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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
School of Science, Tokyo Institute of Technology,
Professor		 Taishi Nakamoto
Center for Planetary Science, Graduate School, Kobe University,
Director		 Yoshiyuki Hayashi
Instutute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA,
Deputy Director General		 Masaki Fujimoto
Instutute of Space and Astronautical Science, JAXA,
Program Director		 Kazuhisa Mitsuda
Faculty of Science, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University,
Professor		 Kiyoshi Kuramoto
Future University Hakodate,
Vice president		 Hitoshi Matsubara

Internal Members

the University of Aizu, Vice President Shigaku Tei
the University of Aizu, Regent Toshiaki Miyazaki
the University of Aizu, Regent Jiro Iwase
the University of Aizu, Director of CAIST Xenxi Chen
the University of Aizu, Director of ARC-Space Hidenori 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
2019-12-26

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