Prof. Yasuyuki TAKATA (I²CNER PI, Advanced Energy Conversion Systems Thrust) has been appointed as a Council Member of the Science Council of Japan (the 25th term) by the prime minister on October 1st, 2020.

The Science Council of Japan was established in January 1949 as a "special organization" for the purpose of promoting and enhancing the field of science, and having science reflected in and permeated into administration, industries and people's lives. Its organization represents about 840,000 scientists in all fields of Humanities and Social Sciences, Life Sciences, and Physical Sciences and Engineering, and consists of 210 council members and some 2,000 members.