Domestic Networks

  • Chiba University, Japan
  • Ehime University, Japan
  • Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., Japan
  • Fuji Light Metal Co., Ltd., Japan
  • Hiroshima Aluminum Industry Co., Ltd., Japan
  • High Energy Accelerator Research
  • Organization, KEK, Japan
  • Hokkaido University, Japan
  • Japan Atomic Energy Agency, JAEA, Japan
  • Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute, JASRI, Japan
  • Kanazawa University, Japan
  • Keio University, Japan
  • Kitami Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Kyoto University, Japan
  • Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Kyushu University, Japan
  • Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
  • Miki Pulley Co., Ltd., Japan
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Japan
  • Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
  • Nagoya University, Japan
  • National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan
  • National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan
  • Nihon University, Japan
  • Origin Electric Co., Ltd., Japan
  • Osaka Prefecture University, Japan
  • Osaka University, Japan
  • Shinshu University, Japan
  • Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Japan
  • The University of Tokyo, Japan
  • Toho Kinzoku Co., Ltd., Japan
  • Tohoku University, Japan
  • Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
  • Toyama Prefectural University, Japan

International Networks

  • University of Virginia, VA, USA
  • Drexel University, PA, USA
  • University of Florida, FL, USA
  • McMaster university, Canada
  • The University of Queensland, Australia
  • Monash university, Australia
  • Korea Institute of Materials Science, Korea
  • Korea Institute of Industrial Technology(KITECH), Korea
  • Seoul National University, Korea
  • Hongik University, Korea
  • Yonsei University, Korea
  • Peking University, China
  • Dalian University of Technology, China
  • National Engineering Research Center for Magnesium Alloys (CCMg), China
  • Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
  • South China University of Technology, China
  • Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China
  • National Dong Hwa University, Taiwan
  • National Taiwan University, Taiwan
  • National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
  • King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi KINGWELD, Thailand
  • Togliatti State University, Russia
  • ITMO University, Russia
  • Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia
  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
  • Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Charles University, Prague, Czech republic
  • National Center for Metallurgical Research (CENIM), Spain

Institute of Light Metals: Joint Usage / Research Center approved by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT), Japan.

In previous years, the “National Joint Usage” system was operated by research institutes attached to national universities only, however, for the further development of academic research, it was deemed important to establish a plan for researchers to conduct joint research by utilizing the research resources of universities, whether national, public or private. Since an amendment to the Enforcement Regulations of the School Education Law in July 2008, the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) established the “Joint Usage/Research Center” accreditation system for national, but also public and private universities.

The Institute of Light Metals (ILM) was newly approved as a “Joint Usage/Research Center for Light Metals and Materials” in 2022. The ILM aims to establish Japan’s first world-class international research and education center for light metals with a comprehensive research system from materials development to social application. The institute aims to contribute to the development of science, technology and industry in Japan by strengthening magnesium and aluminum research through mutual enhancement, cultivating titanium research, promoting advanced research on the synergies of magnesium, aluminum, and titanium, and fostering skilled researchers in the field of manufacturing.