Dr. Yusuke Yamauchi, MANA Independent Scientist, received the Ceramic Society of Japan Award for Awards for Advancements in Ceramic Science and Technology on April 1, 2010. The award was given for mesostructural controls by utilizing strong magnetic field and confined spaces.

Ceramic Society of Japan Awards (in Japanese)

Breakthrough and future: nanoscale controls of compositions, morphologies, and meso channel orientations toward advanced mesoporous materials
Yamauchi Y, Suzuki N, Radhakrishnan L, Wang L
Chem Rec, 2010; 9(6): 321-339.

Oriented growth of small mesochannels utilizing a porous anodic alumina substrate: Preparation of continuous film with standing mesochannels
Yamauchi Y, Nagaura T, Inoue S
Chem Asian J, 2009; 4(7): 1059-1063.

Magnetically induced orientation of mesochannels in mesoporous silica films under 30 Tesla
Yamauchi Y, Sawada M, Komatsu M, Sugiyama A, Osaka T, Hirota N, Sakka Y, Kuroda K
Chem Asian J, 2007; 2(12): 1505-1512.

Evolution of standing mesochannels on porous anodic alumina substrates with designed conical holes
Yamauchi Y, Nagaura T, Ishikawa A, Chikyow T, Inoue S
J Am Chem Soc, 2008; 130(31): 10165-10170.