• Development of Bifunctional Molecular Catalysis Based on Metal-Ligand Cooperation Effects Prof. Takao Ikariya
• Creation of New Photofunctional Materials Based on Cooperative Effects Prof. Tomiki Ikeda
• In situ Nanoscale Structural Determination and Construction of Functional Phases at Solid/Liquid Interfaces Prof. Kohei Uosaki
• Exploration and Development of Novel Porphyrinoids with Intriguing Structural and Electronic Properties Prof. Atsuhiro Osuka
• Fabrication and Characterization of Metallofullerenes and Nano-Peapods Prof. Hisanori Shinohara
• Novel Catalysis by Gold Nanoparticles Prof. Masataka Haruta