Organization & Admin
WPI-SKCM2 is currently led by the Acting Director, Dr. Akio Kimura. WPI-SKCM2 was established with 18 Principal Investigators (PIs) that are located at Hiroshima University and at other Japanese and international universities and work across diverse disciplines while collaborating to create the new paradigm of knotted chiral meta matter.
WPI-SKCM2 and the Acting Director are supported by the Steering Committee, which helps to ensure the effective administrative and technical support of research, education, and outreach/dissemination.
Steering Committee Members
Acting Director: Akio Kimura
Deputy Director for Education/ PI: Katsuya Inoue
Deputy Director for Science/ PI: Hikaru Yabuta
Deputy Director for Outreach and Dissemination/ PI: Yuka Kotorii
Internal Advisory Board Lead/ PI: Kenta Shigaki
PI: Takeharu Haino
PI: Hiroshi Sato
PI: Andrey Leonov
PI: Kenta Kuroda
Administrative Director: Takahiro Iwata
Deputy Administrative Director: Shinichi Tate
Chief Manager of Support Office: Naoko Yamasaki