Award 2015
Group Leader Dr. Yoshitaka Tateyama Wins "German Innovation Award - Gottfried Wagener 2015".
30 June, 2015, Dr. Yoshitaka Tateyama, Group Leader of Nano-System Computational Science Group, Nano Interface Unit, MANA recieved "German Innovation Award - Gottfried Wagener 2015".
The award was established by German companies with research interests in Japan and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan in 2008, aiming at fostering bilateral exchange between business and science and support the development of German-Japanese networks and research cooperation. Every year, promising young Japan-based scientists are awarded for outstanding research contributions in four research fields: 1) Mobility 2) Materials 3) Life Sciences 4) Energy & Industry. The award is named after the German scientist and mathematician Gottfried Wagener, who conributed to building the modern Japanese academic landscape.
In the "Energy & Industry" field, Dr. Tateyama's research, "Theoretical Elucidation of Reaction Mechanism on Electrolyte Interface in Lithium-Ion Battery with Highly-Efficient Use of Supercomputers" (Team member: Dr. Keitaro Sodeyama, Kyoto University) has been highly evaluated to win the award.
Around 250 invited guests from academia, industry, politics and media attended the award ceremony, which was followed by a reception that gave the winners and the guests the opportunity to celebrate this festive occasion.
The award was established by German companies with research interests in Japan and the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan in 2008, aiming at fostering bilateral exchange between business and science and support the development of German-Japanese networks and research cooperation. Every year, promising young Japan-based scientists are awarded for outstanding research contributions in four research fields: 1) Mobility 2) Materials 3) Life Sciences 4) Energy & Industry. The award is named after the German scientist and mathematician Gottfried Wagener, who conributed to building the modern Japanese academic landscape.
In the "Energy & Industry" field, Dr. Tateyama's research, "Theoretical Elucidation of Reaction Mechanism on Electrolyte Interface in Lithium-Ion Battery with Highly-Efficient Use of Supercomputers" (Team member: Dr. Keitaro Sodeyama, Kyoto University) has been highly evaluated to win the award.
Around 250 invited guests from academia, industry, politics and media attended the award ceremony, which was followed by a reception that gave the winners and the guests the opportunity to celebrate this festive occasion.