SPring-8 Users Community (SPRUC) Research Groups

	Research Area	Research Group Name	Representative	Deputy Representative	Group No.
1	Imaging	X-ray Micro/Nano-tomography	Akira TSUCHIYAMA Kyoto University	Kentaro UESUGI Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	1
		Biomedical micro/nano imaging	Atsushi ITO Tokai University	Atsushi MOMOSE The University of Tokyo	2
		X-ray Topography	Kentaro KAJIWARA JASRI	Takayoshi SHIMURA Osaka University	3
		Microscopic /Nano material science group	Hiroshi DAIMON Nara Institute of Science and Technology	Kiyotaka ASAKURA Hokkaido University	4
		Atomic Resolution Holography	Kouichi HAYASHI Tohoku University	Tomohiro MATSUSHITA Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	35
2	Energy and Environment	X-ray Spectroscopy Research Group	Takashi YAMAMOTO The University of Tokushima	Kazuyuki OSHITA Kyoto University	5
		Structural Science of Surfaces, Interfaces, Thin-Films, and Nano-Materials	Tetsuya ARUGA Kyoto University	Hiroo TAJIRI Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	6
		Chemical Crystallography	Yoshiki OZAWA University of Hyogo	Tomoji OZEKI Tokyo Institute of Technology	7
3	Bioscience and Soft Matter	Soft Interface Science	Ken-ichi IIMURA Utsunomiya University	Takanori TAKIUE Kyushu University	11
		Small-Angle Scattering Research Group	Mikihito TAKENAKA Kyoto University	Masaaki SUGIYAMA Kyoto University	12
		Synchrotron Structural Biology	Genji KURISU Osaka University	Takashi KUMASAKA JASRI	38
4	Polymer Science	Polymer Science Research Group	Kohji TASHIRO TOYOTA Technological Institute	Hiroki MURASE TOYOBO Co., Ltd.	13
		Research group on polymer surfaces and thin films	Atsushi TAKAHARA Kyushu University	Sono SASAKI Kyoto Institute of Technology	14
5	Establishment of Safe and Comfortable Society	Research group on evaluation of residual stress and strength	Yoshiaki AKINIWA Yokohama National University	Takahisa SHOBU Japan Atomic Energy Agency	18
6	Information and Magnetic Devices	Chiral magnetism and multiferroics	Katsuya INOUE Hiroshima University	Hiroyuki OHSUMI RIKEN	19
		Magneto-spectroscopy for functional magnetic materials	Akio KIMURA Hiroshima University	Tetsuya NAKAMURA Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	20
		Spin and Electron Momentum Densities	Akihisa KOIZUMI University of Hyogo	Hiroshi SAKURAI Gunma University	22
7	Fostering New Industries	Structural Materials Science	Takahisa ARIMA University of Tokyo	Eiji NISHIBORI RIKEN	23
		Solid State Spectroscopy Group	Kazuo SODA Nagoya University	Shin IMADA Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University	25
		Advanced Sciences for Disordered Materials Research Group	Yukio KAJIHARA Hiroshima University	Koji OHARA Kyoto University	26
		High Pressure Material Science	Katsuya SHIMIZU Osaka University	Hiroyuki SAITOH Japan Atomic Energy Agency	27
		Nano-scale Atomic-correlation in Functional Materials	Yasuhiko BENINO Okayama University	Shinji KOHARA Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	39
		Infrared Spectroscopy by Synchrotron Radiation	Yuka IKEMOTO Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute	Hideyuki NAKANO TOYOTA CENTRAL R&D LABS., INC.	41
8	Advanced Scientific Frontier	Nuclear Resonant Scattering	Hisao KOBAYASHI University of Hyogo	Ko MIBU Nagoya Institute of Technology	28
		Study on electronic states of materials including atoms or molecules using High energy X-ray	Mititaka TERASAWA University of Hyogo	Yoshiaki ITO Kyoto University	29
		Theory group	Kenji MAKOSHI University of Hyogo	Toru SAKAI Japan Atomic Energy Agency	30
		Synchrotron Educational Use	Naoshi IKEDA Okayama University	Hiroshi MARUYAMA Hiroshima University	33
		Soft X-ray Chemistry	Norio SAITO National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology	Tatsuo GEJO University of Hyogo	36
		Cultural Heritage Research Group	Izumi NAKAI Tokyo University of Science	Manako TANAKA Tokyo University of the Arts	37
9	Earth and Planetary Science	Earth and Planetary Science Group	Yu NISHIHARA Ehime University, Senior Research Fellow Center	Hidenori TERASAKI Osaka University	34