NIMS Award 2024 goes to Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara and Prof. Franz J. Giessibl

2024.06.06

NIMS (National Institute for Materials Science)

The National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) has selected Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara of the University of Tokyo and Prof. Franz J. Giessibl of the University of Regensburg, Germany as the winners of NIMS Award 2024.

NIMS Award 2024 Awardees

Picture of Prof. Ikuhara

Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara
Distinguished Research Professor
Institute of Engineering Innovation, School of Engineering,
The University of Tokyo

Picture of Prof. Giessibl

Prof. Franz J. Giessibl
Institute of Experimental and Applied Physics
University of Regensburg

This year’s NIMS Award has been granted to two researchers for their research in the field of Basic Materials Science, the results of which have initiated practical applications and made a significant impact on society. Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara from the University of Tokyo was recognized for his contribution to material interface research through innovations in transmission electron microscopy, and Prof. Franz J. Giessibl from the University of Regensburg was honored for his contribution to nanomaterial research through innovations in non-contact atomic force microscopy.

The NIMS Award Ceremony and Commemorative Lectures will be held on Wednesday, November 6th at the Tsukuba International Congress Center as part of NIMS Award Symposium 2024.

NIMS Award

Since 2007, NIMS has awarded the international NIMS Award to researchers who have made outstanding achievements in the science and technology of materials, in recognition of their contributions. NIMS broadly divides materials science topics into four fields*, and selects the winners from a different field each year. This year, leading scientists from around the world were asked to nominate candidates in the field of Basic Materials Science that has initiated practical applications and made a significant impact on society. NIMS Award Selection Committee, composed of impartial experts then conducted a rigorous selection process.

*The four fields are:
1. Materials for Environmental and Energy, 2. Functional Materials, 3. Structural Materials, and 4. Basic Materials Science.

NIMS Award Symposium

NIMS Award Symposium is an event to honor the achievements of NIMS Award winners and to promote academic exchange in the field of the NIMS Award by bringing together researchers from around the world who are conducting cutting-edge research in the field and by presenting their research results in Tsukuba. Following last year’s format, this year’s symposium will be held at the Tsukuba International Congress Center and will feature NIMS Award ceremony, commemorative lectures, invited lectures and academic presentations by NIMS researchers. There will also be poster presentations by symposium participants.

Please visit NIMS Award Symposium 2024 official website. The details will be updated soon.

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