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The University of Aizu, located in Aizu, Japan, is a research participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Victor Ryzhii is one of the most respected theorists in the field of nano-carbon science. He will be providing theoretical support to all experimentalists in this program.

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Chiba University, located in Chiba, Japan, is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Dr. Nobuyuki Aoki and Prof. Yuichi Ochiai have expertise in nanofabrication and nanospectroscopy. They will be mainly collaborating with Prof. Bird (University at Buffalo, SUNY) on THz studies of graphene and carbon nanotube based devices. Chiba University will also serve as a research host institution for the NanoJapan IREU and TeraNano Graduate IRE programs. Chiba University will also participate in the NanoRice: IRE for Int'l Students.

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Hokkaido University, located in Sapporo, Japan, is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. On the research side Prof. Kazuhisa Sueoka has been closely collaborating with PI Kono (Rice) on the fabrication and optical studies of carbon nanotube devices, including field effect transistors and electro-optical modulators. He will continue to provide device structures that will be characterized by Kono’s laboratory.

Hokkaido University will also serve as a research host institution for the NanoJapan IREU and TeraNano Graduate IRE programs. Hokkaido University has also been a regular participant in the NanoRice: IRE for Int'l Students and to date has sent a total of 17 graduate students to Rice for short-term research internships.

 

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The National Institute of Information and Communication Technology, located in Tokyo, Japan, is a research participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Iwao Hosaka has an active group fabricating, characterizing, and using THz quantum cascade lasers. His group’s devices will be used by many members of this PIRE for their respective TeraNano research projects.

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The National Institute of Materials Science, located in Tsukuba, Japan, is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Yasutaka Imanaka has unique spectroscopy facilities available at this national lab. The Imanaka Lab will be hosting U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to perform THz spectroscopy experiments on graphene and carbon nanotubes within this PIRE program.

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Osaka University is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Masayoshi Tonouchi is one of the world leaders in THz science and technology. He serves as the Japanese director of the TeraNano PIRE, managing the Japanese side of this PIRE team. He has hosted NanoJapan IREU students in the last five years and will continue to host other TeraNano PIRE researchers, while closely interacting with PI Kono. The Tonouchi Lab will also host the Japanese version of the TeraNano PIRE website.

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RIKEN, located in Wako, Japan, is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Yukio Kawano has unique spectroscopy facilities available at this national lab. The Kawano Lab will be hosting U.S. undergraduate and graduate students to perform THz spectroscopy experiments on graphene and carbon nanotubes within this PIRE program.

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Shinshu University, located in Tohoku, Japan, is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Morinobu Endo, a well-respected expert in the field of growth and applications of carbon nanotubes, will provide high-quality nanotube material for our TeraNano research projects. The Endo Lab will also serve as one of the research host laboratory for the NanoJapan IREU and the TeraNano Graduate IRE programs.

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Tohoku University is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. On the research side Prof. Taiichi Otsuji and Prof. Maki Suemitsu are leading scientists in the field of THz studies of graphene. They were the first to observe coherent THz radiation from optically-excited graphene. They will be closely collaborating with Mitin and Bird (University at Buffalo, SUNY), Kono (Rice), and Rhyzii (Aizu). Prof. Riichiro Saito is one of the most respected theorists in the field of nano-carbon science. He will be providing theoretical support to all experimentalists in this program. The Otsuji Lab, Suemitsu Lab, and Saito Lab will also serve as potential research host laboratories for the NanoJapan IREU and the TeraNano Graduate IRE programs.

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The Tokyo Institute of Technology is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. On the research side Prof. Hiro Munekata will contribute research on the growth of magnetic semiconductors. The Munekata Lab will also serve as research host laboratory for the NanoJapan IREU and the TeraNano Graduate IRE programs.

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The University of Tokyo is a research and education participating institution of our TeraNano PIRE center. Prof. Shigeo Maruyama, a well-respected expert in the field of growth and applications of carbon nanotubes, will provide high-quality nanotube material for our TeraNano research projects. Prof. Kazuhiko Hirakawa specializes in the growth and terahertz spectroscopy of semiconductor nanostructures. He will be primarily collaborating with Kono (Rice) and Bird (University at Buffalo, SUNY) on graphene samples grown by Ajayan (Rice) and nanotube samples grown by Maruyama and Endo (Shinshu). The Hirakawa Lab and Maruyama-Shiomi Lab will also serve as research host laboratories for the NanoJapan IREU and the TeraNano Graduate IRE programs.

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