Yusuke Yamauchi, MANA Independent Scientist, received Inoue Research Aid for Young Scientists on February 4, 2010. The award was given for Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous metals and related nanomaterials from lyotropic liquid crystalline media.

Inoue Research Aid for Young Scientists (in Japanese)

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.

Mesoporous Pt with giant mesocages templated from lyotropic liquid crystals consisting of diblock copolymers
Yamauchi Y, Sugiyama A, Morimoto R, Takai A, Kuroda K
Angew Chem Int Ed, 2008; 47(29): 5371-5373.

Pt fibers with stacked donut-like mesospace by assembling Pt nanoparticles: Guided deposition in physically confined self-assembly of surfactants
Yamauchi Y, Takai A, Nagaura T, Inoue S, Kuroda K
J Am Chem Soc, 2008; 130(16): 5426-5427.