National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

Name:	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Description:	The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), led by President Nomakuchi, is a public research institution funded by the Japanese government to a large extent. The present AIST is a rather new research organization established in 2001. However, AIST and its predecessor organizations have been contributing to society through continuous advancement in technologies and support of Japanese industries since 1882. Headquarters of AIST are located in Tsukuba and Tokyo. AIST has over 40 autonomous research units in various innovative research fields, and the units are located at nine research bases and several sites (smaller than research bases) of AIST all over Japan. About 2400 researchers (about 2100 with tenure: about 80 from abroad) and thousands of visiting scientists, post-doctoral fellows, and students from home and abroad are working at AIST. About 700 permanent administrative personnel and many temporary staff support research works of AIST.
Synonym(s):	Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Abbreviation:	AIST
Super-category:	Institute
URL:	http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Id:	nlx_55409
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Abbrev	AIST +
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DefiningCitation	http://www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html  +
Definition	The National Institute of Advanced Industr … The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), led by President Nomakuchi, is a public research institution funded by the Japanese government to a large extent. The present AIST is a rather new research organization established in 2001. However, AIST and its predecessor organizations have been contributing to society through continuous advancement in technologies and support of Japanese industries since 1882. Headquarters of AIST are located in Tsukuba and Tokyo. AIST has over 40 autonomous research units in various innovative research fields, and the units are located at nine research bases and several sites (smaller than research bases) of AIST all over Japan. About 2400 researchers (about 2100 with tenure: about 80 from abroad) and thousands of visiting scientists, post-doctoral fellows, and students from home and abroad are working at AIST. About 700 permanent administrative personnel and many temporary staff support research works of AIST. rary staff support research works of AIST.
Id	nlx_55409 +
Label	National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology +
ModifiedDate	13 October 2012 +
SuperCategory	Institute +
Synonym	Advanced Industrial Science and Technology +