Research Infrastructure and Support Divisions
ISSP provides various facilities to support research activities such as the cryogenic service laboratory for supplying liquid helium and liquid nitrogen, the machine shop for various machining, and the radiation safety laboratory for safety in experiments that utilize X-ray, γ-ray and radioactive materials, and the library. In addition, by opening the Laboratory of Nanoscale Quantum Materials in 2022, ISSP has enriched our capacity for research and experimentation including nanofabrication among others.
Cryogenic Service Laboratory
Cryogenic Service Laboratory supplies liquid helium and liquid nitrogen, provides general services concerning cryogenic techniques, and manages high-pressure gas cylinders for the researchers and the students in Kashiwa Campus. The laboratory has its own liquefiers to produce liquid helium from the evaporated helium gas that is recovered and purified for recondensing. The recondensed liquid helium is transferred from a 10,000 L storage vessel to various small storages for users by using a centrifugal immersion pump system. The liquid nitrogen is purchased from outside manufacturer. In the fiscal year 2024, liquid helium of 203,470 L was produced, of which 130,421 L was supplied to users, and liquid nitrogen of 721,612 L was supplied.
- Helium liquefier system Ⅰ (Linde) 200 L/hr
- Helium liquefier system Ⅱ (Linde) 233 L/hr
- Liquid helium storage vessel 10,000 L
- Liquid nitrogen storage tanks 20,000 L
- Heloum gas recovery compressor 190 m3/hr
- Centrifugal liquid helium pump system 20 L/min
Chairperson：TOKUNAGA, Masashi
Technical Specialist：TSUCHIYA, Hikaru
Technical Specialist：SAGIYAMA, Reiko
Technical Associate：SASAKI, Takako
Machine Shop
The machine shop consists of a metal shop and a researcher’s machine shop, which are equipped with various facilities for designing metal. They supply researchers required various original devices and instruments.
- Metal Shop ： Five-Axis Universal Machining Center, Numerically Controlled Lathe, Numerically Controlled Milling Machine
- Researcher’s Machine Shop ： Universal Lathes, Precision Lathes, Milling Machine
Chairperson：KINDO, Koichi
Projedt Specialist：KAWAGUCHI, Koushi
Technical Associate：SAKA, Haruki
Technical Staf：MURANUKI, Seiji
Project Academic Specialist：FURIHATA, Hiroshi
Radiation Safety Laboratory
The aims of this laboratory are to protect researchers from irradiation due to radioactive sources, X-rays, γ-rays and so on and to provide rooms for radiation experiments and radiochemical operations by use of unsealed U, Th and sealed 22Na sources. Various types of survey-meters are provided.
- The rooms for radiation experiments and radiochemical operations (unsealed U, Th and sealed 22Na source)
- various types of surveymeters
- 7ch hand-foot-clothing monitor
Chairperson：YAMAURA, Jun-ichiProject Specialist： NOZAWA, Kiyokazu
Library
To contribute to the research and educational activities of researchers of joint-use and joint-research as well as inside the Institute, the ISSP Library collects and makes available journals and books, mainly on condensed matter physics.
Chairperson：HAYASHI, Kumiko
Library
Information Technology Office
Information Technology Office operates the local area network in ISSP, and WWW servers for the ISSP home page (https://www.issp.u-tokyo.ac.jp), and it provides other servers to support all the users in ISSP.
Chairperson：KAWASHIMA, Naoki
NOGUCHI, Hiroshi
Information Technology Office
URA Office
The URA Office undertakes operational tasks and drives strategic planning initiatives grounded in research and development management as the ISSP, in close collaboration with the Faculty Meeting and supporting facilities such as the Administrative Office and Public Relations Office.
Chairperson：SUZUKI, Hiroyuki
Public Relations Office
The Public Relations Office is responsible for disseminating information about the research results and activities of the ISSP to the general public.
Chairperson：KATO, Takeo
OSHIKAWA, Masaki
Public Relations Office
International Liason Office
To promote the international collaborative research and the internationalization of the Institute, the International Liaison Office assists in administrating ISSP International Collaboration Programs that includes the visiting professorship program and ISSP international workshops.
Chairperson：HASEGAWA, Yukio
OTANI, Yoshichika
International Liason Office
Counseling Services
A broad array of counseling and referral services are provided to students, faculties and staffs.
Chairperson：YOSHINOBU, Jun
Counseling Services