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MaterialsEnergy Transformationthrough the Power ofMaterialsEnergy StrategyComputingShimane University established the Faculty of Materials for Energy in April 2023 to foster and revitalize indus-tries in Shimane Prefecture, particularly in the field of materials, which Shimane Prefecture is known for being strong in. The Next Generation Tatara Co-creation Centre (NEXTA), which is ahead of its predecessors, is promoting world-class research in the field of metallic materials. In collaboration with NEXTA, the Faculty is working to develop highly specialized human resources. Furthermore, compared to other university’s materi-als-related Faculties, the Shimane University Faculty provides a unique education that integrates materials, chemistry, and information by employing a large number of faculty members to teach chemistry and The organization of the Next Generation Tatara Co-Cre-ation Centre; NEXTA was named after “Tatara steel manufacturing” which has been inherited in Shimane prefecture since ancient times has been established in 2019 at Shimane University. Professor Roger Reed of the University of Oxford was invited to act as a director, and the research and development are being strongly proceeding such as establishing manufacturing technologies/ processing technics of large-sized forging parts using super-heat resistance alloys, as well as the research to establish processing or designing technologies striving to estab-lish a base for the mass production of high-efficiency motor cores using amorphous metals. The companies including SMEs in Shimane prefecture and Shimane information.In order to develop a global mindset, students take classes offered by faculty members at NEXTA as well as overseas partner universities such as the University of Oxford (U.K.), where Director of the NEXTA Professor Roger Reed is affiliated. For details, please see p. 25.University are working together by developing knowl-edge synergistically of each other and proceeding with the research and development to contribute to the industrial promotion and creation of employment.Research system at NEXTAThe researchers who possess high technical capabili-ties and research skills in Materials engineering are proceeding with the research by connecting mutually their areas of expertise. One of the most important fea-tures of NEXTA which is specialized in metal materials research is that covering various areas of expertise such as microscopic structural analysis, mechanical property evaluation or processing, in centring theoreti-cal approach using Physics based-simulation technol-● Advanced Metallic Materials● Nano & Functional Materials● Biomaterials● Programming● Information Security● Machine Learning● AI07Faculty of Materials for EnergyNext Generation Tatara Co-Creation Centre: NEXTACutting-Edge Education & Research