FY2020
Mr. Hiroshi Ariga
Professional, Technology Group, Performance Chemicals Division, Chemicals Company, AGC Inc.
Class of '83, Department of Applied Chemistry
Expansion of Fluoropolymer ETFE Film for Outdoor Applications
Ms. Atsuko Oka
Executive Officer, Head of Technology Planning Department, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
Class of '86, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Contribution to activities contributing to new business on the Internet
Mr. Hironobu Ueno
CEO/CTO, double jump.tokyo Inc.
Class of '00, Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics
Leading development of the innovative blockchain game "My Crypto Heroes" and the challenge of creating new value
Mr. Toshiaki Hirose
Representative Director, HiRAKU Inc.
Class of '05, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Contribution to captaincy as a rugby player representing Japan and to leadership education
Mr. Toshiyuki Umehara
Former CTO, Nitto Denko Corporation
Class of '82, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Technical contributions leading to the smartphone business, such as the development of liquid crystal plastic substrates and transparent conductive films
Mr. Tsuneyo Sasaki
President and Representative Director, e-solutions, inc.
Class of '82, Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Social contribution through "business production" that solves social issues through business, including the launch of the national CO2 reduction movement "Team Minus 6%" represented by "Cool Biz," and the "Smart City Project (SCP)," a consortium of 27 companies aiming to promote the overseas expansion of Japanese smart city solutions
Mr. Tomoaki Ohtsuki
Representative Director, Data Solutions Inc.
Class of '90, Department of Electrical Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Masahiro Yamaji
President and Representative Director, Tiemfactory Inc.
Class of '99, Department of Electrical Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Hiroki Fukagawa
President and Representative Director, DeepFlow Inc.
Class of '05, Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
FY2019
Mr. Kyozaburo Takeda
Waseda University
Class of '78, Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Pioneering and leading computational material search based on electronic theory
Mr. Kazuhiro Igarashi
Fujitsu Frontech Limited
Class of '79, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Contribution to IT product business such as PCs and storage systems
Mr. Yoshiaki Terumichi
Sophia University
Class of '85, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Development of mechanical dynamics research and contribution to university management
Mr. Hideaki Hisamoto
Osaka Prefecture University
Class of '91, Department of Applied Chemistry
Research on the development of fundamental technologies for multifunctional integrated micro-analytical devices oriented toward diagnostic and bio-research applications
Mr. Hiroshi Gotoda
Tokyo University of Science
Class of '98, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering application of complex systems science in reactive thermal fluid research, including gas turbine combustor development
Mr. Shigefumi Yamada
Fujitsu Research Centers and Institutes Ltd.
Class of '98, Department of Instrumentation Engineering
Development of biometric authentication technology and contribution to palm vein sensors
FY2018
Mr. Naohiro Hasebe
Finplanet, Inc.
Class of '01, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Takuya Teshima
GAO GAO ASIA Co., Ltd. (Thailand)
Class of '07, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Kimiyasu Nakamura
Nissan Automotive Technology Co., Ltd.
Class of '78, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Development of automotive technology and success overseas
Mr. Masahiko Tanaka
Nobelpharma Co., Ltd.
Class of '81, Department of Applied Chemistry
Social contribution through the research, development, and commercialization of Edaravone, a neuroprotective agent with free radical scavenging action, as a treatment for intractable diseases
Mr. Masayuki Moriyama
Komatsu Ltd.
Class of '82, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Global contribution to improving safety and productivity through the high-tech advancement of construction and mining machinery
Mr. Ikuo Kawauchi
FUJIFILM Corporation
Class of '87, Department of Applied Chemistry
Development of multi-layer thermal positive CTP plates with excellent environmental impact reduction
Ms. Itsuko Takagiwa
Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Shibuya Junior & Senior High School
Class of '89, Department of Mathematics
Establishment of innovative secondary education to cultivate human resources active on the global stage
Mr. Kazuhiko Higashi
LTaste Co., Ltd.
Class of '13, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
FY2017
Mr. Yusuke Mizuno
Life is Tech, Inc.
Class of '05, Department of Applied Physics and Physico-Informatics
Social contribution through various educational services, including the development and operation of online programming education services
Ms. Hiroko Tokoro
Graduate School, University of Tsukuba
Class of '99, Department of Physics
Research on new functional physical properties emerging from phase transitions
Mr. Yuichi Negishi
Tokyo University of Science
Class of '96, Department of Chemistry
Leading nanoscience research through precision chemical synthesis: Pioneering complex nanocluster science based on organic ligand fields and precision separation methods
Mr. Hideaki Ozawa
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT)
Class of '86, Department of Electrical Engineering
Social contribution through the research, development, and commercialization of artificial intelligence and search systems that activate communication between humans and between humans and systems
Mr. Ichiro Mizushima
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
Class of '84, Department of Electrical Engineering
Research and development of new crystal growth technologies in Si-based semiconductors and proposals for original processes and structures
FY2016
Mr. Yasuyuki Yamada
SoLARIS Inc.
Class of '09, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Tetsuya Iida
BARREL PARTNERS Inc. and JQ Inc.
Class of '06, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Hideki Fujita
SEGNEL Ventures
Class of '03, Department of System Design Engineering
Yagami Prize (Entrepreneurship Support)
Mr. Hirokazu Arimoto
Graduate School of Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Class of '88, Department of Chemistry
Contribution through chemical biological research toward elucidating biological defense mechanisms and overcoming bacterial infectious diseases
Mr. Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
Daiichi Sankyo India Pharma Private Limited
Class of '86, Department of Applied Chemistry
Exploratory research on sugar-based new drugs: Creation and development of the long-acting anti-influenza drug Inavir®
Mr. Shigehide Chichibu
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University
Class of '86, Department of Electrical Engineering
Social contribution through research on "Elucidation of light emission mechanisms of blue/ultraviolet light-emitting diode materials and development of simultaneous time-space resolved luminescence measurement methods"
Mr. Akihiro Kajiwara
The University of Kitakyushu
Completed '91, Major in Electrical Engineering
Research and development on the application of radio wave engineering to a wide range of fields such as medical/nursing care and autonomous driving