The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) has announced the AY2017 recipients of the following awards: the CSJ Award, the CSJ Award for Creative Work, the CSJ Award for Young Chemists, the CSJ Award for Women Chemists, the CSJ Award for Technical Development, the CSJ Award for Young Chemists in Technical Development, the CSJ Award for Chemistry Education, the CSJ Award for Merits for Chemistry Education, and the CSJ Award for Technical Achievements.
The recipients include the following six Nagoya University professors.
Recipients of the 70th CSJ Award
Kazuaki Ishihara
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Position: Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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Achievement: Rational design of high-performance catalysts based on acid-base combination chemistry
Yoshihito Watanabe
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Position: Professor, Research Center for Materials Science (Trustee and Vice President)
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Achievement: Molecular Design and Regulation of Metalloenzyme Activities
Recipients of the 35th CSJ Award for Creative Work
Hiroyuki Asanuma
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Position: Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
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Achievement: Creation of functional oligonucleotide with nucleotide-analogues designed from acyclic scaffold
Kenichiro Itami
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Position: Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
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Achievement: Synthesis, Properties and Applications of Molecular Nanocarbons
Akiyoshi Hishikawa
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Position: Professor, Research Center for Materials Science
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Achievement: Ultrafast reaction imaging and control using intense laser fields
Recipient of the 67th CSJ Award for Young Chemists
Daisuke Yokogawa
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Position: Designated Associate Professor, Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules
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Achievement: Development of hybrid method between statistical and quantum mechanics to understand chemistries in solution at atomistic level
Related Website: Chemical Society of Japan (in Japanese)
