External Research Grants
(Ongoing) JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan (Standard - Foreign Researcher) (PI / Co-Investigator: BO LAN)
Project period: July 28, 2025 – March 31, 2027
Project title: Theoretical Study on the Multi-Faceted Manipulation of Topological Spin Textures
Project No.: 25KF0118 (Systematic No.: JP25KF0118)
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Ongoing) JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (PI)
Project period: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028
Project title: Exploration of Novel Material Functions and Physical Phenomena of Skyrmions for Advancement of Skyrmionics
Project No.: 25H00611 (Systematic No.: JP25H00611)
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Ongoing) JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists (PI)
Project period: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2028
Project title: Development of Device Functions Based on Topological Spin Textures Interacting with Nanostructured Functional Interfaces
Project No.: 25K17939 (Systematic No.: JP25K17939)
Principal Investigator: Xichao Zhang (Waseda University, 50984936)
(Ongoing) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A): “New Physics of Chimera Quasiparticles” (Project Member)
Area Representative: Shuichi Murakami (The University of Tokyo, 30282685) [Project Website]
Project period: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2029
Planned Research A01: “Theory of Chimera Quasiparticles”
Planned Research Representative: Shuichi Murakami (The University of Tokyo, 30282685)
Project No.: 24H02231 (Systematic No.: JP24H02231)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A): “Creation of Learning Physics” (Open Research, PI)
Area Representative: Koji Hashimoto (Kyoto University, 80345074) [Project Website]
Planned Research A03: “Novel Condensed-Matter Physics Created by Neural Networks”
Planned Research Representative: Harumi Otsuki (Sophia University, 50201976)
Project period: April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2025
Project title: Development of Versatile Machine Learning Methods to Detect Topological Phase Transitions in Spin Models
Project No.: 23H04522 (Systematic No.: JP23H04522)
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Completed) Waseda Research Institute for Science and Engineering – Kioxia FS Joint Research
Project period: June 15, 2021 – February 28, 2022
Project title: Theoretical Study on Current-Driven Dynamics of Magnetic Skyrmions Induced by Spin-Orbit Torque
Project No.: --
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University)
(Ongoing) JST CREST (Co-Investigator)
Research Area: “Creation of Innovative Functions of Materials and Devices Based on Topological Materials Science”
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Program Supervisor: Masahito Ueda (The University of Tokyo)
Project period: November 1, 2020 – March 31, 2026
Project title: New Paradigm of Topological-Magnetism Science for the Beyond-Skyrmion Era
Project No.: 20333802 (Systematic No.: JPMJCR20T1)
Principal Investigator: Xiuzhen Yu (RIKEN, 30538244)
(Completed) Mitsubishi Foundation Research Grant in Natural Sciences (General)
Project period: April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
Project title: Theoretical Design of Brain-Inspired Computing Devices Using Magnetic Skyrmions
Project No.: 202010045
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (PI)
Project period: April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2024
Project title: Development of Fundamental Technologies and Materials for the Creation of Skyrmionics
Project No.: 20H00337 (Systematic No.: JP20H00337)
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research (PI)
Project period: FY2019–FY2020 (extended to FY2021 due to COVID-19)
Project title: Theoretical Study and Material Search for Giant Negative Thermal Expansion in Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Correlated Systems
Project No.: 19K21858 (Systematic No.: JP19K21858)
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Co-Investigator)
Project period: April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2022
Project title: Metal-Oxide Spin-Orbit Electronics
Project No.: 19H00864
Principal Investigator: Kazuya Ando (Keio University)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S) (Co-Investigator)
Project period: May 31, 2016 – March 31, 2021
Project title: Design and Functional Development of Strongly Correlated Materials: Challenges toward Nonequilibrium and Aperiodic Systems
Project No.: 16H06345
Principal Investigator: Masatoshi Imada (The University of Tokyo → Waseda University)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (PI)
Project period: FY2017–FY2019
Project title: Theoretical Study on Nonequilibrium Dynamics and Quantum Transport Phenomena of Topological Magnetic Textures
Project No.: 17H02924
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Waseda University, 80450419)
(Completed) JST PRESTO (Strategic Basic Research Program)
CREST–PRESTO Integrated Area
Research Area: “Creation of Innovative Nanoelectronics through Integration of Materials, Devices, and Systems”
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Program Supervisor (CREST): Takayasu Sakurai (The University of Tokyo)
Deputy Supervisor (PRESTO): Naoki Yokoyama (Fujitsu Laboratories Fellow)
FY2013–FY2016
Project title: Theoretical Design of Nanoscale Topological Magnetic Textures with High Device Functionality
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (PI)
Project period: FY2013–FY2015
Project title: Theoretical Exploration of Strong Excitation Phenomena and Optical Functions of Electromagnons in Magnetic Ferroelectrics
Project No.: 25870169
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (Aoyama Gakuin University, 80450419)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) (Co-Investigator)
Project period: FY2013–FY2015
Project title: Theoretical Study of Dynamical Magnetoelectric Effects in Strongly Correlated Electron Systems
Project No.: 25287088
Principal Investigator: Nobuo Furukawa (Aoyama Gakuin University)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A) (Co-Investigator)
Project period: FY2012 (terminated early)
Project title: Theoretical Design of Topological Phenomena in Magnetic Materials
Project No.: 24244054
Principal Investigator: Naoto Nagaosa (The University of Tokyo)
(Completed) JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (PI)
Project period: FY2010–FY2011
Project title: Theoretical Study on Quantum Domain Walls in Ferroelectrics
Project No.: 22740214
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (The University of Tokyo, 80450419)
During the period from January 2007 to April 2009, when Prof. Mochizuki belonged to the RIKEN ERATO Multiferroics Project, the project’s internal regulations prohibited applications for external funding; therefore, no external grants were obtained during that time.(Completed) RIKEN Special Postdoctoral Researchers (SPDR) Research Fund
Project period: FY2007 (terminated early)
Project title: Theoretical Study of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems with Orbital Degrees of Freedom
Project No.: --
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki
(Completed) JSPS Research Fellowship for Young Scientists
Project period: FY2003–FY2005
Project title: Theoretical Study of Strongly Correlated Electron Systems with Orbital Degrees of Freedom
Project No.: 03J10346
Principal Investigator: Masahito Mochizuki (The University of Tokyo)
Internal Research Funds (Waseda University)
- (Ongoing) FY2025 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Theoretical Study on the Generation, Manipulation, and Switching of Topological Magnetism Project No.: 2025C-133 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026
- (Completed) FY2024 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Theoretical Design of Efficient Photoinduced Magnetic Switching via Magnetoelectric Coupling Project No.: 2024C-153 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2024 – March 31, 2025
- (Completed) FY2023 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Theoretical Design of Versatile Machine Learning Methods for Detecting Topological Phase Transitions Project No.: 2023C-140 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2023 – March 31, 2024
- (Completed) FY2022 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Exploration of Reservoir-Computing Functions Based on Magnetic Skyrmions Project No.: 2022C-139 Grant Amount: 150,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2023
- (Completed) FY2021 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Theoretical Study on Photoinduced Topological Phase Transitions Project No.: 2021C-566 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2021 – March 31, 2022
- (Completed) FY2020 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Exploration of Floquet Engineering in Spin-Orbit Coupled Systems Project No.: 2020C-269 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2020 – March 31, 2021
- (Completed) FY2019 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Research Base Formation) Project title: Theoretical Study and Material Design for Giant Negative Thermal Expansion Project No.: 2019C-253 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2019 – March 31, 2020
- (Completed) FY2018 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (Basic Research) Project title: Theoretical Design of Microwave-Driven Skyrmion Dynamics and Spin-Motive-Force Generation Project No.: 2018K-257 Grant Amount: 300,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019
- (Completed) FY2017 Waseda University Grant for Special Research Projects (New Faculty) Project title: Development of Fundamental Technologies for High-Performance Magnetic Memory Devices Utilizing Topological Nanomagnetic Textures as Information Carriers Project No.: 2017S-101 Grant Amount: 166,000 JPY Project period: April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018