Fracture and Reliability Research Institure -Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University

1964.4.1 Establishment of Research Institute for Strength and Fracture of Materials.

[Director]
Prof. Takeo Yokobori (1964.4.1 - 1981.3.31)
Prof. Ichiro Maekawa (1981.4.1 - 1983.4.1)
Prof. Hideaki Takahashi (1983.4.2 - 1989.5.28)

[Division]
Division 1

1989.5.29 Establishment of Research Institute for Fracture Technology.

[Director]
Prof. Hideaki Takahashi (1989.5.29 - 1995.12.13)
Prof. Hiroshi Oikawa (1995.12.14 - 1996.1.31)
Prof. Tetsuo Shoji (1996.2.1 - 1999.3.31)

[Divisions]
Fracture Physics and Chemistry Division
Crustal Rock Fracture Mechanics Division
Physics and Chemistry of Materials Division (Guest Division)

1999.4.1 Establishment of Fracture Research Institute.

[Director]
Prof. Tetsuo Shoji (1999.4.1 - 2004.3.31)

[Divisions]
Fracture Contorol Research Division
Reliability Design Research Division
Research Division of Reliability and Economics (Guest Division)

2004.4.1 Establishment of Fracture and eliability Research Institute.

[Director]
Prof. Tetsuo Shoji (2004.04.1 - 2005.3.31)
Prof. Yasutaka Iguchi (2005.4.1 - 2005.7.31)
Prof. Toshiyuki Hashida (2005.8.1 - present)

[Divisions]
Division of Physics and Chemistry of Fracture
Division of New Energy Systems Science
Division of Nondestructive Evaluation Research
Division of Extreme Environment Materials Strength (Guest Division)
Division of Advanced Electric Power Research (Chair Endowed Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc)