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History

February 2014
Adoption into Science Council Japan's 2014 Masterplan as a priority research project (Project #147)
August 2014
Adoption into MEXT's Roadmap 2014 as a top-level large-scale research project
February 2017
Adoption into Science Council Japan's 2017 Masterplan as a priority research project (Project #102)
April 2017
Establishment of the Consortium for Attosecond Laser Science and Technology (COAST)
July 2017
Adoption into MEXT's Roadmap 2017 as a top-level large-scale research project
FY2018-
Collaboration with Q-LEAP Advanced Laser Innovation Center
March 2021
Agreement to locate the facility in KEK Tsukuba Campus.
Agreement on the construction of the facility
Memorandum of Understanding between The University of Tokyo and KEK on the construction of ALFA
March 2022
Public symposium “Attosecond Laser Science Facility (ALFA) Project: Status and Prospects” organized by the Committee on Chemistry of the Science Council of Japan and Institute for Molecular Science.
March 2022
2022 Estimated budget request “Funds for Accelerating Mission Realization”
Secured operating expenses to establish ALFA as a national joint-use/joint-research center
November 1, 2022
Establishment of “Institute for Attosecond Laser Facility (I-ALFA)” under the Presidential Committee of the University of Tokyo.