The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki FY2025 Tsukuba Encouragement Award (Applied Research Category) ｜ Dr. Rudder Wu

On February 13, 2026, Dr. Rudder Wu at the Research Center for Structural Materials (RCSM), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) received the FY2025 Tsukuba Encouragement Award (Applied Research Category) from the Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki.

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The Science and Technology Promotion Foundation of Ibaraki
FY2025 Tsukuba Encouragement Award (Applied Research Category)

Research Theme: Innovative Materials for a Sustainable Future: Development and Social Implementation of TIISA® Insulation Technology

• Rudder Wu

  Senior Researcher, High Temperature Materials Group, Materials Manufacturing Field, Research Center for Structural Materials

From left: Kiyoaki Maruyama, Vice Chairperson of the Tsukuba Science Academy; Dr. Rudder Wu; Tatsuo Igarashi, Mayor of Tsukuba City