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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

At the ceremony. From left to right: Dr. Daiki Nishioka and Dr. Hono, NIMS President.

                                

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

At the ceremony. From left to right: Dr. Akimitsu Ishii and Dr. Hono, NIMS President.

                            

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

At the ceremony. From left to right: Dr. Terumasa Tadano and Dr. Hono, NIMS President.

                                

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

At the ceremony. From left to right: Dr. Kotaro Doi and Dr. Hono, NIMS President.

                                

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

Dr. Shoichi Matsuda