Past recipients of the Nagakura Research Incentive Award
Past winners of the Nagakura Research Incentive Award
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The 23th award ceremony
Date: September 28, 2018
Place: President Room, Hayama Campus 3F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 3 selected from among 10 nominees from 8 departments:Comparative Studies, Japanese Studies, Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Genetics, Basic iology, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Kotomi TANIGUCHI | Department of Astronomical Science(5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Hanna NISHIDA | Department of Basic Biology(5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Shiho KARIYAZONO | Department of Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems(5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 22th award ceremony
Date: September 27, 2017
Place: President Room, Hayama Campus 3F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2(3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 12 nominees from 10 departments:Regional Studies, Japanese Studies, Japanese Literature,Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Statistical Science, Informatics, Basic iology, and Physiological Sciences).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Daichi KITAMURA | Department of Informatics(5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Takashi MATSUDA | Department of Basic Biology (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 21th award ceremony
Date: March 28, 2016
Place: President Room, Hayama Campus 3F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2(2 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 12 nominees from 10 departments:Japanese Studies, Japanese Literature,Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science, Fusion Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Informatics, Genetics, Basic Biology, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| HUANG YU | Department of Japanese Literature(3rd year of the doctoral program) |
| Kohei TAKEDA | Department of Physiological Sciences (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 20th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2015
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2(3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 12 nominees from 6 departments:Regional Studies, Comparative Studies, Japanese Studies, Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Accelerator Science, Materials Structure Science, Polar Science, Informatics, Basic Biology, Physiological Sciences, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Akimasa Kataoka | Department of Astronomical Science(5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Sawako Tabuchi | Department of Physiological Sciences (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 19th award ceremony
Date: March 20, 2014
Place: Meeting Room, Hayama Campus 3F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2(3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 11 nominees from 6 departments: Function Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics , Informatics, Physiological Sciences, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Kenji Mochizuki | Department of Function Molecular Science(5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Toshika Ohkawa | Department of Physiological Sciences (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 18th award ceremony
Date: March 22, 2013
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2(4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 12 nominees from 9 departments: Regional Studies, Japanese History, Functional Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Accelerator Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics , Informatics, Genetics, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Masazumi Honda | Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics (5th year of the doctoral program) |
| Keiichi Morikuni | Department of Informatics (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 17th award ceremony
Date: March 23, 2012
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 1 (3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 17 nominees from 11 departments: Regional Studies, Comparative Studies, Japanese Studies, Japanese History, Astronomical Science, Space and Astronautical Science, Materials Structure Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Informatics, Genetics, and Evolutionary Studies of Biosystems).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Chikage Oba-Smidt | Department of Regional Studies (3rd year of the doctoral program) |
The 16th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2011
Place: Conference room, Hayama campus 3F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 1 (4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 12 nominees from 9 departments: Comparative Studies, Japanese Studies, Japanese History, Fusion Science, Accelerator Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Genetics, Basic Biology and Physiological Sciences).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| Sen Zhang | Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 15th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2010
Place: Lecture room, Hayama campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 16 nominees from 13 departments: Comparative Studies, Japanese Studies, Japanese History, Japanese Literature, Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Accelerator Science, Materials Structure Science, Polar Science, Informatics, Genetics and Physiological Sciences).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| CHEN Long | Department of Structural Molecular Science (5th year of the doctoral program) |
| SIMIN Rahighi | Department of Materials Structure Science (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 14th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2009
Place: Lecture room, Hayama campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected from among 7 nominees from 7 departments: Functional Molecular Science, Fusion Science, Accelerator Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Polar Science, Genetics and Physiological Sciences).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| SUMITOMO Yosuke | Department of Particle and Nuclear Physics (3rd year of the doctoral program) |
| WATANABE Toshiaki | Department of Genetics (5th year of the doctoral program) |
The 13th award ceremony
Date: March 23, 2008
Place: Lecture room, Hayama campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (plus 4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected among 15 nominates from 11 departments: Regional Studies, Fusion Science, Astronomical Science, Accelerator Science, Materials Structure Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Statistical Science, Polar Science, Informatics, Basic Biology and Photoscience.
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) |
|---|---|
| MAYAMA Satoshi | Department of Astronomical Sciencey (5th year of the doctoral program) |
| SHIMIZU Hidetada | Department of Basic Biolog (a graduate in September, 2007) |
The 12th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2007
Place: Lecture room, Hayama campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (plus 3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) selected among 14 nominates from 11 departments: Regional Studies, Comparative Studies, Japanese History, Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science, Fusion Science, Materials Structure Science, Informatics, Basic Biology, Physiological Sciences and Photoscience.
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
|
MINAMIDE Kazuyo |
Department of Comparative Studies (5th year of the doctoral program) | "Circumcision in Transition" |
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KAKIUCHI Tohru |
Department of Structural Molecular Science (5th year of the doctoral program) | No English Title |
The 11th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2006
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 1 (plus 3 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) (selected from among 12 nominees from 9 departments: Regional Studies, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Accelerator Science, Materials Structure Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Statistical Science, Informatics, and Physiological Sciences)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| SUGASE Akiko | Department of Regional Studies(5th year of the doctoral program) | A Composite Identity of Israeli Arab Christians: A Case Study of the Melkite Catholic Christians in Galilee |
The 10th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2005
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 1 (plus 6 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) (selected from among 6 nominees from 6 departments: Regional Studies, Functional Molecular Science, Accelerator Science, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Polar Science, and Molecular Biomechanics)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| MIYAGAWA Shinichi | Department of Molecular Biomechanics(5th year of the doctoral program) | Estrogen-independent cell proliferation in the female mouse reproductive tract (Tentative translation from the Japanese title) |
The 9th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2004
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (plus 4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award) (selected from among 5 nominees from 5 departments: Japanese History, Molecular Biomechanics, Astronomical Science, Genetics, and Photoscience)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| KOBAYASHI Kenichi | Department of Japanese History(3rd year of the doctoral program) | A Study of the Kanto Region in the Middle Jomon Period Based on the Carbon-14 Dating Technique |
| TAMAKI Kiyoshi | Department of Photoscience(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Security analysis of the Bennett 1992 quantum key-distribution protocol over a realistic channel |
The 8th award ceremony
Date: March 24, 2003
Place: Lecture Room, Hayama Campus 2F, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (plus 4 winners of the SOKENDAI Research Award*) (selected from among 10 nominees from 9 departments: Regional Studies, Cyber Society and Culture, Particle and Nuclear Physics, Structural Molecular Science, Physiological Sciences, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Biosystems Science, and Photoscience)
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- The SOKENDAI Research Award is given to those who passed the second phase of selection (including winners of the Nagakura Research Incentive Award).
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| ODA Masako | Department of Biosystems Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Molecular Coevolution of Urate Oxidase and Xanthine Oxidoreductase Genes and Its Biological Implications |
| YAMAMOTO Takashi | Department of Photosicence(4th year of the doctoral program) | Entanglement Operation using Linear Optics(Tentative translation from the Japanese title) |
The 7th award ceremony
Date: January 30, 2002
Place: Medium Meeting Room 1, National Center of Sciences Bldg. 2F
Number of winners: 2 (selected from among 9 nominees from 8 departments: Materials Structure Science, Functional Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Genetics, Molecular Biomechanics, Physiological Sciences, and Biosystems Science)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| NAKASHIMA Junichi | Department of Astronomical Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Observational Study of 0-rich Evolved Stars in the Galaxy |
| ASHIKAWA Naoko | Department of Fusion Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Development of Infrared Imaging Bolometer and Measurement of 3-D plasma radiation structure during asymmetric radiative collapse in LHD |
The 6th award ceremony
Date: December 5, 2000
Place: Seminar Room, Hayama Campus, SOKENDAI
Number of winners: 2 (selected from among 6 nominees from 5 departments: Astronomical Science, Physiological Sciences, Molecular Biomechanics, Accelerator Science, and Materials Structure Science)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| KIRISAKO Takayoshi | Department of Molecular Biomechanics(3rd year of the doctoral program) | New Insight in the Membrane Dynamics of Autophagy from Studies on Apg8p |
| NAKAMURA Shin | Department of Accelerator Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Gauge Theory as Noncritical Strings |
The 5th award ceremony
Date: December 14, 1999
Place: "Kasumi-no-ma", Tokai University Alumni Hall
Number of winners: 3 (selected from among 10 nominees from 6 departments: Statistical Science, Accelerator Science, Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, and Molecular Biomechanics)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| OKUMURA Kenichi | Department of Accelerator Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Lepton flavor violation in supersymmetric grand unified theories |
| ARIKAWA Yuji | Department of Astronomical Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Submillimeter-wave Observations of the Shocked Molecular Gas Associated with Supernova Remnants |
| MIZUGUCHI Naoki | Department of Fusion Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Simulation Study on of Relaxation Phenomena in Spherical Tokamak |
The 4th award ceremony
Date: December 14, 1998
Place: "Miho-no-ma", Tokai University Alumni Hall
Number of winners: 2 (selected from among 17 nominees from 9 departments: Accelerator Science, Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Polar Science, Genetics, Molecular Biomechanics, and Physiological Sciences)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| GOTO Susum | Department of Fusion Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Direct-Interaction Approximation - Principles and Applications |
| TOMOYASU Yoshinori | Department of Molecular Biomechanics(1st year of the doctoral program) | Pattern Formation of Drosophila Developing Notum |
The 3rd award ceremony
Date: December 19, 1997
Place: "Kasumi-no-ma", Tokai University Alumni Hall
Number of winners: 2 (selected from among 7 nominees from 7 departments: Regional Studies, Structural Molecular Science, Functional Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Molecular Biomechanics, and Physiological Sciences)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| TOMITA Takeshi | Department of Functional Molecular Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Resonance Raman Studies of Soluble Guanylate Cyclase and Its Model Compounds |
| MOMOSE Munetake | Department of Astronomical Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | An Observational Study of the Structure and Evolution of Protostar Envelopes |
The 2nd award ceremony
Date: December 19, 1996
Place: "Emerald Room", Tokyo Kaikan
Number of winners: 2 (selected from among 9 nominees from 9 departments: Japanese Studies, Statistical Science, Structural Molecular Science, Astronomical Science, Fusion Science, Polar Science, Genetics, Molecular Biomechanics, and Physiological Sciences)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| MATAKATSU Miho | Department of Genetics(2nd year of the doctoral program) | Control of tracheal morphogenesis by the transcription factor Escargot and the cell adhesion molecule DE-cadherin in Drosophila |
| YUASA Junichi | Department of Molecular Biomechanics(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Chick retina - molecular mechanism of region-specific formation of neural connection in retinotectal projection(Tentative translation from the Japanese title) |
The 1st award ceremony
Date: December 11, 1995
Place: "Tokai-no-ma", Tokai University Alumni Hall
Number of winners: 3 (selected from among 13 nominees from 13 departments)
| Name | Affiliation (as of application) | Research Theme |
|---|---|---|
| YOKOTA Noriko | Department of Japanese Studies(2nd year of the doctoral program) | The structure of disease in modern Japanese society - Formation of the social treatment of leprosy and its Japanese characteristics from a comparative historical perspective (Tentative translation from the Japanese title) |
| TOLSTIKHINA Inga | Department of Fusion Science(3rd year of the doctoral program) | Theoretical Studies of X-Ray Satellite Spectrum Formed in Highly Charged Ion Solid Interactions |
| KINOSHITA Tetsu | Department of Molecular Biomechanics(3rd year of the doctoral program) | The dynamism of vacuole function in the expression of vacuole-processing enzymes (Tentative translation from the Japanese title) |