List of Major Awards/Prize Winners
Many researchers have been recognized for their research conducted at SPring-8. Here is a list of major awards received.
| The Asahi Prize | ||
| 2009 | Clarification of the Mechanical Operation of the Calcium Pump | |
| Chikashi Toyoshima (Professor, The University of Tokyo) | ||
The Nishina Memorial Prize |
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| 2003 | Discovery of a New Particle by using LASER Compton Gamma Rays | |
| Takashi Nakano (Professor, Osaka University) | ||
The IBM Japan Science Prize |
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| 2007 | Invention of Diffracted X-ray Tracking and its Application to Interdisciplinary Fields | |
| Yuji Sasaki (Senior Scientist, JASRI) | ||
| Discovery of Post-Perovskite Phase and Research on the Earth's Core-Mantle Boundary | ||
| Kei Hirose (Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology) | ||
The Shimadzu Prize |
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| 2006 | Development and Application of High Precision and Resolution Spectroscopy using Synchrotron Radiation | |
| Shigemasa Suga (Professor, Osaka University) | ||
Director-General of the National Police Agency Award |
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| 2009 | Application of X-ray fluorescence analysis using High-Energy Synchrotron Radiation to Forensic Science | |
| Yoshinori Nishiwaki (Crime Laboratory, Hyogo Prefectural Police Headquarters) | ||
Eugen und Ilse Seibold-Preis (The Eugen and Ilse Seibold Prize) |
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| 2003 | Japan-Germany Collaborative Research on the Nanotechnologies of Semiconductors, Magnetic Materials, Superconductors, and Nanomagnetic Materials, and Achievements in Photoelectron Spectroscopy Research using SPring-8 | |
| Shigemasa Suga (Professor, Osaka University) | ||
The Humboldt Research Award |
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| 2007 | Research on Earth's Interior Science and Structural Materials, and Synthesis of Ultrahard Nano-Polycrystalline Diamond (HIME-DIA) | |
| Tetsuo Irifune (Professor, Ehime University) | ||
| 2008 | Research on Synthesis and Functionalization of Microporous Coordination Polymers | |
| Susumu Kitagawa (Professor, Kyoto University) | ||
The Helmholtz Humboldt Research Award |
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| 2008 | Solid State Physics Research using Bulk-Sensitive Photoelectron Spectroscopy | |
| Shigemasa Suga (Professor, Osaka University) | ||
The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category) |
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| 2005 | Research on High Resolution Photoelectron Spectrometer using Wide Energy Range Electrons | |
| Shigemasa Suga (Professor, Osaka University), Shin Imada (Associate Professor, Osaka University), Akira Sekiyama (Assistant Professor, Osaka University) | ||
| Research on Short-Period In-Vacuum Undulators | ||
| Hideo Kitamura (Chief Scientist, RIKEN) | ||
| 2006 | Research on the X-ray Crystal Structure Analysis of Cytochrome Oxidase | |
| Shinya Yoshikawa (Professor, The University of Hyogo), Kazumasa Muramoto (Associate Professor, The University of Hyogo), Kyoko Ito (Assistant Professor, The University of Hyogo) | ||
| 2008 | Research on the Visualization of Electron and Nuclear Density Distributions based on Information Theory | |
| Makoto Sakata (Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University) | ||
| Development of High Brilliance Infrared Synchrotron Radiation and its Application to Materials Science | ||
| Takao Nanba (Professor, Kobe University), Shin-ichi Kimura (Associate Professor, Institute for Molecular Science) | ||
| Research on Atomic Stereo-Photography using Circularly-Polarized Synchrotron Radiation | ||
| Hiroshi Daimon (Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology), Fumihiko Matsui (Assistant Professor, Nara Institute of Science and Technology), Tomohiro Matsushita (Senior Scientist, JASRI), Fang Zhun Guo (JASRI) | ||
| 2009 | Research on Materials Structure using Neutron and Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Scattering | |
| Yasuhiko Fujii (Director, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) | ||
| Research on High Strength Steal Pipe Welding Metallurgy using Heterogeneous Nucleation | ||
| Yu-ichi Komizo (Professor, Osaka University) | ||
Prizes for Science and Technology (Development Category) |
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| 2006 | Development of Ultrasensitive Analysis Techniques in Forensic Science | |
| Shin-ichi Suzuki (Chief, National Research Institute of Police Science), Yasuhiro Suzuki (Director, Forensic Science Laboratory, Shiga Prefectural Police), Masaaki Kasamatsu (National Research Institute of Police Science) | ||
| 2007 | Development of Large-Scale Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Optical System | |
| Tetsuya Ishikawa (Director, RIKEN SPring-8 Center) | ||
| 2007 | Development of Inspection/Maintenance/Repair Technologies of Nuclear Reactor using Lasers | |
| Yuji Sano (Toshiba), Naruhiko Mukai (Toshiba), Makoto Ochiai (Toshiba), Yoshinobu Makino (Toshiba), Masaki Yoda (Toshiba) | ||
The Young Scientists' Prize |
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| 2009 | Research on Operation Mechanisms of Secondary Transporter Proteins on Biological Membranes | |
| Atsuko Yamashita (RIKEN) | ||
The Nishikawa Prize, The Crystallographic Society of Japan |
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| 2005 | Promotion of Diffraction Physics and Synchrotron Radiation Science | |
| Seishi Kikuta (Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo) | ||
SPring-8's Users have been awarded the following awards/prizes.
The Physical Society of Japan Award for Academic Papers on Physics, The Chemical Society of Japan Award, The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, The Japan Institute of Metals Prize, The Japanese Society for Synchrotron Radiation Research Prize, The Japanese Society of High Pressure Science and Technology Prize, The Crystallographic Society of Japan Prize, The Particle Accelerator Society of Japan Encouragement Prize, The Japanese Society for Plant Systematics Prize, The Ceramic Society of Japan Award for Contributions to Promotion of Society Activities, The International Association for the Advancement of High Pressure Science and Technology Jamieson Award, The Hyogo SPring-8 Award, etc.
Detailed information about awards/prizes is available at SPring-8's website (in Japanese).
http://www.spring8.or.jp/ja/science/award_list/
Award Presentation Ceremony, Asahi Prize
Award Presentation Ceremony, Helmholtz Humboldt Research Award
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