Dr.Daiki Nishioka(ICYS Research Fellow), and Dr.Akimitsu Ishii,Dr.Terumasa Tadano, Dr.Kotaro Doi and Dr.Shoichi Matsuda(ICYS alumni), received the 20th NIMS President Awards
The 20th NIMS President Awards : Advances in Science and Technology for Young Scientists.
Awarded to the first author of a paper that makes significant progress in the relevant research field and who is under 37 years.
▶ Dr.Daiki Nishioka, ICYS Research Fellow
▶ Dr.Akimitsu Ishii, ICYS Alumnus, currently, Researcher,Computational Microstructure Design Group, Research Center for Structural Materials, NIMS
The 20th NIMS President Awards : Research Encouragement.
Awarded to those who are recognized for proposing or conducting innovative or challenging research.
▶ Dr.Terumasa Tadano, ICYS Research alumnus, currently, Senior Researcher, Corrosion and Protection Group, Research Center for Structural Materials, NIMS
▶ Dr.Kotaro Doi, ICYS Research alumnus, currently, Group Leader, Spin Theory Group, Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, NIMS
▶ Dr.Shoichi Matsuda, ICYS Research alumnus, currently, Team Leader, Automated Electrochemical Experiments Team,Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, NIMS
◆Dr.Daiki Nishioka, ICYS Research Fellow
Theme of the Award :Few- and single-molecule reservoir computing experimentally demonstrated with surface-enhanced Raman scattering and ion gating
Journal: Science Advances [February 29, 2024] DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk6438

◆Dr. Akimitsu Ishii , ICYS alumnus, currently, Researcher, Computational Microstructure Design Group, Research Center for Structural Materials, NIMS
Theme of the Award: High-fidelity phase-field simulation of solid-state sintering enabled by Bayesian data assimilation using in situ electron tomography data
Journal: Acta Materialia [October 1, 2024]. DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2024.120251

◆Dr. Terumasa Tadano, ICYS alumnus, currently, Group Leader, Spin Theory Group, Research Center for Magnetic and Spintronic Materials, NIMS
Theme of the Award : Research on Anharmonic Effects of Phonons in Functional Materials
Corresponding paper:
1)Self-consistent phonon calculations of lattice dynamical properties in cubic SrTiO3 with first-principles anharmonic force constants
Phys. Rev. B 92, 054301 – Published 3 August, 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.92.054301
2)Quartic Anharmonicity of Rattlers and Its Effect on Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Clathrates from First Principles
Phys. Rev. Lett. 120, 105901 – Published 7 March, 2018 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.120.105901
3)First-Principles Phonon Quasiparticle Theory Applied to a Strongly Anharmonic Halide Perovskite
Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 185901 – Published 25 October, 2022 DOI: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.129.185901

◆Dr. Kotaro Doi, ICYS alumnus, currently, Senior Researcher, Corrosion and Protection Group, Research Center for Structural Materials, NIMS
Theme of the Award : Research on Corrosion and Protection of Metal Materials with a Focus on Oxygen and Stress
Corresponding paper:
1) Synergistic Effects of Plastic Deformation and Chloride Ions on Corrosion Initiation of Steel Rebars in Simulated Concrete Pore Solution
J. Electrochem. Soc. 169 081505 – Published 25 August 2022 DOI: 10.1149/1945-7111/ac87d3
2)Role of mill scale on corrosion behavior of steel rebars in mortar
Corrosion Science Volume 177, December 2020, 108995 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.corsci.2020.108995
3)Effects of Oxygen Pressure and Chloride Ion Concentration on Corrosion of Iron in Mortar Exposed to Pressurized Humid Oxygen Gas
J. Electrochem. Soc. 165 C582 – Published 26 June 2018 DOI: 10.1149/2.1421809jes

◆Dr. Shoichi Matsuda, ICYS alumnus, currently, Team Leader, Automated Electrochemical Experiments Team, Research Center for Energy and Environmental Materials, NIMS
Theme of the Award : Research on Anharmonic Effects of Phonons in Functional Materials
Corresponding paper:
1)Carbon-black-based self-standing porous electrode for 500 Wh/kg rechargeable lithium-oxygen batteries
Cell Report Physical Science Volume 2, Issue 7, 21 July 2021, 100506
Phys. Rev. B 92, 054301 – Published 3 August, 2015 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2021.100506
2)Data-driven automated robotic experiments accelerate discovery of multi-component electrolyte for rechargeable Li–O2 batteries
Cell Report Physical Science Volume 3, Issue 4, 20 April 2022, 100832 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xcrp.2022.100832
3)Chemical Crossover Accelerates Degradation of Lithium Electrode in High Energy Density Rechargeable Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
Advanced Energy Materials Volume13, Issue11 March 17, 2023 2203062 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202203062
