(FY2013) The GREEN Prize

The GREEN Prize is established to encourage and recognize the contribution of young researchers who have made excellent achievements in terms of promoting green innovation and addressing the associated challenges.

All research activities of GREEN are evaluated for the award competition. The award is open to all NIMS employees affiliated with GREEN, GREEN open-lab guest researchers (including short-term RA) and members of participating institutions.

Award of Innovation was granted to Dr. Takashi Morinaga, Dr. Tsuyoshi Takata respectively. Long-term RA Award was granted to Mr. Ganesan Elumalai, and Short-term RA Award was granted to Mr. Masato Sato and Mr. Shun Tanno respectively.    

Dr. Takashi Morinaga
Living radical polymerization for ionic liquid-type polymer electrolyte

Principal Researcher,
Innovative Polymer Electrolyte Design Group, GREEN

Dr. Tsuyoshi Takata
Novel surface modification of visible light photocatalyst for water splitting

Special Researcher,
Photochemical Energy Conversion Group, GREEN
 

Mr. Ganesan Elumalai
Hokkaido University

Mr. Masato Sato
Akita University

Mr. Shun Tanno
Tsuruoka National College of Technology