Commendation for Science and Technology Winners
The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
RIKEN
April 13, 2011
The recipients for "The Commendation for Science and Technology" to honor those who have made noteworthy contributions either to the research and development of science and technology, or to advancing the understanding of science, were announced on April 11, 2011.
11 researchers from RIKEN (Prizes for Science and Technology: 5 recipients; The Young Scientists' Prize: 6 recipients) received the award.
Winners from RIKEN
-Prizes for Science and Technology
Research Category
Awarded for: Highly original research or development which has great potential to develop the science and technology of Japan (47 awards this fiscal year).
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Dr. Hidetoshi Katori
Professor, School of Engineering, University of Tokyo
Chief Scientist, Quantum Metrology Laboratory, RIKEN Advanced Institute |
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Dr. Susumu Kitagawa
Deputy Director, Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences, Kyoto University
Team Leader, Spatial Order Research Team, Quantum Order Research Group, RIKEN SPring-8 Center |
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Dr. Shigeru Kuratani
Group Director, Laboratory for Evolutionary Morphology, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
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Dr. Makio Tokunaga
Professor, Department of Bioscience, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Unit Leader, Research Unit for Molecular Systems Immunology, RIKEN Research Center for Allergy and Immunology |
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Dr. Fumio Hanaoka
Professor, Graduate School of Science, Gakushuin University
Honorary Scientist, RIKEN (Former Chief Scientist, Cellular Physiology Laboratory) |
-The Young Scientists' Prize
Awarded to: Young researchers under forty who have done groundbreaking or original research, or who have shown outstanding research ability. (82 awards this fiscal year).
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Dr. Takashi Ijiri
Postdoctoral Researcher, Bio-research Infrastructure Construction Team, Advanced Technology Support Division, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute |
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Dr. Sotaro Uemura
Unit Leader, Genome Technology Practical Implementation Unit, RIKEN Omics Science Center
Press release from RIKEN Omics Science Center (in Japanese only) |
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Dr. Tetsuya Ohnishi
Nishina Center Research Scientist, BigRIPS Team, Research Instruments Group, RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science |
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Dr. Yasuhide Ohinata
Sakigake Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Visiting Scientist, Laboratory for Pluripotent Stem Cell Studies, RIKEN Center for Developmental Biology |
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Dr. Yoshihiro Ogi
ASI Research Scientist, Molecular Reaction Dynamics Research Team, Extreme Photonics Research Group, Extreme Photonics Department, RIKEN Advanced Science Institute |
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Dr. Chikara Furusawa
Associate Professor, Department of Bioinformatic Engineering, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Osaka University
Team Leader, Laboratory for Multiscale BioSystems Dyanamics, RIKEN Quantitative Biology Center |
Press release from MEXT (in Japanese only)