(Purpose)
Article 1. These regulations shall govern the organization and operation of the Program Steering Committee of the Tohoku Initiative for Fostering Global Researchers for Interdisciplinary Sciences (hereinafter referred to as “TI-FRIS”).
(Matters for Deliberation)
Article 2. The Program Steering Committee shall deliberate on the following matters
(i) Matters related to the organization of TI-FRIS
(ii) Matters related to the researcher development program of TI-FRIS
(iii) Matters related to the selection and evaluation of the TI-FRIS Fellows
(iv) Other important matters related to the management of TI-FRIS 　(Organization)
Article 3. The Program Steering Committee shall consist of a Chairperson and the following members.
(i) One full professor from the lead institution of TI-FRIS
(ii) One full professor from each of the participating universities in TI-FRIS
(iii) Other persons deemed necessary by the Program Steering Committee (Chairperson)
Article 4. The Chairperson of the Program Steering Committee shall be the Program Manager.
(2) Notwithstanding the provision in the preceding paragraph, in the event that the Chairperson is unable to perform his/her duties, a committee member designated in advance by the Chairperson may perform his/her duties on his/her behalf.
(Appointment)
Article 5. The committee members listed in Article 3 shall be appointed by the Program Manager.
(Term)
Article 6. The term of office of the committee members listed in Article 3 shall be two years. Reappointment shall not be precluded. However, the term of office of a substitute member shall be the remaining term of office of his/her predecessor.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the term of office for a member whose term does not begin on April 1 shall be until the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which he/she was appointed.
(Convening Meetings)
Article 7. In principle, the Program Steering Committee shall meet three times a year.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions in the preceding paragraph, the Chairperson may hold an extraordinary meeting of the Program Steering Committee if he/she deems it necessary.
(Quorum)
Article 8. The Program Steering Committee shall not hold a meeting and make a decision unless half or more of its members are present.
(Proposals)
Article 9. The Program Manager shall set the agenda of the Program Steering Committee and notify the members in advance. However, this shall not apply in the case of an emergency.
(Attendance of Non-Committee Members)
Article 10. The Program Steering Committee may invite non-members to attend and provide explanations or opinions.
(Miscellaneous Provisions)
Article 11. In addition to the provisions of these regulations, matters necessary for the operation of the Program Steering Committee shall be prescribed separately.

Supplementary Provisions
These regulations shall come into effect on December 23, 2020, and shall apply from November 13, 2020.

Supplementary Provisions
These regulations shall come into effect on April 1, 2023.

 

Program Steering Committee of TI-FRIS

 

Committee Chair Program Manager

 

Organization
(1) A professor of the representative organization
(2) One professor from each of the Inter-University Research Institutes
(3) Other persons deemed necessary by the Program Steering Committee

 

Items for discussion
(1) Matters related to the organization of this project
(2) Matters related to the researcher development program of this project
(3) Matters related to the selection and evaluation of the fostering targets of this project
(4) Other important matters related to the operation of this project

 

Affiliation/Position	Name	Term	Remarks
TI-FRIS Program Manager Director,Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences, Tohoku University	Toshiyuki Hayase	―	committee chairman
Hirosaki University Professor, Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine	Tomisato Miura	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Iwate University Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering	Koichi Takaki	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Tohoku University Professor, Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences	Junji Saida	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（１）
Akita University Professor, Graduate School of International Resource Sciences	Atsushi Shibayama	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Akita University Associate professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science	Mayuko Fukuyama	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（３）
Yamagata Univeristy Professor, Faculty of Engineering	Hiroshi Ito	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Yamagata University Professor, Faculty of Agriculture	Naoko Kimura	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（３）
Fukushima University Professor, Faculty of Symbiotic Systems Science	Katsushige Fujimoto	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Miyagi University of Education Professor, Research Division of Education	Chiemi Saito	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（２）
Mitsubishi Research Institute Senior Counselor	Shinichi Kamei	R06.04.01 – R08.03.31	（３）