2023 Award Winners
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for 2023
- Kunio Awaga (Nagoya University)
Exploration of the Novel Physical Properties of Molecular Materials through Solid-State Electrochemical Processes - Osamu Ishitani (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Hiroshima University)
Development of Photocatalytic Systems Based on Photochemistry of Metal Complexes - Akihiko Kudo (Tokyo University of Science)
Development of Semiconductor Photocatalysts for Water Splitting and CO2 Reduction of Artificial Photosynthesis - Koichi Fukase (Osaka University)
Elucidation of Mechanisms and Control in Innate Immunity Utilizing Synthetic Glycoconjugates - Shigeru Yamago (Kyoto University)
Precision Synthesis and Elucidation of Properties and Functions of Medium- and Macromolecules with Unique Topology - Kazunari Yoshizawa (Kyushu University)
Quantum Chemical Understanding of Complex Chemical Reaction Systems
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work for 2023
- Yasuhide Inokuma (Hokkaido University)
Development of Functional Organic Molecules Based on Discrete Polyketones - Takane Imaoka (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Elucidation of Dynamic Structures through Direct Observation of Atomic Clusters Using Electron Microscopy - Tomoki Ogoshi (Kyoto University)
Expanding Frontiers of Functional Space Materials Based on Pillar-Shaped Macrocycles Pillar[n]arenes - Minoru Osada (Nagoya University)
Tailored Synthesis and Electronic Applications of Inorganic Two-Dimensional Materials - Ken-ichi Shimizu (Hokkaido University)
Development of Heterogeneous Catalysts Using Mechanistic Study and Machine Learning - Aiichiro Nagaki (Hokkaido University)
Flash Synthetic Chemistry Led by Flow Microreactor Research - Takakazu Nakabayashi (Tohoku University)
In-Situ Analysis of Biomolecular and Intracellular Phenomena Using Molecular Spectroscopic Techniques - Eriko Nango (Tohoku University)
Dynamic Analysis of Reaction Mechanisms in Proteins - Yusuke Yamauchi (Nagoya University)
Creation of Conductive Nanoporous Materials - Makoto Yamashita (Nagoya University)
Research on Group-13 Element Molecules Possessing a Vacant Orbital and an Electron
Pair on the Same Atom
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists for 2023
- Kenji Okada (Osaka Metropolitan University)
Fabrication of Functional Materials Based on Precise Interface Design between Inorganic Materials and Organic Molecules - Tokuhisa Kawawaki (Tokyo University of Science)
Precise Synthesis of Ligand-Protected Metal Nanoparticles and Nanoclusters for Photoelectrochemical Applications - Takashi Kitao (The University of Tokyo)
Synthesis of Novel π-Conjugated Materials Enabled by Coordination Nanospaces - Shogo Kuriyama (The University of Tokyo)
Development of Novel Catalytic Nitrogen Fixation Systems by Using Transition Metal Complexes - Naoki Shida (Yokohama National University)
Development of Electrosynthetic Systems Based on Rational Design of Electrolytes and Electrocatalysts - Kazunori Nagao (Kyoto University)
Catalytic Generation of Organic Electron Donors and the Application to New Synthetic Reactions - Yuki Nagashima (Tokyo Institute of Technology)
Development of Photoexcited Species Utilizing the Characteristics of Elements and Their Application to Organic Photoreactions - Takayuki Nakamuro (The University of Tokyo)
High-Speed Imaging and Quantitative Analysis of Non-Equilibrium Stochastic Processes Using Atomic-Resolution Electron Microscopy - Tsuyoshi Nishikawa (Kyoto University)
Chain-Growth Polymerization of Vinylboronic Acid Derivatives and Development of
Polymer Function - Tomohiro Yasukawa (ESPCI Paris)
Development of Highly-Functionalized Heterogeneous Metal Catalysts for Green Organic Synthesis
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Outstanding Young Women Chemists for 2023
- Ai Niitsu (RIKEN)
Rational Design of Membrane Peptides: Structures, Functions, and Dynamics towards Their Applications as Biomaterials - Kei Murata (The University of Tokyo)
Development of Visible/Near-Infrared Light Driven Photoreactions Using Organometallic Complexes
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Technical Development for 2023
- Yuudai Yamada/Koutaku Yuasa/Sara Sumioka/Shingo Takada/Masato Nomura (Kao Corp)
Development of Manufacturing Technology for Sustainable Surfactant "Internal Olefin Sulfonate" - Kazuyuki Matsumura/Keigo Kato/Yoshiko Tatsuta/Daisuke Kanamori/Yuki Katsurada
(Toray Industries, Inc.)
Development and Commercialization of Negative-Type Photodefinable Polyimide Film for Electronic Components - Hironobu Akizumi/Hiroshi Morisaki/Takuma Matsuo (Tokuyama Dental Corp.)
Development of Dental Restorative Materials with Structural Color - Masahiko Okamoto/Takayuki Uekusa (Mitsui Chemicals, Inc.)
Development of Unique α-Olefin Copolymer with High Stress Absorption Performance
and Their Applications
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Young Chemists in Technical Development for 2023
- Kazuki Isogai / Shota Kawai (Toray Industries, Inc.)
Development of Printed Semiconductor Devices Using Semi-Conductive Carbon
Nanotubes
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Chemical Education for 2023
- Kenji Ogino (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Contribution to Education and Promotion Activities in Chemistry through Activities of "Kagaku daisuki club" - Kazuo Miyamura (Tokyo University of Science)
Outstanding Education Activity in Analytical and Inorganic Chemistry
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Merits for Chemical Education for 2023
- Hironori Ohashi (Fukushima University)
Contribution of Chemistry Education Based on Disaster Recovery through Collaboration among Junior High, High School and University Institutions - Toshio Kamijo (National Institute of Technology, Tsuruoka College)
Customized Science Education for Elementary and Junior High School Students - Tomomi Samejima (Tokyo Gakugei University International Secondary School)
Contribution to the Promotion of Chemistry Education Activities and the Establishment of Inquiry-Based Unit Design - Kiyotaka Shigehara (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
Improvement of Chemistry Education through Textbook Authorization
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Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Technical Achievements for 2023
Winners of The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Distinguished Service for 2023
- Nobuhiro Kihara (Kanagawa University)
Contribution to the Chemical Societies through the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO): Mentoring Activities and IChO2021 Japan - Akira Nagasawa (Saitama University)
Contribution to the Chemical Societies through the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO): Mentoring Activities and IChO2021 Japan - Katsuya Maeyama (Yamagata University)
Contribution to the Chemical Societies through the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO): Mentoring Activities and IChO2021 Japan - Tsuyoshi Yamaguchi (Nagoya University)
Contribution to the Chemical Societies through the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO): Mentoring Activities and IChO2021 Japan
Winners of Nagakura Saburo Award for 2023
- Eriko Nango (Tohoku University)
Dynamic Analysis of Reaction Mechanisms in Proteins
