The Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) has announced the recipients of its FY2017 Ministerial Awards for Science and Technology, including 15 researchers from Nagoya University (five for the Science and Technology Prize, and 10 for the Young Scientist Prize).
These prizes are awarded to researchers who have achieved significant advances in research, development, and promotion of public understanding for science and technology, with the aim of strengthening the motivation of researchers in the field and contributing to improvements in Japan's level of science and technology. Awards are bestowed for the categories of Science and Technology (further categorized to "Development," "Research," "Science and Technology Promotion," "Technology," and "Public Understanding Promotion"), Young Scientist, Creativity, and Schools for Nurturing Creativity.
The award ceremony will be held at MEXT on April 19 (Wed), 2017.
Recipients of the Prize for Science and Technology
Category |
Name |
Position |
Achievement |
|
Development |
Yuichi Masubuchi |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
Advanced tire development through the collaboration of SPring-8, J-PARC, and K Computer technologies |
|
Research |
Kazuaki Ishihara |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
Invention of high functioning catalysts based on acid-base complex chemistry |
|
Research |
Michiko Kusunoki |
Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability |
Research on the invention of new nano-carbon structures using carbide surface decomposition and its physical properties |
|
Research |
Eiji Shamoto |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
Research for the advancement of machine processing |
|
Public Understanding |
Masayuki Takemura |
Professor, Endowed Research Division, Disaster Mitigation Research Center |
Advancement of scientific understanding of seismic disasters through research on the Great Kanto earthquake |
Recipients of the Young Scientists' Prize
Name |
Position |
Achievement |
|
Kohsuke Ohmatsu |
Designated Associate Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules |
Research on the development of innovative molecular catalyst utilizing ion-pair properties |
|
Fumitaka Osakada |
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Research on stem cell control and neural circuit analysis aiming at attaining eyesight restoration |
|
Hiromu Kashida |
Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
Research on the development of functional artificial nucleic acid using acyclic frameworks |
|
Ryo Tabata |
Designated Assistant Professor, PhD Professional Office |
Research on plant peptide hormones having a role in cell-to-cell and organ-to-organ communication |
|
Norihito Nakamichi |
Designated Associate Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules |
Research on transcriptional regulatory network regarding biological rhythms in plants |
|
Kiichi Niitsu |
Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering |
Research on the design of low-power, low-voltage integrated circuits and its medical applications |
|
Yu Matsuda |
Associate Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability |
Research on the development and high accuracy of advanced thermal fluid measurements using phosphorescent molecules |
|
Fusa Miyake |
Associate Professor, Institute for Space and Earth Environmental Research |
Research on past annual cosmic ray events using cosmic-ray-produced nuclide |
|
Tomoya Yamaguchi |
Associate Professor, Priority Organization for Innovation and Excellence, Kumamoto University (Former Designated Lecturer, Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya University) ＊Nominated by Nagoya University |
Research on the clarification of lineage-specific survival signal transmission system for lung adenocarcinoma |
|
Takayuki Yamashita |
Associate Professor, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine |
Research on the sensory information processing mechanism in the central nervous system |
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