【Awards and Commendations】 Akihiro NAKAO, Professor, received “Chugoku Area General Communications Bureau Director’s Commendation” for Radio Day.

1.Name
Akihiro Nakao

2.Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major
Professor,
Department of Systems Innovation,School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo

3.Name of award and short explanation about the award
“Radio Day Commendations from Director of Chugoku Regional Bureau of Telecommunications”

Chugoku Regional Bureau of Telecommunications Bureau (Director: Yuji Homma), in collaboration with Chugoku Info-Communication Conference (Chairman: Tomohide Karita, Chairman of the Chugoku Economic Federation), gives Awards to individuals and groups who have contributed to the use of radio waves and the spread and development of information and communications, in Radio Day / Information and Communication Month of the year 2021.
https://www.soumu.go.jp/soutsu/chugoku/hodo_2021/01sotsu08_01001207.html

4.About awarded research
Prof. Akihiro Nakao played a leading role in the development demonstration of oyster farming utilizing local 5G, and made a great contribution to promoting the spread of local 5G in the future fishery field.

5.Your impression & future plan
The University of Tokyo is working on solving regional issues, regional cooperation, and social contribution activities from the perspective of fulfilling the role of the university as a public good of society by returning cutting-edge results in various academic fields. We would like to conduct research on the innovative evolution of information and communication infrastructure while advancing the application of utilizing next-generation cyber infrastructure for regional revitalization.

【Awards and Commendations】 Langxing, Tan (D1) received　Young Researcher Award at Mini-symposium on Advanced Materials and Nondestructive Measurements

1. Name
Langxing Tan

2. Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major
School of Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, D1

3. Name of award and short explanation about the award
Young Researcher Award: Award to presenters younger than 31 for their good presentation contents and abilities.

4. About awarded research
Impact damage monitoring using chirp ultrasonic guided waves for CFRP mobility structures

5. Your impression & future plan
I am very honored to receive this award. I would like to thank all the lab members and people involved for their support in this research. I will continue to do my best in future research.

【Awards and Commendations】 Prof. Kazuki Shibanuma won The Young Scientists’ Award of The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.

1. Name:
Kazuki Shibanuma

2. Department:
Department of Systems Innovation

3. Name of award and short explanation about the award:
The Young Scientists’ Award of The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. (Award for young researchers who have demonstrated high R & D ability with excellent results of exploratory or creative research.)

4. About awarded research
The research for understanding the fracture phenomena in large structures and for establishing its controlling methodologies

5. Your impression & future plan
I would like to continue performing high-quality researches in the engineering fields with both the academic and practical values.

【Awards and Commendations】Takayuki ITABASHI, Nishibayashi Labo, (D3) received CSJ Student Presentation Award at the 101st CSJ annual meeting.

1. Name
Takayuki Itabashi

2. Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major
School of Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, D3

3. Name of award and short explanation about the award
CSJ Student Presentation Award: Award to Ph.D course students for good presentation contents and abilities

4. About awarded research
Development of C-N bond formation reactions from molybdenum-nitride complex with carbon-centered electrophiles directed toward formation of organonitrogen compounds

5. Your impression & future plan
I am very honored to receive this award. I would like to thank all the lab members for their support in receiving the award, and I would like to devote myself to future research.

【Awards and Commendations】Hiroki, Toda (D3) received CSJ Student Presentation Award 2021.

1. Name
Hiroki Toda

2. Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major
School of Engineering, Department of Systems Innovation, D3

3. Name of award and short explanation about the award
CSJ Student Presentation Award 2021: Award to graduate students for outstanding research and presentation.

4. About awarded research
Manganese-catalyzed oxidative conversion of ammonia into dinitrogen.
https://www.csj.jp/nenkai/101haru/data/vol74-06.pdf

5. Your impression & future plan
I am very honored to receive this award. I will continue to do my best in research.

2021 Degree Conferral Ceremony Winners of each award.

 

Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement, Graduate School of Engineering（Doctor）
Yuya ASHIDA 　(Graduated in September)　/Professor Nishibayashi

Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement, Graduate School of Engineering（Master）
Masanori HIRANO　(Graduated in September)　/Professor Izumi

“SI Outstanding Graduate Student Award”
Shigeki KANEKO  /Professor Yoshimura

“SI Outstanding Graduate Student Award”
Erika TANAKA  /Professor Kato

“SI Outstanding Graduate Student Award”
Kazuhide MIMURA 　/Professor Nakamura

“Miyoshi Award” Department of Systems Innovation
Hiroaki KOSUGE 　/Professor Kawabata

“Miyoshi Award” Department of Systems Innovation
Yuta SHIMIZU 　/Professor Miyamoto

“Tamaki Award” Department of Systems Innovation
Souta NISHIDA 　/Professor  Kato

Scholarship reward Award, The Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineering
Kouta KISHI 　(Graduated in September)　/Professor Shibanuma

ABS Award, American Bureau of Shipping
Daichi MITSUHASHI 　/Professor Kanno

 

【Awards and Commendations】Takuya Yamaguchi (M2) received Logistics Research Encouragement Award at the Japan Logistics Society.

1. Name: Takuya Yamaguchi

 

2. Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major: Department of Systems Innovation, M2

 

3. Name of award and short explanation about the award:

The Logistics Research Encouragement Award, awarded by the Japan Logistics Society, is given to outstanding young logistics researchers who have achieved particularly outstanding results enrolled in educational and research institutions to which at least three regular members of the Japan Logistics Society belong.

 

4. About awarded research

In my master thesis, “Development of the global logistics intermodal network simulation model with large-scale parallel incremental assignment and application to the terrestrial ASEAN,” I proposed the new model that can solve the issues in the past assignment models. In addition, I conducted policy simulations mainly focusing on the terrestrial ASEAN using the proposed model, and verified the effects of several possible infrastructure policy scenarios.

 

5. Your impression & future plan

I am very proud to have received this prestigious award for my master thesis, as the compilation in my graduate school. From the beginning of my study, I have had many opportunities including fieldwork abroad and joint research, and have been educated through discussions in lab activities. I would like to express my deep gratitude to my supervisor Prof. Shibasaki and all the people involved in my study. After graduation, I am going to make further efforts to give back to society what I have learned at The University of Tokyo.

【Awards and Commendations】The team in which Kodai Yasuda(M1), Liwen Murong and Minato Nakashima(M2) from Shibasaki Lab received 1st place in the category All-Student Teams at the first United Nations AIS Big Data Hackathon.

 

==Award date==
22nd September 2020

1.Name
Kodai Yasuda, Liwen Murong, Minato Nakashima

2.Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major
(Kodai Yasuda) M1 student, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering
(Liwen Murong & Minato Nakashima) M2 student, Department of Systems Innovation, School of Engineering

3.Name of award and short explanation about the award
(Name) 1st place in All-Student Teams at the first United Nations AIS Big Data Hackathon
(Explanation) Participating in the AIS Bigdata Hackathon hosted by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and achieving the 1st place among 17 all-student teams.

4.About awarded research
AIS Hackathon is a three-day event, focusing on exploring novel findings by using 3.6TB AIS data. AIS data is collected by equipment installed in ships, consisting of static information, such as total weight of ships and built year, and dynamic information collected every few seconds or minutes, such as speed and destination. All members including Mr. Hoshi Tagawa (Tokyo Tech) and Mr. Takumi Kamata (Hirosima Univ.) from our research team are conducting AIS-related research. During AIS Hackathon, the influence of COVID-19 on vessel movement is revealed. Based on findings from various perspectives, we are able to win the first place among all-student teams.

5.Your impression & future plan
This award is an impetus for us to continue doing our best in the following research.
Thank Prof. Shibasaki for encouraging us to participate in this event and supporting us during the event.

 

 

【Awards and Commendations】Gutao Shen, Sixin Yan, Yue Wang, Xiaohang Tong, and Takumi Morishima (M2/M1/B4, Takahashi lab.) received Best Bridge Award (First Price of Category B) of 2020 IHI/SAMPE Japan Student Bridge Contest

1.Name: Gutao Shen, Sixin Yan, Yue Wang, Xiaohang Tong, and Takumi Morishima

2.Faculty/Graduate School, Department (Stream / Program) / Major: Department of Systems Innovation, M2/M1/B4

3.Name of award and short explanation about the award:Best Bridge Award (First Price of Category B) of 2020 IHI/SAMPE Japan Student Bridge Contest

4.About awarded research: Using carbon fiber composite materials to build the lightest bridge with a certain load-carrying capacity.

5.Your impression & future plan: It is with great privilege and honor that we have received the award twice with our delicate optimization and full preparations since last year. And at the same time, we also want to congratulate the IHI Corporation and The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), and Takahashi Lab of the University of Tokyo for their great work of organizing and making this event possible. Furthermore, we must express our sincere gratitude in particular to our supervisors Prof. Takahashi and Dr. Ice, as well as all the lab members who have provided us with enormous help from many perspectives. In the near future, the world tournament of this contest will be held in the U.S.A. in 2021, and our team share a common goal of ranking top 3 in the world final. For achieving this ambition, not only shall we continuously improve our skills in design and fabrication, but also the power from every each one of you who support us is indispensable. We again truly appreciate for the help and support from you that encourage us to move forward.