2018/09/12
Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences
Hironori Iwai, a first-year master's student in the Graduate School of Media and Governance conducting research at the Keio University Institute for Advanced Biosciences (Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture; Director: Masaru Tomita), has been recognized for his research on ant ecology. He presented his findings at the "9th Congress of International Society of Hymenopterists," an international conference held from July 23–27, where he received the Student Poster Presentation Award.
The "9th Congress of International Society of Hymenopterists" is an international conference held once every four years, with a main theme of Hymenoptera (which includes ants), where a wide range of research on the classification and ecology of bees and ants was presented. The Student Poster Presentation Award, presented at this conference, is given to the student with the most outstanding poster presentation. Despite being only a first-year master's student, Iwai received this award, outperforming students in Doctoral Programs from both Japan and abroad.
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