2022 Winners

Winner

Design of novel nitrogen reduction site led by atomic resolution electron microscopy analysis

Dr. Katsutoshi Sato
Designated Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Systems, Graduate School of Engineering,
Nagoya University

Winner

Development of ultrafast machine vision-activated cell sorters and its applications

Dr. Takashi Nakamura
Associate Professor
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials,
Tohoku University

Winner

Development of scanning electrochemical cell microscopy for real space catalytic imaging

Dr. Yasufumi Takahashi
Professor
Department of Electronics, Graduate School of Engineering,
Nagoya University

Honorable Mention

Development of Highly Efficient Hydrogen Generation System by Plasmon-Induced Charge Separation Using Sunlight as Energy Source
　

Dr. Yukina Takahashi
Associate Professor
International Institute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research,
Kyushu University

Honorable Mention

Data driven acceleration of materials discovery and upscaling through correlative spectroscopy and lab-scale manufacturing
　

Dr. Helge Soren Stein
Tenure Track Professor
Institute for Physical Chemistry (IPC) & Helmholtz Institute Ulm (HIU)
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

2022 Screening Committee

Chairperson	Prof. Kenji Yamaji	President, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth (RITE) Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Green Innovation Strategy Meeting
Judges	Prof. Scott Samuelsen	Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Irvine
	Prof. Osamu Ishitani	School of Science, Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology Specially Appointed Professor, Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University
	Prof. Tatsumi Ishihara	Deputy Director International Institute for Carbon Neutral Energy, Kyushu University Principal Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering Department of Bioengineering, Kyushu University
	Prof. Shigeo Satokawa	Faculty of Science and Technology, Seikei University
	Yusuke Mizuno	Deputy Department Manager Bio/Life Science Project Sales Division HORIBA, Ltd.
	Shintaro Noguchi	Department Manager, Alternative Energy Conversion Department, Business Incubation Division, HORIBA, Ltd.
	Yasunari Hanaki	Manager, New Energy Technology, Alternative Energy Conversion Center, Business Incubation Division, HORIBA, Ltd.

Award ceremony

Photo taken at Symposium Hall, International Science Innovation Building, Kyoto University, on October 18, 2022.

Guidelines

2022 Guidelines (PDF)

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