1. Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
2. Research Institute of Electronics, Shizuoka University
3. Advanced Materials & Technology Research Laboratories, Nippon Steel Corp.
4. Steel Research Center, NKK Corporation
5. Analysis and Material Science Research Center, Kawasaki Steel Corp.
6. Iron & Steel Research Laboratories, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd.
7. KOBELCO Research Institute, INC.
8. Central Research Laboratory, Daido Steel Co., Ltd.
9. Steel R & D Laboratories, Nisshin Steel Co., Ltd.
10. Metallurgical Research Laboratory, Hitachi Metals Ltd.
11. Semiconductor Research Lab., Kyushu Electronic Metal Co. Ltd.
12. ULVAC-PHI Incorporated
13. The Japan Iron & Steel Federation