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Acquired funds
-All the listed funds were acquired as the principal investigator.
-Approximately 365,000,000 JPY in total.

21. 2025.4 – 2029.3: KAKENHI A

Project’s theme: Development of a Novel Method for Determining Atomic Positions of Biomolecules

Acquired fund: 34,800,000 JPY + overhead

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20. 2024.6 – 2027.5:  The Murata Foundation research grant

Project’s theme: Development of single-molecule memory devices

Acquired fund: 10,500,000 JPY

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19. 2024.4 – 2027.3: KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B)

Project’s theme: Single Molecule Quantum (SmoleQ)

Acquired fund: 4,200,000 JPY + overhead

In this project, four groups from different disciplines have come together. I am the representative of this project. Here is our website for this project: https://hirofumiyanagisawa3.wixsite.com/smoleq

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18. 2024.4 – 2027.3: KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (B)

Project’s theme: Development of a  photoelectron microscope with spin, high-energy, and high-spatial resolution

Acquired fund: 80,200,000 JPY + overhead

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17. 2024.4 – 2025.3: Nakatani foundation

Project’s theme: Development of atomic-resolution electron microscopy for single bio-molecules

Acquired fund: 5,000,000 JPY

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16. 2023.1 – 2024.12: Research foundation for opto-science and technology research grant

Project’s theme: Integration of ultrafast optical switches into a single molecule

Acquired fund: 3,400,000 JPY

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15. 2021.4‐2022.3: The Precise Measurement Technology Promotion Foundation research grant

Project’s theme: Development of novel spin-resolved ultrafast electron microscopy for a single molecule

Acquired fund: 2,500,000 JPY

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14. 2020.4‐2022.3:JST Japan-UK collaboration promotion program

Project’s theme: Investigation of ultrafast electron dynamics in single bio-molecules using a single-molecule microscope

Acquired fund: 2,000,000 JPY + overhead

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13. 2020.9 – 2021.3: JST PRESTO start-up

Project’s theme: Development of low-energy electron holography with atomic resolution

Acquired fund: 6,700,000 JPY + overhead

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12. 2020.4 – 2023.3: JST PRESTO program

Project’s theme: Development of low-energy electron holography with atomic resolution

Acquired fund: 42,000,000 JPY + overhead

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11. 2018.12 – 2020.11:  The Sumitomo Foundation research grant

Project’s theme: Development of atomic-resolution field emission microscope

Acquired fund: 3,000,000 JPY 

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10. 2019.1 – 2020.12: Research foundation for opto-science and technology research grant

Project’s theme: Development of ultrafast superconductor devices

Acquired fund: 3,100,000 JPY

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9. 2018.7 – 2019.6: The Murata Foundation research grant

Project’s theme: Development of femtosecond ultrafast superconductor devices

Acquired fund: 2,450,000 JPY

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8. 2018.1 – 2020.12: DFG project funding

Project’s theme: Atto-femtosecond Control of Coherent Electrons in Low-temperature and Low-dimensional Nanomaterials (ACCEL-Nano)

Acquired fund: 314,800 EUR (~47,000,000 JPY)

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7. 2015.4 - 2015.8: Research budget for collaboration with Toyota Central Research Laboratory

Project’s theme: Study on laser-induced electron emission from nano-tips

Acquired fund: 800,000 JPY

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6. 2010.12 - 2014.5: Swiss National Foundation, Ambizione program

Project’s theme: Spatio-temporal Control of Coherent Electron Emission

Acquired fund: 660,000 CHF (~100,000,000 JPY) + overhead

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5. 2012.4 - 2014.3: Kazato Research Encouragement prize 2011

Project’s theme: Measurement of electron coherence of laser-induced field electron emission at low temperatures

Acquired fund: 2,000,000 JPY

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4. 2009.9 - 2010.8: Nishina Research Fellowship from Nishina Memorial Foundation

Project’s theme: Development of Techniques for Measuring Solid State Properties at Surfaces in Picosecond Time Scale by Using Low Energy Pulsed Electron Beam

Acquired fund: 2,880,000 JPY

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3. 2007.9 – 2009.8: Postdoc at Universität Zürich, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow for Research Abroad

Project’s theme: Development of techniques for measuring physical properties at solid surfaces using low-energy pulsed electron beams

Acquired fund: 10,800,000 JPY

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2. 2006.4 - 2007.3: JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists: PD

Project’s theme: Production of boron-carbon graphitic compounds and experimental and theoretical investigation of their electronic and phonic structures

Acquired fund: 4,380,000 JPY

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1. 2005.4 - 2006.3: JSPS Research Fellowships for Young Scientists; DC

Project’s theme: Production of boron-carbon graphitic compounds and experimental and theoretical investigation of their electronic and phonic structures

Acquired fund: 2,400,000 JPY

Honors and awards
(including fellowships)

10. JST Presto fellowship, 2020.

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9. DFG project fellowship, 2018.

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8. Young Award (Travel Award) at 7th International Symposium on Surface Science 2014 (ISSS-7)

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7. Kazato Research Encouragement Prize, 2012.

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6. Young Scientist Award for the Best Talk at 24th International Vacuum Nanoelectronics Conference 2011 (IVNC24), 2011.

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5. SNSF Ambizione fellowship, 2010.

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4. Nishina research fellowship, 2009.

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3. JSPS postdoctoral fellowship for research abroad, 2007.

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2. JSPS research fellowship for young scientist, 2005.

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1. Student Award at 4th International Conference on Atomic Level Characterization‘03 (ALC‘03),  2003.

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