The University of Tokyo and Taisei Corporation have opened the Planet Frontier Innovation Research Center as an affiliated facility. The center aims to understand extreme environments, from the deep sea and underground to urban infrastructure, through a common academic framework and to achieve a sustainable, resilient society.
The University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Engineering will open the new center as an affiliated facility on 1 October 2026.
The center is named the Planet Frontier Innovation Research Center, and Professor Ishida Tetsuya (石田哲也) will serve as its director.
The center aims to understand extreme environments, from the deep sea and deep underground to urban infrastructure, through a common academic framework, expand areas of activity, and achieve a sustainable, resilient society.