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The Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher was established in 2008 to acknowledge the excellent achievements of early-career women researchers at Kyoto University.
Recipients of the FY2014 Tachibana Award and Honorable Mention Award for both the student and researcher categories have been announced as follows.
An award ceremony will take place in the Kaigi-Koen Shitsu (conference-lecture room) on the second floor of Rakuyu Kaikan on Tuesday 3 March.
1. About the Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher
The Tachibana Award for the Most Outstanding Female Researcher recognizes excellent achievements by early-career women researchers at Kyoto University. By publicly honoring women who have produced outstanding work in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, the Tachibana Award aims to further motivate not only the awardees themselves, but also others following in their footsteps, thereby helping cultivate accomplished women scholars who will lead the future of academic research at Kyoto University and across Japan.2. Selection process for the FY2014 awards
Applications were received from a total of 24 candidates -- six in the student category and 18 for researchers. In a two-stage screening process, a 10-member committee chaired by Professor Kayo Inaba, Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and Public Relations, examined the submitted applications and interviewed short-listed candidates, before deciding on the following selections.3. Recipients of the FY2014 Tachibana and Honorable Mention Awards
Tachibana Award
| Category | Name | Title / affiliation | Research topic |
| Student | Megumi Shidatsu | PhD candidate, Graduate School of Science | Observational studies of black holes |
| Researcher | Yukiko Uchida | Program-Specific Associate Professor, Kokoro Research Institute | Culture and happiness: experimental cultural psychological studies of relationship-oriented happiness in Japanese society |
Honorable Mention Award
| Category | Name | Title / affiliation | Research topic |
| Researcher | Shizue Ohsawa | Lecturer, Graduate School of Biostudies | Genetic basis of tissue growth control via intercellular communications |
| Ayumi Asai | Program-Specific Associate Professor, Unit of Synergetic Studies for Space | Observational studies of solar flares and their role in promoting space weather research |
4. Award ceremony
The FY2014 Tachibana Award Ceremony and research presentations will be held as follows.
Date and time
Tuesday 3 March 2015, 10:00-11:00
Venue
Kaigi-Koen Shitsu (conference-lecture room), 2nd floor, Rakuyu Kaikan, Kyoto University
Program
| 10:00-10:05 | Opening address | Professor Kayo Inaba, Executive Vice-President for Gender Equality, International Affairs, and Public Relations |
| 10:05-10:15 | Presentation of the Tachibana Awards and Wacoal Award | |
| 10:15-10:25 | Presidential Remarks | Juichi Yamagiwa, President of Kyoto University |
| 10:25-10:35 | Congratulatory address by the guest of honor | Hironobu Yasuhara, President and Representative Director, Wacoal Corporation |
| 10:35-10:45 | Research presentation 1 | Megumi Shidatsu, Student Recipient of the Tachibana Award |
| 10:45-10:55 | Research presentation 2 | Program-Specific Associate Professor Yukiko Uchida, Researcher Recipient of the Tachibana Award |
| 10:55-11:00 | Closing address | Professor Toshio Sugiman, Executive Vice-President for Student Affairs and Library Services |
