The Foundation of ANDO Laboratory decided to award the 28th Ando Incentive Prize for the Study of Electronics to MANA Scientist Dr. Satoshi Ishii of Nano-System Organization Unit, MANA. The prize was set up to honor the memory of Mr. Hiroshi Ando (1902-1975), an inventor who established the basis for the development of electronic engineering in Japan, and honors up-coming scientists conducting creative and seminal research in electronics.

As a result of the selection, his research “Controlling light diffraction by meta-surfaces” has been highly evaluated as a research that deserves to receive the prize. The Awarding Ceremony was held on July 4, 2015.