FY2020 SPIRITS Project List

Interdisciplinary Type

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
Graduate School of Science	MIYAKE Akira	Establishing novel technology of high-pressure and atomic-resolution electron microscopy and new advancement of science of deep Earth’s interior	MORIWAKI
Graduate School of Science	SUMIDA Toshi	Dark matter search in particle physics and terahertz engineering – Integration of radiation detection and radio wave measurement	FURUYA
Graduate School of Energy Science	MCLELLAN Benjamin	Developing a Novel Methodology for evaluating the Energy-X-Nexus	OTA
Wildlife Research Center	SUGIURA Hideki	Launch of Environmental Enrichment Science	FURUYA OKAZAKI

In the priority area of humanities and social sciences

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research / Institute for Research in Humanities	AMANO Kyoko	Chronological and Geographical Features of Ancient Indian Literature Explored by Data-Driven Science	INAISHI, KOIZUMI

Society-Academia Co-creation for Innovation Type

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
Kyoto University Hospital	MIYAKE Masahiro	An Exploration of Novel Biomarkers for Cognitive Function Using Gaze Analyzer	NAKAHIRA
Graduate School of Engineering	MOLINA John	Polymer Processing Prediction using Machine-Learning based Multi-Scale Simulations	TANOUE OKAMOTO

In the priority area of humanities and social sciences

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
Graduate School of Government	SAKADE Takeshi	Democracy in cyberspace from the Asian view of human-being	ITO, SASAKI
Kokoro Research Center	HATANAKA Chihiro	Clinical Evidence Research and Social Implementation of SNS Counseling Project	WAKAMATSU

International Type

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
Graduate School of Science	YANASE Youichi	International collaboration for realizing topological superconductivity	MORIWAKI
The Hakubi Center for Advanced Research / Graduate School of Science	MIYAZAKI Makito	International collaboration toward a physical understanding of the mechanics of cell morphogenesis and embryogenesis	KUWATA
Graduate School of Science	TANAKA Hiromitsu	Discovery of mechanical site of reaction to induce cellular differentiation	MURATA
Graduate School of Science	GOGAMI Toshiyuki	Research of strangeness nuclear property with a tool of virtual/real photon	KUWATA
Kyoto University Hospital	ITATANI Yoshiro	Minimally-invasive next-generation gastric cancer surgery using molecular-targeted fluorescent tilmanocept	SHIMOSHIGE
Graduate School of Engineering	ASANO Keisuke	Interdisciplinary Catalysis Researches for Rapid Syntheses of Chiral Organofluorine Compounds for Pharmaceuticals	ONISHI
Graduate School of Agriculture	ONODA Yusuke	Inter-continental comparisons of biodiversity and ecosystem functions in tropical white-sand forests	SAKAMOTO
Graduate School of Energy Science	OKAZAKI Yutaka	Formation of international collaborative network for establishment of novel light energy conversion technology using optical anisotropy	ASAMI
Hall of Global Environmental Research	ONITSUKA Kenichiro	Study on the Impact of Smart Farming on Rural Society using Systems Analysis	MATSUOKA, ASAMI
Graduate School of Biostudies	KOBAYASHI Taeko	Regulation of neural stem cell activity for rejuvenation of brain based on physical and biochemical factors	TOYODA
Disaster Prevention Research Institute	NAKANO Genta	International collaboration aiming at “living healthy” in earthquake disasters	TAKAHASHI, MURATA
Institute for Liberal Arts and Sciences	KIMURA Satoko	Japan-Malaysia collaboration on dolphin acoustic ecology in Northwestern Peninsular Malaysia	FURUYA

　In the priority area of humanities and social sciences

Department/Institute	Principal Investigator	Project	URA
Graduate School of Law	SHIMADA Yuko	The role of law in digitization	SUZUKI SASAKI
Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies	MAJUMDAR Rwitajit	LA-ReflecT: Modeling meta-cognitive processes in reflective reading and its open book assessments	MATSUOKA, AMANO