Awards & Achievements for Research Activities (Academic Year 2005)
| Date Awarded | Recipient(s) | Award | Reason for Award | Awarding Institution |
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| 1 | 18 April 2005 | Tomoyoshi Soga (Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information) |
5th Japan Biotechnology Business Competition: 1st Place | For “Development of metabolome analysis technology using CE-MS (capillary electrophoresis/mass selection detector) and its application for the development of pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and functional foods | Japan Biotechnology Business Competition Steering Committee |
| 2 | 20 April 2005 | Haruma Kawaguchi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) Hiroshi Handa (Guest Professor, School of Medicine) |
2005 Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology Minister’s Award; Research Division; Science and Technology Fields | For “Research in the Development of Nano-affinity beads for the development of pharmaceuticals” | Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology |
| 3 | 18 May 2005 | Akira Ishikawa (Professor Emeritus, Keio University) |
Honorary Doctorate, East China University of Politics and Law; People’s Republic of China | For contributions to interactions between Japan and China over many years in the study of law | East China University of Politics and Law; People’s Republic of China |
| 4 | 30 May 2005 | Koji Suzuki (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
Japan Air Cleaning Association Award: Technology Award | For developing a “Formaldehyde Detector” for practical applications | Japan Air Cleaning Association |
| 5 | 31 May 2005 | Takahiko Tanahashi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science Award for Outstanding Papers | For “Numerical Analysis of Fluid Dynamics using Finite Volume Lattice Boltzmann Method”; Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science Journal (2004); Paper No.20040005 A353; February 23, 2004 | Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science |
| 6 | 1 June 2005 | Hideyuki Tokuda (Chairperson, Graduate School of Media and Governance; Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information) |
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister’s Monthly Award for Telecommunications; 2005 | For outstanding contributions to the proliferation and development of telecommunications | Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| 7 | 3 June 2005 | Ichiro Inasaki (Headmaster and Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
SME Frederick W. Taylor Research Medal | In recognition of excellence in research related to production technologies over many years, and outstanding contributions to the development of production technologies | Society of Manufacturing Engineers SME |
| 8 | 7 June 2005 | Yuji Nagasaka (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
42nd National Heat Transfer Symposium；Best Paper Award | For “Dynamic Measurement of Surface Properties of Polymer Solutions Using Ripplon(2nd Report, Measurement of Surface Viscoelasticity)” | The Heat Transfer Society of Japan |
| 9 | 18 June 2005 | Saburo Yanagisawa (Professor Emeritus, Keio University) Koji Suzuki (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
Hitachi Environment Foundation 32nd Environment Award (1st Prize) | For “Establishment of International Standard Analysis Method for Nitrogen Oxides in Exhaust Gas” | Hitachi Environment Foundation and Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Ltd. |
| 10 | 27 June 2005 | Yuichiro Anzai (President of Keio University and Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
Commandeur de l’Ordre des Palmes Acade’miques | For actively introducing French academic research to Japan, and for promoting interactions with French universities and other forms of cultural exchanges between France and Japan | The Republic of France |
| 11 | 13 July 2005 | Naoyuki Agawa (Professor, Faculty of Policy Management) |
6th Yomiuri-Yoshino Sakuzo Award | For “American History as seen through the constitution”; published by PHP Laboratories; 2004/09/16 | The Yomiuri Shimbun and Chuo Koron Shinsha |
| 12 | 17 July 2005 | Yukichika Kawata (Assistant Professor, (non-tenured) Faculty of Economics; At time of screening, affiliated with Kyoto University) |
2005 Agricultural Economics Society of Japan Journal Award | For paper entitled “Optimal Management of Hokkaido Sika Deer as a Regional Resource”; “Journal of Rural Economics”; Vol. 76-3; pp. 186-196; Dec. 2004 | Agricultural Economics Society of Japan |
| 13 | 28 July 2005 | Tomoaki Okuda (Instructor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Japanese Association of Organic Geochemists Award for Young Researchers (The Taguchi Prize) | For Study on Geochemical Application of compound-specific stable carbon-isotope analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)” | The Japanese Association of Organic Geochemists |
| 14 | 30 July 2005 | Kenji Kohiyama (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance) |
21st Higashikawa Award (New Writer Award) | For “Micro presence: Insects; Microrealism”; a digital photo exhibit using insects as subjects | Higashikawa-cho, Hokkaido |
| 15 | 3 August 2005 | Jun Murai (Vice-President of Keio Univesrity; Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information) |
Jonathan Postel Service Award | For efforts targeting the development and proliferation of IPv6 technologies, and for contributions to the proliferation of the Internet in the Asia-Pacific Region | Internet Society (ISOC) |
| 16 | 4 August 2005 | Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Design and Systems Achievement Award | For opening up new fields integrating industrial design and engineering design, and for outstanding achievements in these fields | The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers |
| 17 | 27 August 2005 | Tomotsugu Arikawa (Instructor, (temporary commission) Faculty of Economics) |
The Bryological Society of Japan Awards for Young Bryologist | For contributions to progress in bryology, through continued research in areas including the molecular phylogenetic research of pleurocarpous mosses and taxonomic study of the genus Pylaisia | The Bryological Society of Japan |
| 18 | 5 September 2005 | Sumiko Iwao (Professor Emeritus) Fumiko Yonezawa (Professor Emeritus) |
Prime Minister’s Award for Creators of a Gender Equal Society | For outstanding achievements over many years in the creation of a gender equal society | The Prime Minister of Japan |
| 19 | 8 Septembr 2005 | Masafumi Hagiwara (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics Contribution Award | For contributions to the Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics | The Japan Society for Fuzzy Theory and Intelligent Informatics |
| 20 | 10 September 2005 | Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Japanese Society for the Science of Design Award | For continued research in design theory and methodologies using mathematical models | The Japanese Society for the Science of Design |
| 21 | 16 September 2005 | Ichiro Inasaki (Headmaster and Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
1st Precision Engineering Award | For innovative achievements in research, technology, and education in the field of Precision Engineering | The Japan Society for Precision Engineering |
| 22 | 20 September 2005 | Hideki Miyajima (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) Eiji Saito (Instructor, Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
The Magnetics Society of Japan Distinguished Paper Award | For outstanding paper on “Magnetic Order in Permalloy Nano-Hexagonal Lattice” The Journal of the Magnetics Society of Japan; Vol.29 (2005) No.2 pp. 111-115 |
The Magnetics Society of Japan |
| 23 | 21 September 2005 | Kimihisa Yamamoto (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
SPSJ Wiley Award 2005 | For outstanding original research results in the field of polymer sciences, and in recognition of particularly notable research achievements | The Society of Polymer Science, Japan |
| 24 | 28 September 2005 | Ichiro Inasaki (Headmaster and Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Japan Society for Abrasive Technology Incorporation Assistance Award | For outstanding contributions to the incorporation of the Japan Society for Abrasive Technology (Special Award commemorating the 10th anniversary of incorporation) | The Japan Society for Abrasive Technology |
| 25 | 28 September 2005 | Masaaki Mitsui (Instructor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Molecular Structure Comprehensive Study Meeting Encouragement Award | For presentations of outstanding research results, including “Coexistence of solid-like and liquid-like states in gas phase molecular clusters | The Molecular Structure Comprehensive Study Meeting Steering Committee |
| 26 | 29 September 2005 | Mikiko Ishikawa (Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information) Research Group | Prime Minister’s “Green City” Award | For Gifu Prefecture Kakamigahara City “Water and Greenery Corridor” | The Prime Minister of Japan |
| 27 | 30 September 2005 | Masato Inoue (Instructor, (non-tenured) Faculty of Science and Technology) Yoshiki Ujiie (Research Associate (non-tenured), Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
Kanagawa Design Forum Award | For exhibit at Design Summit: “Proposal of new concept “ETHN-O-RIGIN” and design of information device system based on that concept” | Management Development Information Organization |
| 28 | 3 October 2005 | Jiro Kokuryo (Professor, Faculty of Environmental Information) |
Internal Affairs and Communications Minister’s Monthly IT Award | For playing a central role in the construction of a nationwide public network and the development of public applications | Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| 29 | 8 October 2005 | Itaru Kimura (Instructor, School of Medicine) |
Alcon Japan Clinical Award | In recognition of substantial contributions to progress in clinical ophthalmology, and of potential as a future leader among ophthalmologists, expected to make major contributions in the future | Alcon Research Institute |
| 30 | 10 October 2005 | Aeka Ishihara (Associate Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce) |
1st Jacob-und- Wilhelm-Grimm-Fo¨rderpreis (1st Brothers Grimm Advancement Award) | For continued research achievements related to “Goethe and Natural Science” following Ph.D. thesis | DAAD: Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (The German Academic Exchange Service) |
| 31 | 13 October 2005 | Hironao Kawashima (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
2005 Economy, Trade and Industry Minister’s Award for Industrial Standardization | For promoting international standardization in ISO/TC204, which deals with important standardization of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), notably car navigation and Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 32 | 30 October 2005 | Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) Yoshiki Ujiie (Research Assosiate (Non-tenured), Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
ICDES 2005 Best Paper Award (CAD/CAM/CAE field) | For paper entitled "Quantitative Representation Method of Complexity and its Application for Shape Generation"; pp. 227-231, The 1st International Conference on Design Engineering and Science, October 2005. |
International Conference on Design Engineering and Science 2005 |
| 33 | 30 October 2005 | Yoshiyuki Matsuoka (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) and others |
ICDES 2005 Best Paper Award (Design Methodology field) | For presented paper entitled “Basic Study on Classification Scheme for Robust Design Methods”pp. 37-42, The International Conference on Design Engineering and Science, October 2005. | International Conference on Design Engineering and Science 2005 |
| 34 | 1 November 2005 | Hiroshi Kawabe (Professor, Health Center) Ikuo Saito (Professor, Health Center) Hirotaka Shibata (Assistant Professor, Health Center) Hiroshi Hirose (Assistant Professor, Health Center) Masaaki Mori (Assistant Professor, Health Center) Takanori Moriki (Assistant Professor, Health Center) Hirokazu Yokoyama (Assistant Professor, Health Center) Kaoru Fujii (Assistant Manager, Health Center) Yasuko Kunegi (Engineer, Health Center) Ayako Higo (Engineer, Health Center) Masako Takayama (Engineer, Health Center) Aya Yamagishi (Engineer, Health Center) |
43rd All-Japan University Health Management Research Conference: Outstanding Presentation in General Research Division | For “Screening and bisphosphonade treatment effects using calcaneal bone ultrasound bone mass measurement” | 44th All-Japan University Health Management Research Conference |
| 35 | 4 November 2005 | Atsushi Seike (Professor, Faculty of Business and Commerce), Atsuhiro Yamada (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics) |
48th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science | For the book “The Economics of Older Workers” (in Japanese) Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. (2004/10) |
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc. / Japan Center for Economic Research |
| 36 | 4 November 2005 | Koji Nomura (Associate Professor, Institute for Economic and Industrial Studies) |
48th Nikkei Prize for Excellent Books in Economic Science | For the book “Measurement of Capital and Productivity in Japan” Keio University Press (2004/10) |
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Inc./ Japan Center for Economic Research |
| 37 | 8 November 2005 | Kouhei Ohnishi (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
IEEE IECON 2005 Best Paper Award | For paper entitled “Real-Time Gait Planning for Pushing Motion of Humanoid Robot” | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 38 | 18 November 2005 | Shuzo Murakami (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
A Foreign member of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology | For outstanding research achievements in Earth, City, and Construction Environment Engineering, and for making substantial contributions to the promotion of science and technology in Korea; including a keynote speech at an International Conference hosted by the Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) | The Korean Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) |
| 39 | 21 November 2005 | Masao Nakagawa (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
IEEE Fellow | For contributions to the development of CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) and mobile communication technologies | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| 40 | 25 November 2005 | Takao Takahashi (Professor, School of Medicine) Kenjiro Kosaki (Associate Professor, School of Medicine) Hiroyuki Shimada (Instructor, School of Medicine) Takayuki Mitsuhashi (Research Associate (non-tenured), School of Medicine) |
2005 Japan Universities Association for Computer Education Award | In recognition of outstanding contributions to the future of medical education; specifically, for the development and application of a patient database that manages in-depth clinical information while protecting personal information, and for efforts to use this database for clinical clerkship where students can learn effectively and independently about the thinking processes of physicians in the field. | Japan Universities Association for Computer Education |
| 41 | 28 November 2005 | Yoko Sazanami (Professor Emeritus, Keio University) |
French Order of Arts and Letters; Officier | For research related to direct investments and trade in Europe from Japan and other parts of Asia | The Republic of France |
| 42 | December 2005 | Shuzo Murakami (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
CIB PC COMMENDATION 2005 | For contributing to the success of SB05 Tokyo (The 2005 World Sustainable Building Conference in Tokyo), held jointly by CIB, iiSBE, and UNEP, and for outstanding contributions to CIB | International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction |
| 43 | 1 December 2005 | Haruyuki Minamitani (Professor, Faculty of Science and Technology) Ichiro Tanaka (Assistant Professor, School of Medicine) and others |
Forum Facial Studies 2005: 10th Japanese Academy of Facial Studies Conference, Best Presentation Award | For developing a “Facial Expression Movement and Facial Nerve Paralysis Analysis and Diagnostic System,” and for a research paper that enabled quantification of various types of facial expression movement and quantitative diagnosis of Facial Nerve Paralysis. | Japanese Academy of Facial Studies “Forum Facial Studies 2005” |
| 44 | 5 December 2005 | Masayuki Amagai (Professor, School of Medicine) |
CE.R.I.E.S. Research Award 2005 | In recognition of an outstanding research project that clarifies the mechanism of skin peripheral immune tolerance for maintaining healthy skin | CE.R.I.E.S. (Centre de Recherches et d’Investigations Epidermiques et Sensorielles) (Epidermal and Sensor Research and Investigation Center) |
| 45 | 14 December 2005 | Toshiki Nishiyama (Assistant Professor (Non-tenured), Graduate School of Media and Governance) |
Eco Design 2005 Best Poster Award | For research in methods of achieving ecological universal design through the use of high-performance wheelchairs | EcoDesign Promotion Network |
| 46 | 20 February 2006 | Tetsuya Komagata (Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics) |
2005 Small and Medium-sized Business Research Encouragement Award | For the book “Case Studies on Chinese Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in the Transitional Period” (in Japanese) Zeimukeiri Kyokai Co. Ltd. 2005/7/5 |
Shoko Research Institute |
| 47 | 1 March 2006 | Makoto Ida (Professor, Law School) |
Siebold Award 2006 | In recognition of commitment to better mutual understanding of culture and society in Germany and Japan | Alexader von Humboldt Foundation |
| 48 | 9 March 2006 | Masayuki Amagai (Professor, School of Medicine) |
Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Award | For outstanding research achievements in both fundamental and clinical investigation on an autoimmune skin blistering disease, pemphigus; specifically, for identifying the target autoantigen in pemphigus and for the development of a novel strategy for autoimmune model mouse. | Japan Society for the Promotion of Science |
| 49 | 19 March 2006 | Tomotsugu Arikawa (Instructor (temporary commission), Faculty of Economics) |
The Presentation Award on the Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Systematics | For the presentation entitled "Phylogenetic analysis of Takakiaophyta using multiple chloroplast-encoded genes" on the poster session of the 5th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Plant Systematics |
Japanese Society for Plant Systematics |
| 50 | 28 March 2006 | Masaaki Mitsui (Instructor, Faculty of Science and Technology) |
The Chemical Society of Japan (CSJ) Award for Young Chemists | For outstanding achievements in the “Development of formation method of giant molecular clusters and elucidation of their electronic structures” | The Chemical Society of Japan |
