Katsumi
  Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba
• Toyosawa, Yutaka
  Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
• Uenohara, Michiyuki
  Executive Adviser, NEC Corporation