University Awards
Recipients of the Presidential Prize for Research Excellence
This prize is given to academic staff of Tohoku University who have made a significant contribution to education, research and development of academic culture of Tohoku University.
| Date | Name | Affiliation |
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| September 25, 2009 | Masataka Nakazawa | Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication |
| March 25, 2009 | Sadafumi Kawato | Professor, Graduate School of Law |
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March 27, 2007 |
Koji Kato | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
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September 25, 2006 |
Akihisa Inoue | Professor, Director of Institute for Materials Research |
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July 31, 2006 |
Mitsumasa Koyanagi | Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
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March 24, 2006 |
Atsuto Suzuki | Deputy President Professor, Graduate School of Science |
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November 26, 2005 |
Motoko Kotani | Professor, Graduate School of Science |
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June 29, 2005 |
Hideo Ohno | Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication |
Recipients of the Presidential Prize for Educational Excellence
This prize is given to academic staff of Tohoku University who have made a significant contribution to education at Tohoku University by conducting and supporting classes and giving a educational guidance on activities and international cultural exchange.
FY 2011
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Minoru Katsuyama | Associate Professor, Graduate School of International Cultural Studies |
| Advanced Mathematics and Physics Special Education Project |
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| Hitoshi Tanaka Toshikuni Yonemoto |
Professor, Graduate School of Engineering Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Hitoshi Yonekura | Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
| PEM Educational Program Committee (PEM: Professional Ecosystem Manager) |
FY 2010
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Satoru Shimizu | Assosiate Professor, Graduate School of Science |
| Eimei Sato | Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
| Mitsuyuki Nakao | Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences |
| Toshiyuki Takagi Goro Masuya |
Professor, Institute of Fluid Science Professor, Graduate School of Engineering |
| Masahiro Yamaguchi Motoko Kotani |
Professor, Graduate School of Science Professor, Graduate School of Science |
FY 2009
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Spanish Language Committee | |
| Hideki E.Ishida Ryuzo Furukawa |
Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies Assosiate Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Studies |
| Maki Suemitsu | Manager, Cultural Affairs of Tohoku University Students' Friendship Association Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication |
| Ryoichi Nagatomi | Manager, P.E. Affairs of Tohoku University Students' Friendship Association Professor, Graduate School of Medicine |
FY 2008
| Name | Affiliation | Achievement |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Sato | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine | His performance on athletic classes based on athletic education as well as classes integrating science and culture. These classes are cutting edge and highly valued by students. |
| Kazuko Suematsu | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management | Her significant contributions to the promotion of international exchanges were recognized in the areas of international education, support for international students, promotion of study-abroad programs, and campus internationalization. |
2007
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Masanori Hariyama | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information |
| Mamoru Baba | Professor, Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center |
2006
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Hideo Imai | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences |
| Nobuki Sasaki | Research Associate, Graduate School of Science |
| Network for Joint Lecture of Ecology in Graduate Schools | Graduate School of Life Sciences |
(FY=Fiscal Year / Financial Year)
Recipients of the President's Disaster Contribution Award
This prize is given to individuals who made a great contribution to Tohoku University at the risk of their lives during the Great East Japan Earthquake.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Toyokazu Hiratsuka | Engineer, Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
| Katsuo Abe | Former temporary custodian, Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
Recipients of the Presidential Prize for Excellence (FY 2011)
This prize recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement.
Undergraduate
| Kazuhei Takamaeta | Faculty of Arts and Letters |
| Yuki Nishizawa | Faculty of Arts and Letters |
| Toshiyuki Kanbayashi | Faculty of Education |
| Ryou Kasahara | School of Law |
| Ryo Komatsu | School of Law |
| Yuki Aihara | Faculty of Economics |
| Dai Konno | Faculty of Economics |
| Aya Wada | Faculty of Economics |
| Shohei Okisaka | Faculty of Science |
| Takaya Sato | Faculty of Science |
| Ayumi Kato | Faculty of Science |
| Susumu Morosawa | School of Medicine |
| Syou Nakamura | School of Medicine |
| Mina Dodo | School of Dentistry |
| Taiki Sato | Faculty of Pharmacy and Phamaceutical Sciences |
| Yousuke Abe | School of Engineering |
| Daisuke Kikuchi | School of Engineering |
| Yuto Horiuchi | School of Engineering |
| Syun Kobayashi | School of Engineering |
| Yutaka Fukusawa | School of Engineering |
| Mizuki Murai | School of Engineering |
| Hitomi Iwaizako | School of Engineering |
| Junghyun Hong | School of Engineering |
| Kazune Sugaya | Faculty of Agriculture |
| Tatsunori Konishi | Faculty of Agriculture |
Graduate (Master)
| Eka Higuchi | Graduate School of Law |
| Kazuki Morohoshi | Graduate School of Medicine |
| Shota Hokari | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Naoki Atomura | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shimpei Morita | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Shunsuke Sato | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Marina Koda | Graduate School of Engineering |
Graduate (Doctor)
| Midori Endo | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| Hiromi Ishimori | Graduate School of Education |
| Tomohiro Kakinuma | Graduate School of Economics and Management |
| Masaaki Kudo | Graduate School of Science |
| Hiroko Watanabe | Graduate School of Science |
| Shunpei Hitosugi | Graduate School of Science |
| Naoya Fujino | Graduate School of Medicine |
| Tadasu Sato | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Yui Yamamoto | Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
| Osamu Takakuwa | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Guan Pengyu | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Seiji Kojima | Graduate School of Agriculture |
| Meng Hairong | Graduate School of International Cultural Studies |
| Yoshiyuki Kashiwase | Graduate School of Information Sciences |
| Teppei Moriwaki | Graduate School of Life Sciences |
| Tsugumi Hayashi | Graduate School of Environmental Studies |
| Yukiko Watanabe | Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Tetsuya Ueki | Graduate School of Educational Informatics Education Division |
(FY=Fiscal Year/ Financial Year)
Recipients of the Sawayanagi Prize
The Sawayanagi Prize is given to individuals or groups that have promoted gender equality in Tohoku University through gender related research and activities.
FY 2011
| Name | Affiliation | Category |
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| Kyoko Asakura | Professor, Graduate School of Medicine | Research |
FY 2010
| Name | Affiliation | Category |
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| Yohei Mogi | Ph.D. Student, Graduate School of Law |
Research |
| Hisaku Abe | Staff, Graduate School of Science |
Project (Special Award) |
| Miwa Kuri | Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science |
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| Yuko Murakami | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science |
2009
| Name | Affiliation | Category |
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| Miyuki Shimoebisu | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
Research |
| Aoba Society for the Promotion of Science | Activity | |
| Study Group for Working Women | Project | |
| Miyako Yamasaki | Medical staff, hospital | Activity (Special Award) |
2008
| Name | Affiliation | Category | Theme |
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| Tohoku University Kawauchi Nursery Parents' Association | Research | Establishing a network system to enhance children's experiences at the University Daycare Center by utilizing on-campus resources. | |
| TURUMUNH ODONTUYA | Ph.D Student Graduate School of Environment | Project (Special Award) | Analyzing the expansion of violence towards women in Mongolia from a social anthropological view point. |
2007
| Name | Affiliation | Category |
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| Ayami Saito | Special Researcher Graduate School of Education | Research |
| Mio Abe | Ph.D Student Graduate School of Law | Research (Special Award) |
| Graduate School of Engineering, the Promotional Board of Participation for Men and Women in Mechanical Engineering WG of the Board and Student Staff from the Women's Student Exchange Committee | Activity | |
| Hiromi Ozaki | Ph.D Student Graduate School of Education | Project |
| Mihoko Yagi | Ph.D Student Graduate School of Education | |
| Katsutoshi Mizuhara | Professor Graduate School of Education | |
| Kumiko Ikuta | Professor Graduate School of Education | |
| Emiko Lucia Yamamoto | Professional Researcher Graduate School of Arts and Literature | Project (Special Award) |
2006
| Name | Affiliation | Category |
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| Hiroshi Yoshida | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management | Research |
| Satoko Toyama | Education and Research Supporter, Graduate School of Science | Activity |
| Michiko Suzuki | Education and Research Supporter, Graduate School of Science | |
| Kyoko Tamae | Research Associate, Graduate School of Science | |
| Takae Ebihara | A Group of Female Doctors in their Endeavors of Raising Children | Activity |
| Koichi Hashimoto | Associate Professor, Graduate School of Education | Project |
(FY=Fiscal Year / Financial Year)
Recipients of the Tohoku University's Professor Fujino Award (Lu Xun Award)
This award is given to Chinese individuals or Chinese groups that made a significant contribution to the development of education and research at Tohoku University through academic exchange.
Tohoku University's Professor Fujino Award
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2005 | Sun Yi | Director, Beijing Lu Xun Museum |
Tohoku University Lu Xun Award
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
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| FY 2004 | Gu Binglin | President, Tsinghua University |
Recipients of the Tohoku University's Professor Fujino Incentive Award
This award is presented to outstanding and promising Chinese exchange students currently enrolled in the graduate school of Tohoku University.
Tohoku University's Professor Fujino Incentive Award
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2011 | Zhu Hua | Gladuate school of Science |
| Haorile | Graduate School of Medicine | |
| Zhao Xiaoli | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| Wen Lei | Graduate School of Life Sciences |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2010 | Wang, Jiang | Graduate school of Economics and Management |
| Chen, Guixing | Gladuate school of Science | |
| Hu, Chunyan | Graduate School of Medicine | |
| Zhang, Zhiyu | Graduate School of Engineering |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Wang, Xiufang | Graduate school of Arts and Letters |
| Zhulanqiqige | Gladuate school of Medicine | |
| Ma, Lin | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| Che, Jia | Graduate School of International Cultural Studies | |
| Wang, Hongxin | Graduate School of Life Sciences |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Zhang Rongrong | Graduate School of Economics and Management |
| Wu Hashen | Graduate School of Science | |
| Wang Baozhen | Graduate School of Phamaceutical Sciences | |
| Zhang Yu | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| Wang Hong | Graduate School of Information Sciences |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Wang Lengran | Graduate School of Law |
| Liu Chenguang | Graduate School of Science | |
| Chen Rui | Graduate School of Dentistry | |
| Yue Xinyan | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| Yuan Yuan | Graduate School of Agriculture |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Qin Huiling | Graduate School of Science |
| Du Wei | Graduate School of Medicine | |
| Han Feng | Graduate School of Phamaceutical Sciences | |
| Chang Chuntao | Graduate School of Engineering | |
| Hou Xubin | Graduate School of Life Sciences |
| Year | Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Sa Rina | Graduate School of Arts and Letters |
| Jin Guangyu | Graduate School of Economics and Management | |
| Dai Hongmei | Graduate School of Medicine | |
| Yu Zhiqian | Graduate School of Dentistry | |
| Lu Chen | Graduate School of Engineering |
Recipients of the Honda Kotaro Memorial Prize
This award is given to individuals or groups from other countries that have made a significant contribution to education and research at Tohoku University through academic exchange.
Honda Kotaro Memorial Prize
| Year | Name | Nationality | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2006 | Patrick Bourgin | France | Director, Ecole Centrale de Lyon |
| Fondation Renault | |||
| Albert Prevos | France | Director, Centre International d'Etudes Pedagogiques | |
| Alain Storck | France | Director, INSA-Lyon | |
| Leo Vincent | France | Director, International Affairs, Ecole Centrale de Lyon | |
| Alain Reza Yavari | France | Professor, Institute National Polytechnique de Grenoble |
| Year | Name | Nationality | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2004 | John L. Stollery | United Kingdom | Emeritus Professor, Cranfield University |
| A. Lindsay Greer | United Kingdom | Professor, University of Cambridge | |
| Sir Robert Yewdall Jennings | United Kingdom | Former President, International Court of Justice |
Recipients of the Students' Friendship Association Award (FY 2011)
This award aims to honor students for outstanding achievement and who epitomize the reputation of Tohoku University.
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Nozomu Nabasama | Mandolin Music |
| Syuntaro Endo | Calligraphy |
| Takuya Yanabe | Orienteering |
(FY=Fiscal Year/ Financial Year)