—Award for Outstanding Research Achievements, Award for Excellence in Research by Young Faculty, and Graduate SchoolResearch Encouragement Award—
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The purpose of this research recognition program is to honor individuals who have conducted outstanding research, thereby fostering a greater enthusiasm for research among accomplished researchers, early-career faculty members, and Graduate Schoolstudents, with the aim of revitalizing and further advancing research at this university. The program specifically recognizes individual researchers who show great promise for future achievements.
In fiscal year Heisei 21, two recipients were honored with the Award for Outstanding Research Achievements, two with the Award for Excellence in Research by Young Faculty, and two with the Research Encouragement Award for Undergraduate Students ( Graduate School).
Awards Ceremony
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 3, Heisei 22, 1:00 p.m. –
Location: President’s Office
Award Recipients
Award for Outstanding Research Achievements
Yoshimasa Kaneko
Yoshimasa Kaneko ( Faculty of EducationProfessor Kado)
In March Heisei 20, his paper “On Johannes Itten’s Human-Centered Approach to Art Education: Based on a Content Analysis of the ‘Itten Diary’ and Discussions with Eva Prout” received the “ Arts and Crafts Education” Award at the Society for Art Education conference. His achievements were highly regarded, including having previously received the Annual Paper Award from the Japan Society for Design Science in Heisei 16 for a series of related research studies.
Shigeru Watanabe
( Faculty, Associate Professor)
He received the Heisei 19 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Commendation (Science and Technology Category) for his achievements in “Research on Highly Reliable Nano-Phase-Separation Structure Template Thin Films.” His work was highly praised for its expected contribution to the future development of practical technologies.
Young Faculty Research Excellence Award
Kubo, Toru
Toru Kubo (Medical SchoolMedical School Hospital Physician (Assistant Professor, Hospital))
His long-standing research on the comprehensive etiology and pathophysiological assessment of cardiomyopathy and heart failure was recognized. He has made numerous contributions, particularly in the fields of epidemiology and genetic research. Furthermore, the fact that this research is based on basic and clinical data from patients residing in Kochi and is considered to make a significant contribution to the local community was also highly regarded.
Takayoshi Uekami
( Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Associate Professor Kado )
His project, “Development of a Voting Support Program through the Application of Election Pledge Analysis Techniques,” was recognized. To eliminate subjectivity in the analysis of election pledges, the team conducted research and development that included the extraction of key issues using objective procedures based on academic research findings, as well as automated computer coding technology. This work, along with other empirical basic research in the field of political science, received high praise from the academic community.
Graduate School Student Research Incentive Award
Chie Nishioka
Chie Nishioka ( Graduate School of Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences)
A series of studies aimed at developing molecularly targeted therapies for leukemia was recognized.
Publications on leukemia cells in numerous prestigious international journals were highly regarded.
Yukihiro Kawamura
Yukihiro Kawamura ( Graduate School of Integrated Arts and SciencesApplied Science Program )
He was recognized for his involvement in the development of refrigerators capable of achieving temperatures below 1 K and a method for measuring electrical resistance under ultra-high pressure, as well as for his numerous research achievements. In particular, his research on the phase transitions of YbFe₂Al₁₀-type CeRu₂Al₁₀ and its behavior under high pressure was highly acclaimed.
