September 27, 2024
The 13th SOKENDAI Award
SOKENDAI Award is founded in Academic Year 2018 to commend the students who have accomplished their outstanding research and have been conferred their degrees with the excellent doctoral thesis.
The 13th SOKENDAI Award was held in Hayama campus on September 27, 2024.
| Name | Department | Doctoral thesis |
|---|---|---|
| YAMATO Asuka | School of Cultural and Social Studies, Department of Japanese History | Study of techniques and materials used in ukiyo-e prints |
| DOI Kiyoaki | School of Physical Sciences, Department of Astronomical Science | Constraining Physical Properties of Protoplanetary Disks from Spatial Distributions of Dust Millimeter Continuum Observations |
| SAKURAI Jun | School of Life Science, Department of Basic Biology | The changes in the intrauterine environment associated with implantation |
Comments from Winners of the 13th SOKENDAI Award
YAMATO Asuka
School of Cultural and Social Studies, Department of Japanese History
Doctorial thesis
Study of techniques and materials used in ukiyo-e prints
Comment
The Japanese History Research course I completed is a graduate school with only a doctoral course based at the National Museum of Japanese History. Having already established a fairly concrete research vision during my master's course, I chose the National Museum of Japanese History as the ideal research environment, as it is where the researchers I wanted to receive guidance from were affiliated and there is a wealth of research materials available.
It took me four and a half years to complete the course, but I am very grateful to the professors for their patient guidance during that time. I am also very grateful for the flexible approach taken with my classes and seminars as a working student, and for the fact that I was able to concentrate on my research while keeping my financial burden down through the long-term course system.
I have only just taken my first steps in specialized research, but I hope to develop my research further in the future and repay everyone for their support.
YAMATO Asuka
DOI Kiyoaki
School of Physical Sciences, Department of Astronomical Science
Doctorial thesis
Constraining Physical Properties of Protoplanetary Disks from Spatial Distributions of Dust Millimeter Continuum Observations
Comment
I completed my Ph.D. in the Department of Astronomical Science (currently, the Astronomical Science Program).
In this department, we conduct our studies at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ).
NAOJ is a world-leading institute in astronomy and home to many top-level researchers.
Thanks to the high ratio of researchers to students, students receive close and attentive supervision
from leading experts in the field. At NAOJ, even as students,
we are treated as individual researchers and are encouraged to pursue our research proactively.
The environment at NAOJ offers opportunities for active discussion, inspires new research, and fosters your growth as a researcher. How about starting your research life at SOKENDAI?
DOI Kiyoaki
SAKURAI Jun
School of Life Science, Department of Basic Biology
Doctorial thesis
The changes in the intrauterine environment associated with implantation
Comment
The National Institute for Basic Biology, which I joined, is based in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture. NIBB conducts research using advanced technology on a wide variety of living organisms. The small number of students is a feature of SOKENDAI, so you can easily approach the variety of professional researchers. In addition to NIBB, NIPS (National Institute for Physiological Sciences) and IMS (Institute for Molecular Science) are also located on the same campus, allowing you to interact with faculty and students from different fields. In such an environment, you can form a multifaceted viewpoint for elucidating biological phenomena and steadily cultivate your research skills under the guidance of Japan’s top researchers.
SAKURAI Jun