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Acquired funds
-All the listed funds were acquired as the principal investigator.
-Approximately 330,000,000 JPY in total.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 (+ 600,000 JPY as overhead) 

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 (+ 2,010,000 JPY as overhead) 

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 (+ 12,600,000 JPY as overhead)

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 

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

9. DFG project fellowship, 2018.

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

7. Kazato Research Encouragement Prize, 2012.

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

5. SNSF Ambizione fellowship, 2010.

4. Nishina research fellowship, 2009.

3. JSPS postdoctoral fellowship for research abroad, 2007.

2. JSPS research fellowship for young scientist, 2005.

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

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