Nationwide Joint-use Institutes

Center for Computational Sciences: The center carries out research in natural, life, and environmental sciences using large-scale numerical simulations and data analyses. To advance these researches, the center carries out R&D in high performance computing and networking systems, and applications of novel information technologies. The center was formerly the Center for Computational Physics founded in April 1996; it has been reorganized and expanded with the addition of research areas for materials and life sciences, earth and bio environmental sciences, and computational informatics. The center is an inter-university facility open to researchers throughout Japan.

Shimoda Marine Research Center: Shimoda Marine Research Center (SMRC), University of Tsukuba, located on the southern tip of the Izu Peninsula, is a facility for research and education on marine biology. The marine environment around here is diverse and rich in littoral fauna and flora, providing excellent resources for marine biology. Marine organisms have been providing unique systems in basic biology and contribute in recent life sciences. Now they are especially focused due to the environmental issues and biodiversity. We are doing research and education on marine organisms from molecular to ecological levels for the comprehensive understanding of life and the benefit of human society and environments.

Gene Research Center: The center manages laboratory equipment and systems for recombinant DNA experiments and provides them for gene technologies and applied research and education. It also promotes further development of life science and education.

Plasma Research Center: The center carries out advanced research and education in plasma physics and its applications (especially, improvement of plasma confinement and performance with electric potential and electric field) and development of related facilities. It promotes mutual research cooperation of plasma fusion science with universities and research institutes in Japan and abroad.