JOURNAL OF MATERIALS EDUCATION
Volume 26, Nrs. 1-2, 2004
PROCEEDINGS OF THE FORUM ON MATERIALS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
Part of the 8th IUMRS International Conference on Advanced Materials, Yokohama, Japan, October 2003.
Guest Editor: Masao Doyama
Preface: IUMRS Forum on Materials Education and Research page 1
Masao Doyama
Teikyo University of Science and Technology
Japanese Researchers’ Perception of Materials Research - Based on “The 7th Technology Foresight Survey” page 3
Jun-ichiro Takano
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Japan
Materials Research from the View of Industries page 13
Tooru Matsumiya
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan
Industry-Academia Technology Transfer in Japan page 23
Junichi Kitami
Tokyo Institute of Technology
International Center of Research and Education for Materials, Tohoku University page 31
Akihisa Inoue
Tohoku University
Materials Research seen from JSPS Funding – Grants, Future and 21COE page 37
Kenichi Iga
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Education and Research in the COE on Nature-Guided Materials Processing page 41
S. Asai and K. Miyazawa
Nagoya University
The Unexplored Materials World: Need for Multicultural Research Endeavours page 53
P. Rama Rao1 and K. Balasubramanian2
1International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials; 2Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre, Hyderabad, India
Materials Science Education and Research in India page 65
D. Chakravorty
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science
Materials Science Education in the Indian Context and Plan for the Future page 71
S.V. Subramanyam
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
Training the Future Scientist: Making the Transition from “Knowledge” to “Synthesis” page 75
Sobhana Narasimhan
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Advanced Materials Science Without Advanced Tools: The Indian Experience page 83
T. Pradeep
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
Rapid Change of Materials Education in Japan page 93
Masao Doyama
Teikyo University of Science and Technology; and University of Tokyo
Materials Education and Accreditation System for Engineering Education in Japan page 99
K. Kuroda
Nagoya University
Comparison of Industry-University Cooperation in Japan and the United States page 107
Hiroyuki Mizuno
Kochi University of Technology
An Attempt for Materials Education Based on the Concept of Environmental Physics page 109
M. Kano1 and S, Nakamoto2
1Tokyo University of Science; 2Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization
Bio and Molecular Chemistry Pave New Areas for Materials Research and Education page 115
Li Heng-De
Tsinghua University, Beijing
The Present Situation and Developing Trends of Materials Science and Engineering Education in China page 121
Tian-Min Wang and Fa-Min Liu
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Materials Science and Engineering in the U.S. : A Review of Practices and Trends page 127
L. Vanasupa
California Polytechnic State University
Nanomaterials Education in Taiwan page 139
L. J. Chen
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Materials Science and Engineering Teaching and Research Programs in Singapore page 143
B.V.R. Chowdari 1,2 and G.V. Subba Rao1
1National University of Singapore; 2Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore
The Drexel / UPenn IGERT: Creating a New Model for Graduate Education in Nanotechnology Page 147
K. Cowan and Y. Gogotsi
Drexel University
Materials Education and Research in Thailand page 153
Paritud Bhandhubanyong
National Science and Technology Development Agency, Thailand
The National Program on Nanotechnology in Taiwan page 159
Maw-Kuen Wu1,2 and Jyh-Chang Yang 2,3
1Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; 2National Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program, Taipei, Taiwan; 3Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan
Materials Research in Korea page 165
Yang-Koo Cho1, Gun-Woong Bahng1 and Hak-Min Kim2
1Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science; 2Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning
Chemistry in Materials Education page 175
C.N.R. Rao
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research
Panel Discussion on “Materials Education and Research” :Summary page 179
S.V. Subramanyam
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore