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14 OU researchers receive awards in the 2024 Commendations for Science and Technology
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) announced the recipients of the 2024 Commendations for Science and Technology.
In order to motivate individuals working in the fields of science and technology and contribute to the improvement of science and technology in Japan, MEXT awards the following prizes:
- Awards for Science and Technology (in Development, Research, Science and Technology Promotion, Technology, and Public Understanding Promotion categories)
- Young Scientists' Award
- Award for Creativity
- Outstanding Support for Research Award
This year, from Osaka University, 14 faculty members received awards.
2024 Award Winners and their Accomplishments
Awards for Science and Technology (Development)
"The development of simulator for training coronary angiography in cardiac catheterization"
- OKAYAMA Keita (Specially Appointed Instructor (full-time), Global Center for Medical Engineering and Informatics)
- SAKATA Yasushi (Professor, Graduate School of Medicine)
Awards for Science and Technology (Research)
"The development and application of methane oxidation using chlorine dioxide"
- OHKUBO Kei (Professor, Institute for Advanced Co-Creation Studies)
- ASAHARA Haruyasu (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
- INOUE Tsuyoshi (Professor, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences)
“Research on communication systems with high bandwidth efficiency and high energy efficiency"
- OCHIAI Hideki (Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)
"Research on designing protein molecules from scratch"
- KOGA Nobuyasu (Professor, Institute for Protein Research)
"Research on active learning and real-time data analysis in the data stream"
- SAKURAI Yasushi (Professor, SANKEN)
- MATSUBARA Yasuko (Associate Professor, SANKEN)
"Research on Information and communication technology adaptable to environmental changes based on self-organizing mechanisms in brain systems"
- MURATA Masayuki (Professor, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology)
Young Scientists’ Award
"Research on the development of polymers with two-dimensional conformational freedom"
- ISHIWARI Fumitaka (Lecturer, Graduate School of Engineering)
"Research on conversion of carbon dioxide back into fuels via electrochemical reduction"
- KAMIYA Kazuhide (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Science)
"Research on the development of the first-ever precise synthesis of quasi-sub-nanomaterials
- KAMBE Tetsuya (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)
"Research on materials that promote bone matrix orientation based on the elucidation of the anisotropic microstructure of bone tissue controlled by osteocyte function”
- MATSUGAKI Aira (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering)
*Job titles and affiliated institutions reflect current positions are as of the date of conferment
2024 Commendations for Science and Technology (MEXT) (link in Japanese)