The Kyoto University Tachibana Award for Outstanding Women Researchers was established in 2008 to recognize exceptional achievements by the institution's early-career women researchers.
The University is pleased to announce that it has selected the winners of the 16th Tachibana Award and Honorable Mention Award and will hold a ceremony to celebrate their achievements on Friday 1 March 2024, as detailed below.
1. About the Award
The Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher was established in 2008 to acknowledge outstanding research achievements by early-career female researchers at Kyoto University.
By publicly acknowledging women who have made outstanding achievements in academic research regardless of the research field, the Tachibana Award aims to motivate not only the awardees themselves, but also others following in their footsteps. In this way, the award seeks to help foster the development of accomplished female scholars who will lead the future of academic research, both at Kyoto University and nationwide.
2. 16th Award selection process
There were a total of 20 applicants, eight in the student category and 12 in the researcher category.
The winners were selected through a two-stage process by a committee comprised of eight members and chaired by Dr Kyoko Inagaki, Kyoto University's executive vice-president for gender equality, international affairs, and external affairs.
3. 16th Award winners
Tachibana Award (for Outstanding Women Researchers)
Student category
Hiyori TAKEBE, 1st-year doctoral student, Graduate School of Engineering
"Comprehensive Synthesis of Optically Active Caged Hydrocarbon Molecules and Construction of Chemical Space by Network-Type Database"
Researcher category
Ellen Hidemi FUKUDA, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Informatics
"Research on descent methods for multiobjective optimization problems"
Honorable Mention Award
Student category
Yanran Wang, 3rd-year doctoral student, Graduate School of Engineering
"Swarm Formation and Data Analysis of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems"
Researcher category
- Sanjeeta Sharma Pokharel, JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies
"Tales of climate, disturbances, and adaptability: Assessing physiological adaptations in elephants" - Mie TORII, Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
"Prevalence and factors associated with sarcopenia/frailty in patients with rheumatoid arthritis"
4. Award ceremony
The ceremony and research presentations by the Tachibana Award winners can be viewed live online by registering via the form below.
Date and time
Friday 1 March 2024, 14:00–15:00
Venue
Online (Zoom webinar)
Language
Japanese
Registration
Use the following form:
Registration form to watch the award ceremony
Registration deadline
17:00 on Thursday 29 February 2024
Program
| 14:00–14:05 | Opening speech Dr Kyoko INAGAKI Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and External Affairs Kyoto University |
| 14:05–14:15 | Presentation of award certificates and Wacoal Prizes |
| 14:15–14:25 | Presidential address Dr Nagahiro MINATO, Kyoto University President |
| 14:25–14:35 | Congratulatory speech by the distinguished guest Keisuke KAWANISHI Representative Director, President, and CEO Wacoal Corporation |
| 14:35–14:55 | Research presentations by the Tachibana Award winners
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| 14:55–15:00 | Speeches by the Honorable Mention Award winners |
Related link
Kyoto University Tachibana Award for Outstanding Women Researchers
