2019


Kyushu University
Mr. Norihiko Sasaki (Kyushu University, Associate Professor Sugiyasu) received the Excellent Poster Award at the 9th CSJ Chemistry Festa, The Chemical Society of Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xi Chen and Mr. Yosuke Mizuno (both belong to University of Tsukuba, Professor Taguchi) received the Excellent Poster Award at the 41st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials. Mr. Xi Chen' presentation was also selected as a highlighted presentation
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno (University of Tsukuba, Professor Taguchi) received the Excellent Award at Exploratory Research Poster Research Session, The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno (University of Tsukuba, Professor Taguchi) and Ms. Yuko Watanabe (University of Tsukuba, Professor Naito) received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at The 34th Young Researchers Forum, Kanto Division, The Society of Polymer Science Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jeong-Gyu Lee (University of Tsukuba, Associate Professor Ebara) received the Best Presentation Award at the Fall Meeting of the Korean Society for Biomaterials 2019.
Kyushu University
Mr. Norihiko Sasaki (Kyushu University, Associate Professor Sugiyasu) received the RSC Advances Presentation Prize at the 30th Symposium on Physical Organic Chemistry.
Kyushu University
Mr. Norihiko Sasaki (Kyushu University, Associate Professor Sugiyasu) received the Nature Communications Best Poster Presentation at the 14th International Symposium on Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Sasama, PhD student in Advanced Electronic Materials Group, received the Excellent Presentation Award at The 32th Diamond Symposium.
Hokkaido University
Ms. Hong PANG (Hokkaido University, Professor Ye) received the Otsuka Prize for Outstanding Female Graduate Students given by Hokkaido University.
Hokkaido University
Mr. Raimu Endo (Hokkaido University, Associate Professor Masuda) received the Student Presentation Award at the 86th Electrochemical Society of Japan Spring Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
At the graduation ceremony at University of Tsukuba, Dr. Wataru Tasaki (University of Tsukuba, Professor Tsuchiya) and Dr. Eri Niiyama (University of Tsukuba, Associate Professor Ebara) have received the graduate school's dean award.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Eri Niiyama (PhD student in Smart Polymers Group) received the Research Incentive Award at the Tsukuba Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Forum 2019.
2018


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yazhou Chen and Mr. Kyubae Lee, PhD students in Biomaterials Group Group, received the Best Presentation Award at The 1st G'L'owing Polymer Symposium in KANTO, held by the Kanto brunch, the Society of Polymer Science Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Sasama, PhD student in Advanced Electronic Materials Group, received the Elsevier Gold Young Scholar Award at The 29th International Conference on Diamond and Carbon Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yuwei Liu, PhD student in X-ray Physics Group, received the Excellent Student Presentation Award at The 98th Chemical Society of Japan Annual Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ryo Matsumoto, PhD student in Nano Frontier Materials Group, received the Poster Award at the 65th Japan Society of Applied Physics Spring Meeting, 2018.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Qingyi Xiang (PhD student in Spintronics Group) and Mr. Ryo Matsumoto (PhD student in Nano Frontier Materials Group) received the Young Scientist Presentation Award at the 65th Japan Society of Applied Physics Spring Meeting 2018.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Qingyi Xiang, PhD student in Spintronics Group, received the 4th JSAP English Presentation Award of JSAP's Professional Group of Spintoronics.
University of Tsukuba
At the graduation ceremony at University of Tsukuba, Dr. Ryo Mizuta (Biomedical Materials Group) has received the university dean award, Mr. Yosuke Mizuno Mizuta (Biomedical Materials Group), Dr. Rio Kurimoto (Smart Polymers Group) and Dr. Shiori Sugiura (Quantum Transport Group) have received the graduate school's dean award.
2017


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno, Master's student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Excellent Research Poster Award at The 39th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Biomaterials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jiamin Chen, PhD student in Magnetic Materials Group, received the Best Student Presentation Award at The 62nd Annual Conference on Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno, Master's student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at The 32nd Young Researchers Forum, Kanto Division, The Society of Polymer Science Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Rio Kurimoto, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Poster Award at The 5th International Symposium on Smart Biomaterials - the 5th Hoffman Family Symposium.
University of Tsukuba
In the poster session of Tsukuba Global Science Week 2017, the following students obtained the Best Poster Award and Excellent Poster Award.
Best Poster Award :
Mr. Yosuke Sasama (PhD student in Advanced Electronic Materials Group) and Mr. Wataru Tasaki (PhD student in Structural Function Materials Group)
Excellent Poster Award :
Mr. Yingjun Yang (PhD student in Biomaterials Group), Mr. Leanddas Nurdiwijayanto (PhD student in Soft Chemistry Group) and Mr. Rio Kurimoto (PhD student in Smart Polymers Group)
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xi Chen, PhD student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Excellent Award at Tsukuba Global Science Week 2017 - Interdisciplinary Workshop on Science and Patents.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno, Master's student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at The 55th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jian Qiang, PhD student in Structural Function Materials Group, received the Poster Presentation Award at 2017 Spring Meeting, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Wenyang Zhao, PhD student in X-ray Physics Group, succeeded in developing new techniques to perform analysis and imaging of chemical elements by taking images of a target material using an ordinary, visible-light digital camera with a slight modification, and obtaining X-ray spectra from processed images. More information is available in the press release on the NIMS website.
The research will be featured on a TBS program broadcasting on 21 May.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ryo Mizuta (PhD student in Biomedical Materials Group) and Ms. Eri Niiyama (PhD student in Smart Polymers Group) received the Research Incentive Award at the Tsukuba Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Forum 2017.
2016


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yasuhiro Nakagawa and Ms. Eri Niiyama, PhD students in Smart Polymers Group, received the Poster Presentation Award for Excellent Research at the 6th CSJ Chemistry Festa, by the Chemical Society of Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ryo Matsumoto, Master's student in Nano Frontier Materials Group, received the Excellent Poster Award at the 57th High Pressure Conference of Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Eri Niiyama, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 65th Symposium on Macromolecules, The Society of Polymer Science, Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Rio Kurimoto, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 2nd International Symposium on Nanoarchitectonics for Mechanobiology.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Eri Niiyama, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Excellent Poster Presentation Award at the 2nd International Symposium on Biointerface Science and Engineering.
University of Tsukuba
In the poster session of Tsukuba Global Science Week 2016, the following Doctoral and Master's students obtained the Best Poster Award and Excellent Poster Award.
Best Poster Award :
Mr. Kirill Bulgarevich (Master's student in Nano-architecture Group), Mr. Tomoya Fukui (PhD student in Micromolecules Group), and Mr. Ikhtiar (PhD student in Magnetic Materials Group)
Excellent Poster Award :
Mr. Yosuke Mizuno (Master's student in Biomedical Materials Group), Ms. Eri Niiyama (PhD student in Smart Polymers Group), Mr. Leanddas Nurdiwijayanto (PhD student in Soft Chemistry Group), Mr. Cheng Po-Han (Master's student in Magnetic Materials Group), Mr. Thomas Scheike (PhD student in Spintronics Group), and Mr. Wenyang Zhao (Master's student in X-ray Physics Group)
University of Tsukuba
Article published by Mr. Jinxing Jiang, PhD student in X-ray Physics Group, is featured in Journal of Applied Physics (Volume 120, Issue 11, 21 September 2016) on the front page.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Kei Kamanaka, Master's student in Soft Chemistry Group, received a Dalton Transactions Oral Presentation Prize at the 6th International Workshop on Layered Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xin Tang, PhD student in Magnetic Materials Group, received the Poster Award at the 24th International Workshop on Rare-Earth and Future Permanent Magnets and Their Applications (REPM 16).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jinxing Jiang, PhD student in X-ray Physics Group, received the Student Poster Award at the 13th Biennial Conference on High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction and Imaging.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xiaomeng Li, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, was choosen as the second place award winner at the 2016 Asia University Symposium on Biomedical Engineering.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, received the Merit Award at the 10th World Biomaterials Congress.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Shangwu Chen, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, received the university dean award and the graduate school's dean award at the graduation ceremony, University of Tsukuba.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ye Du, PhD student in Magnetic Materials Group, received the 4th JSAP English Presentation Award at the Japan Society of Applied Physics.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. LongHua Wu, PhD student in Condensed-Matter Physics Group, received the Poster Presentation Award at MANA International Symposium 2016.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Shangwu Chen, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, received the Young Investigator Award at Tsukuba Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Forum 2016.
2015


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ryo Mizuta, PhD student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Poster Presentation Award for Excellent Research at the 5th CSJ Chemistry Festa, by the Chemical Society of Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Mizuki Endo, Master's student in Macromolecules Group, received the Excellent Award at the 30th Young Researcher Meeting in Ibaraki, the Society of Polymer Science, Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Tomoya Fukui, PhD student in Macromolecules Group, received the Best Poster Award at the 16th Ring & Tube Supramolecule Research Symposium.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Wenyang Zhao, Master's student in X-Ray Physics Group, received the Student Incentive Award at the 51st Annual Conference on X-Ray Chemical Analysis, the Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Xin Ji, PhD student in Structural Function Materials Group, received the Student Incentive Award at 2015 Fall Annual Meeting, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Aichi Yamashita, Master's student in Nano Frontier Materials Group, received the Excellent Award at the 2015 Annual Conference of Fundamentals and Materials Society, Institute of Electrical Engineers Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Yeji Song, PhD student in Soft Chemistry Group, received the Best Poster Award at the 66th Divisional Meeting on Colloid & Interface Chemistry, the Chemical Society of Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Rio Kurimoto, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Best Poster Award at the Young Researchers Committee for Biotechnology, the Society for Biotechnology, Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ryo Mizuta, PhD student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Best Poster Award at the 53rd Adhesion Society of Japan Annual Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yasuhiro Nakagawa, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Excellent Poster Award at the 64th SPSJ (Society of Polymer Science Japan) Annual Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yasuhiro Nakagawa, PhD student in Smart Polymers Group, received the Outstanding Student Award for Poster Presentation at International Symposium on Smart Biomaterials, the 3rd Hoffman Family Symposium.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Takashi Miyawaki, Master's student in Structural Function Materials Group, received the Best Poster Award at the 5th ISAJ Symposium Advances in Natural Sciences & Technologies.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Wataru Tasaki, Master's student in Structural Function Materials Group, received the ASMA Poster Award at the SMA Symposium 2014, Association of Shape Memory Alloys.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Keiko Yoshizawa, PhD student in Biomedical Materials Group, received the Research Incentive Award at the Tsukuba Biomedical Engineering Collaboration Forum 2015.
2014


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Tomoya Fukui, PhD student in Macromolecules Group, and Mr. Qinghui Shou, PhD student in Smart Biomaterials Group, recieved the IPC2014 Young Scientist Poster Award at the 10th SPSJ (Society of Polymer Science Japan) International Polymer Conference.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jiamin Chen, Master's student in Magnetic Materials Group, recieved the Student Presentation Award at the 59th Annual Magnetism & Magnetic Materials Conference.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Shangwu Chen, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Young Investigator Award at the 7th World Congress on Preventive and Regenerative Medic (WCPRM 2014).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Award for Encouragement of Research in IUMRS-ICA 2014 at the IUMRS (International Union of Materials Research Societies) International Conference in Asia 2014.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Student and Young Investigator Section Oral Presentation Award at 2014 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society-Asia Pacific Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Emi Kano, PhD student in Electron Microscopic Analysis Group, received the Award for Encouragement of Research at the 75th JSAP Autumn Meeting.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Excellent in YIA Award at the 2014 International Symposium of Materials on Regenerative Medicine.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Emi Kano, PhD student in Electron Microscopic Analysis Group, recieved the M&M Presidential Scholar Award at the Microscopy & Microanalysis 2014 meeting, the Microscopy Society of America.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Student Presentation Award at the 43rd Biomedical Polymers symposium, the Society of Polymer Science Japan.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Masanori Akimoto and Ms. Haruka Yoshitake, Master's students in Smart Biomaterials Group, received the Distinguished Master's Thesis Award in Faculty of Materials Scienc, Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Feifei Zhang, PhD student in 1D Nanomaterials Research Group, recieved Research Incentive Award for Chinese Exchange Student 2013 from Japan-China Science and Technology Exchange Association.
2013


University of Tsukuba
Ms. Jia Hui Ng, Master's student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Best Poster award in Malaysia-Japan Academic Scholar Conference 2013.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jun Kaminaga, Master's student in Functionalized Semiconductor Nanostructure Materials Group, recieved Poster Award in the 74th JSAP (Japan Society of Applied Physics) Autumn Meeting 2013.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Jia Hui Ng, Master's student in Biomaterials Group, recieved Distinguished Presentation Prize in the lnternational Workshop on Science and Patents (IWP) 2013.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Yuexian Lin and Mr. Daisuke Soeda, Master's students in 1D Nanomaterials Research Group, received the Best Poster Presentation Award in the 4th annual conference of the Nanofiber Society.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved Gold Poster Award in the 7th International Conference on the Science and Technology for Advance Ceramics (STAC-7).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Koichi Murata, former student in Nano-architecture Group, became the first recipient of the Meikei Award on his graduation day. The award is given to a graduate who made a social contribution through postgraduate research at University of Tsukuba.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, Master's student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Young Investigator Award in Medical Engineering Forum in Tsukuba 2013.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Jinshi Yuan, former student in 1D Nanomaterials Research Group, received the Research incentive award for Chinese exchange student 2012 from Japan-China Science and Technology Exchange Association.
2012


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Fanqiang Meng, PhD student in Structural Function Materials Group, recieved the Best Poster Presentation Award in the 5th International Symposium on Designing, Processing and Properties of Advanced Engineering Materials (ISAM 2012).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Chengjun Pan, PhD student in Macromolecules Group, recieved the Best Poster Presentation Award in International Workshop on Soft Interface Sciences for Young Scientists 2012.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Xinlong Wang, Master's student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Best Poster Presentation Award in Intenational Union of Materials Research Societies-International Conference on Electronic Materials 2012.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Young-Jin Kim, PhD student in Smart Biomaterials Group, recieved the "Journal of Materials Chemistry Poster Prize at the 2012 International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials" in 8th International Symposium on Stimuli-Responsive Materials.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Hongli Mao, PhD student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Poster Award in 2012 International Symposium of Materials on Regenerative Medicine.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Hideto Yamada, PhD student in Fine Particle Processing Group, recieved the Poster Award in the 6th International Conference on the Science and Technology for Advanced Ceramics (STAC-6).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Katsuya Nakano, Master's student in Advanced Steel Group, and Mr. Li Tiantian, PhD student in Structural Function Materials Group, recieved the Poster Award in the NIMS Conference 2012.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Chen Shangwu, Master's student in Biomaterials Group, recieved the Poster Award in the World Biomaterials Congress (WBC).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Katsuya Nakano, Master's student in in Advanced Steel Group, recieved the Poster Award in the 163 Annual Meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan.
2011


University of Tsukuba
Mr. Ni Haotian, Master's student in Structural Function Materials Group, received the Poster Award in the 148 Annual Meeting of the Japan Institute of Metals.
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Qian Cheng, PhD student in 1D Nano Materials Group, received the Poster Award in the 62nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Vallerie Ann Innis-Samson, PhD student in X-ray Physics Group, received the Jerome B. Cohen Student Award in the 60th Denver X-ray Conference. This Award had not been given to anyone since 2009.
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Techawanitchai Prapatsorn, PhD student in Smart Biomaterials Group, received the Poster Award (Category: Soft Matter) in the 10th International Conference on Materials Chemistry (MC10 2011).
University of Tsukuba
Mr. Hideto Yamada, PhD student in Fine Particle Processing Group, received the Best Poster Award (Category: Science and Technology of Anisotropic) in the 12th Conference of the European Ceramic Society (ECerS XII).
University of Tsukuba
Ms. Vallerie Innis Samson, PhD student in X ray Physics group, received the Incentive Award in 20th MRS-Japan Academic Symposium.