Aizu Research Center for Space Informatics (ARC-Space)

Research Activities & Topics

The video interview with Professor Demura is now available on the FUKUSHIMA INDEX section of the Reconstruction Agency's "Fukushima Now" website.

2021/03/05
Paper on Observational Results of Asteroid Explorer "Hayabusa2" Published in the British Scientific Journal Nature Astronomy.

2021/01/06
Prof. Demura of the University of Aizu paid a courtesy visit to the Governor of Fukushima Prefecture to report the results of Hayabusa2.

2020/12/23
ARC-Space exhibited at "Robot ＆ Aerospace Festa Fukushima 2020"

2020/12/01
Paper on Achievements on Hayabusa2 Observations Published in the Digital Edition of Science

2020/05/07
Paper on Achievements on Hayabusa2 Observations Published in Science Magazine

2020/03/23
Research Paper about Asteroid Explorer Hayabusa 2 Co-authored by University of Aizu Faculty Members and Student Published in Digital Edition of Nature

2020/03/17
Senior associate professor HIRATA Naru moderated the panel discussion on “HAYABUSA2” in the IP event held by Japan Patent Office

2020/01/28
The University of Aizu recognized as a "Joint Usage and Research Center" by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

2019/04/04
A paper on Hayabusa2, in which UoA researchers and students were the lead authors and co-authors, has been published in Science.

2019/03/20

About the Aizu Research Center for Space Informatics (ARC-Space)

ARC-Space was designated as a joint usage / research center (the Center for Lunar and Planetary Exploration Archive Science) by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in April 2019. Following the designation, the former ARC-Space (Aizu Research Cluster for Space Science) was reorganized from one of the subordinate organizations of the Center for Advanced Information Science and Technology (CAIST) into the current Aizu Research Center for Space Informatics (ARC-Space), an independent research center. The center will conduct research that leverages data accumulated in previous research on and observation of lunar and planetary probes in the field of space informatics, which integrates space and planetary science with informatics, in collaboration with other organizations such as JAXA and ICT enterprises. The center will provide its research achievements in the form of new value added data and software to scientific communities including the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences. By doing so, the center will contribute to uncovering the origins and evolution of celestial objects in the solar system.

ARC-Space Organization Chart

Steering Committee

External Members

The Japanese Society for Planetary Science, President Graduate School of Science, Graduate School, Kobe University, Associate Professor	Akiko Nakamura
Graduate School of Science, Graduate School, Kobe University, Professor	Shosuke Hayashi
Instutute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA, Deputy Director General	Masaki Fujimoto
Instutute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA, Program Director	Yoshifumi Saito
Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Professor	Kiyoshi Kuramoto
Graduate School, The University of Tokyo Professor	Hitoshi Matsubara

Internal Members

the University of Aizu, Vice President	ZHAO Qiangfu
the University of Aizu, Regent	TSUKAHARA Tsuneo
the University of Aizu, Regent	Jiro Iwase
the University of Aizu, Director of CAIST	TAKAHASHI Shigeo
the University of Aizu, Director of ARC-Space	Hirohide Demura
the University of Aizu, Visiting Professor National Astronomical Observatory of Janan, Vice Director General	Junichi Watanabe

Proposal Solicitation and Selection Committee

The committee is confidential and not open to public.

Last Update: 2021-03-02

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E-mail Address: arcspace-jimu@u-aizu.ac.jp