May 12 2009
On the occasion of the visit to USA of Minister Toshihiro Nikai, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), concluded MOUs with 5 research organizations of the US Department of Energy, and with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the US Department of Commerce at Washington, D.C on May 4, 2009. Specifically, the cooperation takes place in joint research and researcher exchange programs.
Dr. Gallagher, Deputy Director, NIST (left), Dr. Nomakuchi, President, AIST(right).
Brief outlines of the MOUs:
1. With Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), for cooperation in the fields of fuel cells and hydrogen, computational science on materials, and CCS (CO2 capture and storage),
2. With Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), for cooperation in the fields of photovoltaics, nano-electronics/nano-materials, computational science on materials, and reciprocal use of joint-use facilities of nanotechnology,
3. With National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), for cooperation in the fields of photovoltaics, bio-fuels (of cellulose origin), and energy analysis,
4. With Laurence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), for cooperation in the fields of bio-fuels (of cellulose origin), and fuel combustion,
5. With Laurence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), for cooperation in the fields of bio-fuels (of cellulose origin), nano-materials for energy, and CCS (CO2 capture and storage),
6. With National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) of the Department of Commerce, for cooperation in R&D mainly on international standardization.