Preface:  IUMRS Forum on Materials Education and Research page 1

Masao Doyama
Teikyo University of Science and Technology

Japanese Researchers’ Perception of Materials Research - Based on “The 7^th Technology Foresight Survey” page 3

Jun-ichiro Takano
National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Japan    

Materials Research from the View of Industries page 13

Tooru Matsumiya
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan    

Industry-Academia Technology Transfer in Japan page 23

Junichi Kitami
Tokyo Institute of Technology    

International Center of Research and Education for Materials,  Tohoku University  page 31

Akihisa Inoue
Tohoku University 

Materials Research seen from JSPS Funding – Grants, Future and 21COE page 37

Kenichi Iga
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Education and Research in the COE on Nature-Guided Materials Processing
 page 41

S. Asai and K. Miyazawa
Nagoya University 

The Unexplored Materials World:  Need for Multicultural Research Endeavours  page 53

 P. Rama Rao ¹ and K. Balasubramanian ^2
 1 International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials
 ² Nonferrous Materials Technology Development Centre, Hyderabad, India   

Materials Science Education and Research in India page 65

D. Chakravorty
Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science 

Materials Science Education in the Indian Context and  Plan  for  the  Future
 page 71

S.V. Subramanyam
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore  

Training the Future Scientist: Making the Transition from “Knowledge” to “Synthesis” page 75

Sobhana Narasimhan
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

Advanced Materials Science Without Advanced Tools:   The  Indian  Experience page 83

T. Pradeep
Indian Institute of Technology, Madras  

Rapid Change of Materials Education in Japan  page 93

Masao Doyama
Teikyo University of Science and Technology; and University of Tokyo  

Materials Education and Accreditation System for Engineering Education in Japan  page 99

K. Kuroda
Nagoya University 

Comparison of Industry-University Cooperation in Japan and the United States  page 107

Hiroyuki Mizuno
Kochi University of Technology

An Attempt for Materials Education Based on the Concept of Environmental Physics   page 109

M. Kano ¹ and S, Nakamoto ^2
1Tokyo University of Science
²Advanced Earth Science and Technology Organization  

Bio  and  Molecular  Chemistry  Pave  New Areas  for Materials  Research  and  Education  page 115

Li Heng-De
Tsinghua University, Beijing 

The  Present  Situation  and  Developing  Trends  of Materials  Science  and  Engineering  Education  in  China  page 121

Tian-Min Wang and Fa-Min Liu
Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics 

Materials Science and Engineering in the U.S. :  A Review of Practices and Trends  page 127

L. Vanasupa
California Polytechnic State University

Nanomaterials Education in Taiwan  page 139

L. J. Chen
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Materials Science and Engineering Teaching and Research Programs in Singapore  page 143

B.V.R. Chowdari ^1,2 and G.V. Subba Rao ^1
1National University of Singapore
²Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, Singapore

The  Drexel / UPenn  IGERT:  Creating a New Model for  Graduate  Education  in  Nanotechnology  Page 147

K. Cowan and Y. Gogotsi
Drexel University  

Materials Education and Research in Thailand  page 153

Paritud Bhandhubanyong
National Science and Technology Development Agency,  Thailand

The National Program on Nanotechnology in Taiwan  page 159

Maw-Kuen Wu^1,2 and Jyh-Chang Yang ^2,3
1Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
²National Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Program, Taipei, Taiwan
³Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, Taiwan

Materials Research in Korea  page 165

Yang-Koo Cho¹ , Gun-Woong Bahng¹ and Hak-Min Kim^2
1Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science
²Korea Institute of S&T Evaluation and Planning 

Chemistry in Materials Education  page 175

C.N.R. Rao
Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research 

Panel Discussion on “Materials Education and Research” :Summary  page 179

S.V. Subramanyam
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore