Ten winners of the title "Osaka University Distinguished Professor" announced

In order to promote academic initiatives aimed at making Osaka University an internationally competitive center of education and research, the university has created an official title " Osaka University Distinguished Professor " in order to recognize individuals who play leading roles coupled with outstanding achievement.
The selection committee, which included outside members, examined the achievements of individuals recommended by educational research and education organizations and by OU vice presidents. The committee moved to grant the title of "Osaka University Distinguished Professor" to the ten recipients noted below.

In addition to the title of Osaka University Distinguished Professor, a Distinguished Professor Allowance is granted to each recipient in order to support their activities. The title and allowance are valid for a maximum of 3 years.

President Hirano announced those who received the title.

Osaka University Distinguished Professors, July 1, 2013

	AKIRA Shizuo, Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in natural immunity
	ISHIGURO Hiroshi , Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in robotics and robot-human interaction
	OHTAKE Fumio, Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Research Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in labor economics and public economics
	KAWATA Satoshi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in nanophotonics
	KITAOKA Yoshio, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in condensed matter physics
	SAKAGUCHI Shimon, Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in regulation of immune response by regulatory T cells
	NAMBA Keiichi, Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in structural and functional analyses of biological macromolecular nanomachines
	NISHIO Shojiro, Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology Term: July 1, 2013 ~ June 30, 2016 Achievement: Outstanding research in information science
	HARADA Akira, Professor, Graduate School of Science Term: July 1, 2013 ~ March 31, 2015 Achievement: Outstanding research in polymer chemistry
	FUKUZUMI Shun-ichi, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Term: July 1, 2013 ~ March 31, 2015 Achievement: Outstanding research in functional materials chemistry

Osaka University Distinguished Professor eligibility requirements:

1. Individuals who have achieved outstanding recognition such as receiving one of these  prizes: Order of Culture, Person of Cultural Merit, Japan Academy Prize, Japan Prize, Medal with Purple Ribbon, Kyoto Prize, and/or international prizes equivalent to the above.
2. Individuals who achieved some other type of outstanding achievement equivalent to the above.

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