Three Kyoto University Students selected to receive 2015 Ikushi Prize (29 January 2016)

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Three Kyoto University doctoral students have been selected to receive the 2015 Ikushi Prize from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences (JSPS).

The award ceremony is scheduled to take place Wednesday 2 March 2016 at The Japan Academy (Nippon Gakushi-in) in Tokyo.

Name Affiliation Nominating organization Research topic
Takuya Inoue Department of Electronic Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University High-efficient High-speed Thermal Emitters via Control of both Electronic and Photonic States
Maiko Uesaki Department of Psychology, Graduate School of Letters Vision Society of Japan Neuronal Mechanisms Underlying Visually-Induced Sensation of Self-Motion-Investigation into Connectivity amongst Cortical Sensory Regions
Yasuhiro Sato Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science The Society for the Study of Species Science

Associational Anti-herbivore Defense in the Trichome Dimorphism of Arabidopsis halleri subsp. gemmifera

The JSPS Ikushi Prize, established in 2010, annually recognizes outstanding doctoral students that are highly expected to contribute to the development of academic achievements in Japan, so as to enhance their motivation for their research, and to support them in building successful career as a researcher.

The selection committee comprised of university presidents and other experts selected its 6th Prize awardees, including three KU students, after careful examination.

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