The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) – Announcement of the 2025 Honorary Members and General Award Recipients

On March 8, 2025, the Honorary Membership Election Ceremony and Awards Ceremony were held at the 110th Anniversary Commemorative Ceremony of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ).
Dr. Kaneaki Tsuzaki, Fellow of the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), was elected as an Honorary Member of ISIJ 2025.
In addition, Dr. Yuhei Ogawa, Researcher at NIMS, and Kaoruko Sekido, Senior Engineer at NIMS, were recognized as recipients of the ISIJ General Awards 2025.

• The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

2025 Honorary Member of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan
Contribution to steel research and education

Details, including the reasons for the recommendation, will be published in the June 2025 issue of the newsletter of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.

• https://www.isij.or.jp/publication/ferrum.html

• Kaneaki Tsuzaki

  Fellowr, National Institute for Materials Science

2025 General Award of The Iron and Steel Institute of Japan

ISIJ Young Researcher Award
Deformation and Fracture Behavior of Steels under Hydrogenating Environment

• Yuhei Ogawa

  Researcher, Steel Research Group, Materials Evaluation Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

Technical Achievement Merit Prize
Contribution to Advanced Temperature Control and Microstructure Observation in Long-Time Creep Tests of Heat-Resistant Materials

（Recommended by Research Center for Structural Materials（RCSM））

• Kaoru Sekido

  Senior Engineer, Creep Data Unit, Materials Data Platform, Advanced Engineering and Services Division