Note: Affiliations and titles are as of the time the awards were received.
Name of Award Recipient | Name of Award / Reason for Award / Awarding Body | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|
Faculty of Science and Technology Senior Lecturer Shun Saito | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Encouragement Research Grant” of the Division of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products, Pharmaceutical Society of Japan. Reason for Award: For the research project “Exploratory Research for Novel Natural Products Through the Activation of Latent Metabolic Potential in Previously Unstudied Actinomycetes.” Awarding Body: The Division of Pharmacognosy and Natural Products, the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan | 2023/10/14 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Yoshihiro Taguchi | Awarded the “Division General Commendation (Contribution Commendation)” of the Thermal Engineering Division, the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). Reason for Award: For making outstanding contributions to research in the field of thermal engineering and to initiatives and programs related to the Thermal Engineering Division. Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/10/14 |
Institute of Physical Education Senior Lecturer Takayoshi Inami; Project Assistant Professor Takuya Nishioka; Project Assistant Professor Shota Yamaguchi | Awarded the “Best Award” at the NSCA Japan Strength & Conditioning Conference 2023. Reason for Award: For the presentation titled “A Modified Flight-Time Method for Measuring Jump Height Using a Smartphone Application.” Awarding Body: NSCA Japan (Specified Nonprofit Corporation) | 2023/12/22 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Associate Professor Daisuke Uchida, et al. | Awarded the “Excellence Award for Labor-Related Research Papers.” Reason for Award: In recognition of the high evaluation received by their article, published in the Japanese Journal of Labour Studies, on the diffusion of paternity leave among male employees in Japanese companies. Awarding Body: The Japan Institute for Labour Policy and Training (JILPT) | 2023/12/21 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Keisuke Kataoka | Awarded the “20th (FY2023 [Reiwa 5]) JSPS Prize” (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Prize). Reason for Award: In the context of the “20th JSPS Prize,” which honors early-career researchers expected to become future leaders in Japanese academic research, their research achievements titled “Elucidation of the Molecular Genetic Basis of Carcinogenesis Using Advanced Genomic Technologies” were highly evaluated. Awarding Body: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) (Incorporated Administrative Agency) | 2023/12/20 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Hisanori Kakimura, et al. | Awarded the “Best Paper Award” at COCOON 2023. Reason for Award: For the research paper “Deterministic Primal-Dual Algorithms for Online k-way Matching with Delays.” Awarding Body: The 29th International Computing and Combinatorics Conference (COCOON 2023) | 2023/12/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Daisuke Takahashi | Awarded the “2023 Asian Core Program Lectureship Award.” Reason for Award: For the work titled “Efficient Synthesis of Biologically Active Glycosides by Boron-Mediated Aglycon Delivery and Their Applications in Chemical Biology.” Awarding Body: The Organizing Committee of the 16th International Conference on Cutting-Edge Organic Chemistry in Asia (ICCEOCA-16) | 2023/12/04 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Senior Lecturer Masaki Mori; Associate Professor Masashi Nakatani | Awarded a Prize (Placed) in the 15th Visual Illusion and Auditory Illusion Contest. Reason for Award: Because “Anyone Can Experience Enhanced Carved-Depth Illusions” was recognized as an outstanding illusion work both academically and in terms of artistic/expressive quality. Awarding Body: The Judging Committee of the 15th Visual Illusion and Auditory Illusion Contest | 2023/12/02 |
Graduate School of Business Administration Professor Taishi Takahashi, et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the Research Presentation Meeting of the Human Centered Design Organization (HCD). Reason for Award: For the research presentation titled “Generating Customer Stories Using Large Language Models and a Quantitative Persona-Creation Method.” Awarding Body: The Human Centered Design Organization (HCD) | 2023/11/25 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Associate Professor Hideyuki Kawashima | Awarded the “Best Paper Award” at the 11th International Workshop on Computer Systems and Architectures. Reason for Award: In recognition of the paper’s outstanding quality and high evaluation. Awarding Body: CANDAR (International Symposium on Computing and Networking) | 2023/12/01 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Senior Lecturer Masaki Mori | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” of the Japanese Psychonomic Society. Reason for Award: In recognition of the highly favorable evaluation received for the research presentation, “Anisotropy in the Sparkling Grid Illusion,” delivered at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Psychonomic Society. Awarding Body: The Japanese Psychonomic Society | 2023/12/03 |
Graduate School of Business Administration Professor Taishi Takahashi | Awarded the “Society Award” of the Japan Society for Management Information (FY2023). Reason for Award: For the achievement represented by the paper “Simulation-Based Quantitative Persona Design for Life-Planning Considerations.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society for Management Information (JASMIN) | 2023/11/11 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Michisuke Yuzaki | Received the Medal with Purple Ribbon. Reason for Decoration: In recognition of their achievements in neuroscience research. | 2023/11/13 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Naoki Takano | Awarded the “Computational Mechanics Division Distinguished Service Award” of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). Reason for Award: For research achievements in computational mechanics, as well as for long-standing contributions to the operation and management of domestic and international conferences and the editing of publications (including journals) in the field of computational mechanics. Awarding Body: The Computational Mechanics Division of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) | 2023/10/26 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Masahiro Yukawa | Awarded the “Excellence Award (Basic Science Division)” of the 22nd Docomo Mobile Science Award. Reason for Award: In recognition of the high evaluation received for the development and application of highly reliable adaptive signal processing algorithms. Awarding Body: Mobile Communication Fund (NPO) | 2023/10/27 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Assistant Professor Tomonari Nakamura | Awarded the “Japan Society of Transportation Economics Award (Paper Category).” Reason for Award: For the achievement represented by the paper “Analysis of Neighborhood Effects in Maintenance Management: Evidence from Bridge Maintenance Data.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society of Transportation Economics | 2023/10/07 |
Institute for Economic Studies Senior Lecturer Kentaro Hayashi | Awarded the “Japan Society for the Study of Social Welfare Society Award (Academic Award).” Reason for Award: For the achievement represented by the book “A Historical Study on the Establishment of Income Security Legislation: The Formation of the ‘Income Security System’ in the United Kingdom and the Role of Law” (Shinzansha). Awarding Body: The Japan Society for the Study of Social Welfare (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/10/14 |
Faculty of Business and Commerce Associate Professor Daisuke Uchida, et al. | Awarded the “Japan Academy of Management Award (Paper Category)” (FY2022). Reason for Award: In recognition of the high evaluation received by their paper on accelerators published in the Journal of the Japan Academy of Management. Awarding Body: The Japan Academy of Management | 2023/09/05 |
Institute for Language and Cultural Studies Professor Shigeto Kawahara | Awarded the “Academic Research Encouragement Award” of the Phonetic Society of Japan. Reason for Award: In recognition of their many significant achievements in phonetics and phonology, as well as the high regard for their dedicated efforts to promote and disseminate phonetics. Awarding Body: The Phonetic Society of Japan | 2023/09/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Daisuke Banno | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Science Encouragement Award.” Reason for Award: For the project “Development of a Chemical System that Gives Rise to Life-Like Behaviors in Molecular Assemblies.” Awarding Body: The Chemical Society of Japan (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/09/13 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Toru Namekawa, et al. | Awarded the “SICE Annual Conference International Award.” Reason for Award: For the paper “Cooperative Control of CAVs Using a Control Barrier Function at a Signal-Free Intersection Considering the Real Environment.” Awarding Body: The Society of Instrument and Control Engineers (SICE) (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/09/09 |
Graduate School of Media and Governance Project Assistant Professor Cho Takagi | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Incentive Award for Research in Municipal Studies.” Reason for Award: Among the research papers published in the journal Jichitaigaku of the Japan Association for Municipal Studies, the paper was recognized for its contribution to local communities and municipal activities. Awarding Body: The Japan Association for Municipal Studies | 2023/08/25 |
Keio University Keio Object Hub | Awarded the “Digital Archive Japan Award 2023.” Reason for Award: In recognition of the highly regarded long-term, sustained digital archiving activities carried out as a core hub for the digitization of materials held in the Keio University collections. | 2023/08/25 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Kazunari Fujishiro | Awarded the “34th Visualization Society of Japan Award (Technology Award).” Reason for Award: For the development of AFLAK, a visual analytics platform for hyperspectral imaging data. Awarding Body: The Visualization Society of Japan (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/08/08 |
Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care Assistant Professor Yuriko Mashida | Awarded the “FY2023 Nursing Research Encouragement Award.” Reason for Award: For the paper “Patterns of Visiting Nurse Services for Older Adults in Japanese Residential Facilities: A Latent Class Analysis.” Awarding Body: Japan Association of Private Nursing Universities (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/07/29 |
Name of Award Recipient | Name of Award / Reason for Award / Awarding Body | Date of Award |
|---|---|---|
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Daisuke Banno | Awarded the “Japan Oil Chemists’ Society Progress Award” (FY2022 [Reiwa 4]). Reason for Award: For pioneering molecular science that induces nonlinear dynamics in liquid droplets. Awarding Body: The Japan Oil Chemists’ Society (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/04/25 |
Graduate School of Media Design Professor Hideki Sunahara | Awarded the “IPSJ Distinguished Service Award” (FY2022) of the Information Processing Society of Japan. Reason for Award: In recognition of their contributions to the development and wider adoption of the Internet in Japan, their role in laying the foundations for research on the utilization of sensor-network data, and their contributions to the development of cybersecurity talent. Awarding Body: The Information Processing Society of Japan (IPSJ) (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/06/07 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Associate Professor Patrick Savage | Awarded the “2023 HBES Rising Star Award.” Reason for Award: In recognition of being regarded as an outstanding early-career researcher, based on their contributions to the field to date and the strong expectation of further contributions in the future. Awarding Body: The Human Behavior and Evolution Society (HBES) | 2023/06/06 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Yasuhiro Kakinuma, et al. | Awarded the “Machine Tool Technology Promotion Foundation Award (Paper Award)” (FY2022). Reason for Award: For the paper “Theoretical Approach on the Critical Depth of Cut of Single Crystal MgF₂ and Application to a Microcavity,” Precision Engineering, Vol. 73 (2022), pp. 234–243. Awarding Body: The Machine Tool Technology Promotion Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/06/22 |
Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care Assistant Professor Yuriko Mashida | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” for the Joint Poster Session (Gerontological Nursing Section) at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Gerontological Society. Reason for Award: For the presentation titled “Effects of Dementia Education Using Virtual Reality Teaching Materials and a Card Game on Nursing Students’ Attitudes.” Awarding Body: The 33rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Gerontological Society | 2023/06/16 |
Faculty of Nursing and Medical Care Associate Professor Shoko Miyagawa, et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the 11th Annual Conference of the Japanese Society of Nursing Engineering. Reason for Award: For an outstanding initiative under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) FY2021 program, “Project for Training Healthcare Professionals Capable of Responding to New Healthcare Needs in the With-COVID Era.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Nursing Engineering | 2023/06/11 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Juichi Otani | Awarded the “Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences Award” (FY2023). Reason for Award: For research in clinical pharmacy on individual differences in drug–drug interactions. Awarding Body: The Japanese Society of Pharmaceutical Health Care and Sciences (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/06/08 |
Clinical Laboratory Division Technical Staff Member Yuta Fujimori | Awarded the “Outstanding Poster Award” at the 45th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis. Reason for Award: For the poster presentation “Coagulation Waveform Analysis in Patients Taking Direct Oral Anticoagulants (DOACs): A Multi-center Study by the Subcommittee on Fibrinolysis Testing.” Awarding Body: The Japanese Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/06/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Naoki Takano | Awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” of the Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science. Reason for Award: For their original and innovative research achievements in computational engineering, as well as for their long-standing contributions to the management and operation of the Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science and international conferences. Awarding Body: The Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/05/23 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Daiki Ichikawa | Awarded the “Outstanding Poster Presentation Award.” Reason for Award: For the award-winning presentation titled “The Epigenetic Factor CDYL2 Reduces Lenalidomide Sensitivity in Multiple Myeloma.” Awarding Body: The 48th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Myeloma | 2023/05/28 |
Institute for Economic Studies Senior Lecturer Kentaro Hayashi | Awarded the “Encouragement Award” of the Japan Association of Social Security Law. Reason for Award: For the achievement represented by the book “A Historical Study on the Establishment of Income Security Legislation: The Formation of the ‘Income Security System’ in the United Kingdom and the Role of Law.” Awarding Body: The Japan Association of Social Security Law | 2023/05/27 |
Graduate School of Business Administration Professor Kazuhiro Asakawa | Awarded the “Organization Design Community–Accenture Annual Prize for Best Research Paper” (published in the Journal of Organization Design). Reason for Award: This award honors the best research paper published in the Journal of Organization Design over the past three years. Awarding Body: The Organization Design Community and Accenture | 2023/01/06 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Kazunari Fujishiro | Awarded the “Distinguished Service Award” of the Visualization Society of Japan. Reason for Award: In recognition of their dedicated efforts in carrying out the Society’s activities and advancing scholarship, and for having made substantial contributions to the Society’s development. Awarding Body: The Visualization Society of Japan (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/05/12 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Koichi Asakura, et al. | Awarded the “57th (FY2022 [Reiwa 4]) Japan Oil Chemists’ Society Industrial Technology Award.” Reason for Award: For elucidating the issues with existing in vitro performance evaluation methods for the UV-protection efficacy of sunscreen products, and for developing a new evaluation method that overcomes those issues. Awarding Body: The Japan Oil Chemists’ Society (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/04/25 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Seiichiro Katsura | Awarded the “SAMCON 2023 Outstanding Paper Award.” Reason for Award: For the paper “Hybrid Control of the Singularity-Free Parallel Robot with Actuation Redundancy.” Awarding Body: IEEJ International Workshop on Sensing, Actuation, and Motion Control, and Optimization (SAMCON 2023) | 2023/03/26 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Yasuaki Einaga | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Science and Technology): Science and Technology Prize (Research Category).” Reason for Award: For the achievements represented by the research project “Research on the Development and Application of Diamond Electrode Functions.” Awarding Body: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | 2023/04/19 |
Graduate School of Media and Governance Associate Professor Nobuaki Kono | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Science and Technology): Young Scientists’ Prize.” Reason for Award: For genomic science research that contributes to the effective utilization and application of naturally occurring structural proteins. Awarding Body: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | 2023/04/19 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Tomoaki Okuda, et al. | Awarded the “FY2023 (Reiwa 5) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Science and Technology): Science and Technology Prize (Science and Technology Promotion Category).” Reason for Award: For contributions related to the organization and hosting of large-scale gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Awarding Body: The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) | 2023/04/19 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Jiwang Yan, et al. | Awarded the “2022 IJEM Best Paper Award.” Reason for Award: For the research paper “Tool Path Generation and Optimization for Freeform Surface Diamond Turning Based on an Independently Controlled Fast Tool Servo.” Awarding Body: International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing (IOP Publishing) | 2023/03/10 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Yukiko Sugiyama | Awarded the “10th Society Activity Contribution Award” of the Acoustical Society of Japan. Reason for Award: For their contributions as a secretary of the Speech Communication Research Committee. Awarding Body: The Acoustical Society of Japan (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/03/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology French Language Program | Awarded the “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (Group Award).” Reason for Award: In comprehensive consideration of their initiatives and efforts in French language education, the group was recognized as particularly outstanding. Awarding Body: The Association for the Promotion of French Language Education (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/03/24 |
Institute of Physical Education Professor Mitsuyoshi Murayama; Professor Reiko Sasaki; Senior Lecturer Takayoshi Inami; Assistant Professor Ayako Higashihara; Professor Kazuyuki Noguchi; Professor Koji Kato; Senior Lecturer Naoya Nagata; Senior Lecturer Norifumi Fukushi; et al. | Awarded the “Outstanding Paper Award” of Research in University Physical Education and Sport. Reason for Award: For the paper “A Survey Study on University Students’ Mental Health and Social Skills During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison Between Students With and Without Enrollment in In-Person Physical Education Practical Classes.” Awarding Body: The Japan Association of University Physical Education and Sports (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/03/22 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Jiwang Yan, et al. | Awarded the “19th JSPE Paper Award” of the Japan Society for Precision Engineering. Reason for Award: For the paper “Flexible Fabrication of a Fresnel Micro-Lens Array by Off-Spindle-Axis Diamond Turning and Precision Glass Molding.” Awarding Body: The Japan Society for Precision Engineering (JSPE) (Public Interest Incorporated Association) | 2023/03/15 |
Shin-Kawasaki Advanced Research, Education and Collaboration Square Specially Appointed Professor Kohei Onishi | Awarded the “3rd Hirose Award.” Reason for Award: For the development and advanced application of motion control technologies and real haptics technologies. Awarding Body: The Hirose Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/03/11 |
Faculty of Medicine Professor Michisuke Yuzaki | Awarded the “Naito Foundation Research Prize” (FY2022). Reason for Award: For outstanding research that, through the elucidation of neural circuits, is expected to lead to the development of new therapeutic strategies for psychiatric and neurological disorders. Awarding Body: The Naito Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/03/16 |
Institute for Economic Studies Senior Lecturer Kentaro Hayashi | Awarded the “SOMPO Welfare Foundation Encouragement Award.” Reason for Award: For the book “A Historical Study on the Establishment of Income Security Legislation: The Formation of the ‘Income Security System’ in the United Kingdom and the Role of Law.” Awarding Body: The SOMPO Welfare Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/03/16 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Hiroaki Nishi | Awarded the “Fellow” of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE). Reason for Award: For the development of broadband switches and for promoting the social implementation (real-world deployment) of high-function switches. Awarding Body: The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE) (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/03/09 |
Faculty of Law Professor Nobuo Takahashi | Awarded the “39th Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize (Special Prize).” Reason for Award: For the book “A History of the Chinese Communist Party.” Awarding Body: The Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/02/23 |
Faculty of Environment and Information Studies Professor Masaru Tomita | Awarded the Grand Prize of the 27th Momofuku Ando Award. Reason for Award: For the achievements represented by “Pioneering research in systems biology and contributions to the food industry.” Awarding Body: Ando Foundation for Sports and Food Culture (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) | 2023/03/07 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Associate Professor Naoki Yamamoto | Awarded the “Outstanding Referee” designation of the American Physical Society (APS). Reason for Award: In recognition of being regarded as an outstanding referee for journals of the American Physical Society (APS). Awarding Body: The American Physical Society (APS) | 2023/02/25 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Senior Lecturer Aya Koike | Awarded the “15th Iwaki Tribo-Coating Network Award (Iwaki Award), Encouragement Award.” Reason for Award: In recognition of the high evaluation received for the developed metal 3D printing technology, which is considered to contribute to the advancement of academia and industry in the field of tribo-coatings. Awarding Body: The Future Production Systems Academic Association (General Incorporated Association) | 2023/02/24 |
Faculty of Pharmacy Assistant Professor Aya Jibiki | Awarded the “Outstanding Presentation Award” at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Gender-Specific Medicine. Reason for Award: For the presentation titled “Analysis of Cases Refractory to Kampo Treatment for Menopausal Symptoms.” Awarding Body: The 16th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society for Gender-Specific Medicine | 2023/02/05 |
Faculty of Science and Technology Professor Mitsuhiro Terakawa | Awarded the “SPIE Fellow” distinction. Reason for Award: For outstanding achievements in the field of optical research and for their contributions to the advancement of the field. Awarding Body: SPIE (The International Society for Optics and Photonics) | 2023/01/06 |