“Katsura Yui”-An evolving network base for cutting-edge research equipment

About the equipment support base “Katsura Yui

An evolving network of cutting-edge research equipment. About the facility support base "Katsura Yui"  In order to sustain and strengthen the world's top-level education and research infrastructure in the current severe financial situation, it is important to efficiently use existing basic facilities, and it is necessary to promote the sharing of facilities. Although the university has been making efforts to improve its basic facilities, it has been limited to efforts at the departmental level and has not yet been able to build a university-wide system. Therefore, in order to actively promote the sharing of facilities, the certification of facility support bases was started in the 31st academic year as an organization (base) to efficiently and effectively implement the joint use of excellent facilities both inside and outside the university, such as by district and research field, beyond the framework of existing departments.  In April of the second year of Reiwa, the Graduate School of Engineering was certified as a new certified base, "Katsura Yui" - an evolving network base for cutting-edge research equipment.  This center aims to strengthen and promote industry-academia collaboration and inter-university joint research by organically combining cutting-edge research equipment distributed on the Katsura Campus of Kyoto University with an IoT network system, positioning the Katsura Campus as an "open laboratory base for measurement, evaluation, and analysis" and realizing joint use of advanced research equipment both inside and outside the university.

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News

2025.01.01 [Sharing system “KUMaCo”] Notice of addition of available devices

As of January 1st, one new equipment has been registered as shared device for "Katsura Yui".

[Chemistry Incubation Core Lab]
・400MHz Fourier transform nuclear magnetic resonance apparatus JNM-ECZ400S

If you would like to use the equipment, please submit an "equipment usage application" through KUMaCo My Portal.

Once approved by the equipment manager, you will be able to make a reservation, so please make a reservation on the reservation calendar.

2024.12.25 KUMaCo System Maintenance Notice

KUMaCo will be suspending services on the following dates and times due to maintenance.

Date and time: All day, Tuesday, January 21, 2025

● KatsuYui User Registration (New Applications): Same-day registration not available

● KUMaCo My Portal

Please note that you will not be able to log in during maintenance.

○ Change Application

Cannot be used. Please apply on a day other than 1/21.

○ Shared Research Equipment

Reservations cannot be made on the day, so if you plan to use the equipment on 1/21, please make sure to make a reservation by the day before.

The time-stamping PC will also not be available on the day, so you will not be able to record the use of the equipment.

If you wish to use the equipment, please contact the equipment management department (management staff) and the KatsuYui office.
・Equipment management department (management staff) contact details: https://www.t.kyoto-u.ac.jp/ja/research/yui/list

・KatsuraYui administrative contact details: 090katsurayui-office@mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

○ Contract analysis: Requests cannot be submitted or receipts cannot be downloaded. Please do so on a day other than 1/21.

We apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

2024.12.12 About the use of "Ultrafine periodic structure analysis system"

① From December 12th, usage fees and advance training fees have revised as follows.

・Persons who fall under Article 4, Items 1 to 3 of the “Usage Regulations”: 800 yen/hour ⇒ 1,580 yen/hour
・Persons who fall under Article 4, Item 4 of the “Usage Regulations”: 1,120 yen/hour ⇒ 2,050 yen/hour
・Persons who fall under Article 4, Item 5 of the “Usage Regulations”: 12,460 yen/hour ⇒ 18,510 yen/hour

②Due to the convenience of equipment managers, new user training will be suspended from December to March next year.
If you would like to use the equipment for the first time this year, please contact the equipment administrator.

2024.12.01 [Sharing system “KUMaCo”] Notice of addition of available devices

As of December 1st, new seven equipments have been registered as shared device for "Katsura Yui".

[Materials Engineering Department] 
・Scanning Electron Microscope S-3500H
・Schottky Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-6500F
・X-ray Diffraction Device X'Pert PRO Alpha-1
・Multifunctional Scanning X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Device PHI VersaProbe4
・Transmission Electron Microscope JEM-2010
・Field Emission Transmission Electron Microscope JEM-2100F
・ICP Emission Spectroscopy Device SPS3520UV

If you would like to use the equipment, please submit an "equipment usage application" through KUMaCo My Portal.

Once approved by the equipment manager, you will be able to make a reservation, so please make a reservation on the reservation calendar.

2024.11.01 [Sharing system “KUMaCo”] Notice of addition of available devices

As of November 1st, one new equipment has been registered as shared device for "Katsura Yui".

[Electronic Engineering Department]
・Scanning Electron Microscope JSM-6500F

If you would like to use the equipment, please submit an "equipment usage application" through KUMaCo My Portal.

Once approved by the equipment manager, you will be able to make a reservation, so please make a reservation on the reservation calendar.

2024.07.18 Request regarding changes to project numbers due to the conversion of research grants to funds, etc.

In the KUMaCo system, project numbers are determined at the time of reservation, so they cannot be changed after use.

If you need to change your project number, please follow the steps below.

1. If you have already used the old project number

⇒Please register a new project number with the new project number.

If the registered email address is the same, an "application number" for the new project number will be issued to your existing account, so please inform the Katsura Yu administrative staff that you would like to change to a new "application number".

2. If you have made a reservation with the old project number but have not yet used it

⇒Please register a new project number with the new project number.

After completing the new application procedure, please cancel the reservation with the old project number and make a new reservation with the "application number" for the new project number.

(Note) After you have multiple "application numbers", please make a reservation with the appropriate "application number" when making a reservation.

3. If you have no plans to use the facility for the time being and have not made a reservation under the old project number

⇒You can make a reservation under the new project number by submitting a change application through the KUMaCo My Portal.

If you would like to make a reservation under the new project number, please do so after completing the change application procedure.

In either case, please submit the original, stamped user registration application form to our office.

If you have any questions, please contact our office.

(Where to send application form)

京都大学桂地区(工学研究科)事務部 学術協力課 研究施設支援掛 宛

(Contact) 090katsurayui-office【@】mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp

2024.04.25 [Sharing system “KUMaCo”] Notice of addition of unavailable devices

The following two devices are currently unavailable due to maintenance.

・Gypsum modeling printer
・Resin modeling printer

If you wish to use it, please contact the device administrator.

2024.04.05 [Sharing system “KUMaCo”] What to do when you cannot log in after changing your status

You may be able to log in using your university email and UserCode.
*UserCode is written in the approval completion email when applying for a new application.

2021.04.01 The "Katsura Yui" website has opened.