PCCP Prize 2024 Winner Announcement
The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) and the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) jointly recognize the international "PCCP Prize," named after the RSC-published established academic journal PCCP (Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics).
Since its initiation in 2007, we have annually selected several award candidates and jointly awarded them with the RSC.
For this year also, a wide call for candidates was made, and recommendations for deserving candidates were sought from the 21 divisions of the Chemical Society of Japan.
Recently, the "PCCP Prize Selection Committee" convened and reviewed 26 nomination documents submitted by 11 CSJ divisions. The assessment criteria encompassed research topics, performance outcomes, and the effective presentation of accomplishments.
As a result, the following three individuals have been selected as awardees for the 2024 PCCP Prize, and this decision was approved at the CSJ Board of Directors' Meeting held on February 7th.
The winners of the 2024 PCCP Prize mentioned below are to be honored during the Awards Ceremony on March 19th (Tuesday), the second day of the 104th Spring Meeting, where they will receive their prestigious PCCP Prize certificates along with supplementary prizes.
List of PCCP Prize 2024 Awardees:
Dr. Miyabi Imai-Imada
Special Postdoctoral Researcher, Surface and Interface Science Laboratory, Cluster for Pioneering Research, RIKEN
PRESTO Researcher, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)
【Single-molecule study of photon-to-electron energy conversion by Photon-Scanning Tunneling Microscopy】
In this study, we achieved the first atomic-scale visualization of photocurrent channels in a single molecule, ... (Read more)
◆ Recommended by the Physical Chemistry Division
Dr. Koki Sano
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry and Materials Science, Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University
【Self-assembly and dynamic function of colloidal nanosheets】
Colloidal nanosheets refer to two-dimensional nanomaterials dispersed in a solvent. These nanosheets exhibit unique self-assembly properties and dynamic functions... (Read more)
◆ Recommended by the Colloid and Interface Chemistry Division
Dr. Yusuke Yoneda
Assistant Professor, Department of Hierarchical Molecular System Analysis, Concert Molecular System Research Center,
Institute for Molecular Science
【Complex electron-nuclear dynamics of excited states in condensed phases revealed by ultrafast nonlinear spectroscopy】
Condensed phases serve as environments where numerous photochemical reactions take place. Intra- and inter-molecular relaxations, along with their intricate electron-nuclear dynamics, play crucial roles in... (Read more)
◆ Recommended by the Photochemistry Division
The awardees will receive a certificate (PCCP Prize Certificate for Outstanding Achievement of Young Scientists in Physical Chemistry and Chemical Physics), a monetary prize, and commemorative items as additional rewards from the RSC.
Congratulations to the recipients on this significant achievement!
