Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology was inaugurated Since its inception, RCAST has introduced a unique organizational structure and personnel systems including fixed term system for researchers、endowed chair.
（Photo : RCAST opening ceremony）

Staff who supported the dawn of RCAST including faculty members called "SEVEN SAMURAI"
（Photo : Faculty and staff of the day）

Inauguration of the Department of Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies Interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary educational curriculum composition,forcused on professional education for business people
（Photo : The first entrance ceremony）

SENTANKEN TANKENDAN project start The project featured in NHK satellite broadcast program
（Photo : Left:First project repoprt / Right: Visiting professor Takashi TACHIBANA toured '3M Wind Tunnel' with the project team）

1999.12 Bildg4 completed （Photo : RCAST Bildg4）

2003.7 Bildg3 completed （Photo : RCAST Bildg3）

Formally acknowledged as the 11th Research Institute of the University of Tokyo
Both the Management Strategy Committee and the External Evaluation Committee 'RCAST Board' were established （Photo : 1st RCAST Board meeting）

DO-I T Japan program start The program supports students with disabilities at elementary through University.
DO-IT: Diversity, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology

Held the 20th Anniversary Symposium The 20th anniversary RCAST history book
（Photo : The 20th anniversary RCAST history book）

Satoshi FUKUSHIMA received a doctoral degree as the first deafblind in Japan. （Photo : The graduation ceremony）

New energy research and development center: Environment and Energy Research Building（Bildg.3-s ）completed The building is expected to become a core facility promoting cutting-edge collaborative research between industry and university researchers.
（Photo : The ribbon cutting ceremony）

RCAST carried out activities such as "Great East Japan Earthquake Archive Project" toward recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake. Based on the concept of recording, archiving and utilizing various types of information related to the Great East Japan Earthquake, RCAST carries out the activity on the sustainability of archives and culture.
（Photo : Northeastern Japan Inspection Tour）

Start Collaboration with local governments RCAST formed a cooperative agreement on enviromental energy with the Ishikawa Prefectural Government.This is the first agreement between RCAST and local governments .
（Photo : Prof. Yoshiaki NAKANO (left), and Governor of Ishikawa, Masanori TANIMOTO）

Robot Astronaut "KIROBO" sets off to space KIBO ROBOT PROJECT, a collaborative research and development of human-form
communications robots for the International Space Station.
（Photo : RCASTNEWS85 cover page）

RCAST 30th Anniversary