(FY2017) 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.
The GREEN Prize 2015 was awarded to the following researchers at the 13th GREEN Symposium held on June 22, 2016. Award of Innovation was granted to Dr. Randy Jalem. Long-term RA Award was granted to Dr. Makoto Aoki, Dr. Shino Sato and Short-term RA Award was granted to Mr. Shinya Yamada.
Award winners and Prof. Kohei Uosaki (center)
Dr. B.Dhruba Khadka (right) and Prof. Kohei Uosaki (left)
Award of Innovation
Dr. B.Dhruba Khadka
Characterization of efficiency loss mechanism in perovskite photovoltaics using capacitance spectroscopy
Postdoctoral Researcher,
ad hoc Team on Perovskite PV Cells, GREEN
Dr. Kentaro Tomita
Studies on mechanism of cathode reactions of lithium-air battery
Postdoctoral Researcher,
Nanostructured Electrocatalyst Group, GREEN
Open-lab Award
Dr. Tatsuro Shirasawa
in situ real time structure determination of electrocatalytic interfaces by wavelength-dispersive x-ray crystal truncation rod scattering measurements
Senior Researcher
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Long-term RA Award
Mr. Huiwen Lin
Microscopic Structural Analysisof Advanced Anode Material for Lithium Ion Battery
Hokkaido University
Short-term RA Award
Mr. Taichi Fujinami
Investigation on Dependence of Electrolytes on Li Dendrite Deposition for LAB Negative Electrode
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology
Mr. Kazuki Yamaguchi
Studies on reaction behavior of Si negative electrode for advanced lithium-ion battery
Tottori University