Hitoshi Kawakami (Second-Year Master's Student, Graduate School of Media and Governance) Receives President's Award at the Poster Session of the 2024 Annual Meeting of the Center for Environmental Information Science

2025.01.08

Hitoshi Kawakami, a second-year student in the master's program at the Graduate School of Media and Governance and a member of the laboratories of Professor Tomohiro Ichinose and Professor Hiroki Kuroda of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, received the President's Award in the Poster Session [Student Division] at the 2024 (21st) Annual Meeting of the Center for Environmental Information Science.

The Center for Environmental Information Science (CEIS) holds a conference every December to present research findings, which includes oral presentations, poster sessions, planned sessions, and symposia.

At the Poster Session [Student Division] of the Annual Meeting of the Center for Environmental Information Science held on December 9, 2024, Mr. Kawakami was selected from among 48 presenters for the President's Award, which is considered the highest overall evaluation.

Development of a Forest Biodiversity Monitoring Method Using Environmental DNA
Hitoshi Kawakami

I am very honored to have been selected for the President's Award, the highest award in this poster session.

I have loved insects and nature since I was a child, and this has actually led to my current research theme.

I was able to conceive and carry out this research based on ideas gained from experiences that are an extension of what I love to do.

I truly feel that this was possible because I was able to conduct my research in a blessed environment like SFC, which affirms my passions.

I am currently in the process of writing a paper on the content presented in this poster, and I hope to have more good news to report soon.

I will also be advancing to the Doctoral Programs next academic year, and I hope to use this achievement as motivation to further advance my research and contribute, even in a small way, to achieving a nature-positive world.

Lastly, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Professor Ichinose, Professor Kuroda, the members of the Ichinose and Kuroda labs, my family, and everyone else who has supported me. Thank you very much.

The Center for Environmental Information Science (CEIS)

2024 (21st) Poster Session - List of Excellent Poster Award Winners

Tomohiro Ichinose, Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies - Faculty Profile

Hiroki Kuroda, Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies - Faculty Profile

Source: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office