Research Recognition Program

We hold the Academia Seminar at Kochi University annually as a series of research lectures by recipients of the Research Recognition Program.*
*Available on-demand since fiscal year 2018
*Recipients’ affiliations are as of the time of the award

2025 Award Recipients ( Click here for details)

Award for Outstanding Research Achievements

Faculty of Science and Technology, Professor Masao Iwai

"Geoparks and Scientific Literacy: Surviving an Unpredictable Era with Earth Science Knowledge"  

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Graduate School Student Research Incentive Award

Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Science and Technology Program Master's Course, 2nd Year: Kotoyo Yamashita                  

"Investigation of the Gel-Forming Ability and Mechanism of Color Change in Supramolecular Hydrogels Containing Sugar Residues That Exhibit Color Changes"  

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Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Agriculture and Marine Science ProgramMaster's Course, 2nd Year: Ryusei Yoshimoto

"Where Do Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria in Aquatic Environments Come From? A Comparative Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns and Phylogenetic Distribution in Sewage Treatment Plants, Livestock, Migratory Birds, Rice Paddies, Rivers, Marine Areas, and Reservoirs"

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Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Applied Science ProgramDoctoral Course, 1st Year: Haruki Tsuboi

"Development of a Portable Mercury Analyzer Based on a Fully Enclosed Cell Method for Rapid and Simple Mercury Measurement"

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Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Applied Science Program, Doctoral Course, 2nd Year: Hiroki Myojin

"A Study on the Quantitative Assessment of Stress Using Salivary Ions"  

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Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Medicine Program, Doctoral Course, 2nd Year: Shigemi Morishita

"The Association Between Physicians' Big Five Personality Traits and Shared Decision-Making (SDM) in Patients with SLE"

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Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Medicine Program, Doctoral Course, 4th Year Ryo Kawai

"Characteristics of Patients with Idiopathic Normal-Pressure Hydrocephalus for Whom Neurosurgeons Hesitate to Perform Shunt Surgery: A Nationwide Hospital Survey in Japan"

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Click here for a list of past winners