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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	Achievement
September 25, 2009	Masataka Nakazawa	Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication	Received 2009 Contribution Prize by Council for Science and Technology Policy, Prime Minister Prize for the development of Erbium-Doped Optical Fiber Amplifier (EDFA) on June 20, 2009. The prize is awarded to researchers for their outstanding achievements in Industry-University-Government collaboration.
March 25, 2009	Sadafumi Kawato	Professor, Graduate School of Law	For receiving the 2009 Japan Accademy Prize on March 12th 2009, for his research and work on "Electoral Systems and Party Systems" and "Japanese Diet and Party Politics"
March 27, 2007	Koji Kato	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering	For receiving the 2007 Japan Academy Prize on March 12th 2007, for his research work in the field of tribology
September 25, 2006	Akihisa Inoue	Professor, Director of Institute for Materials Research	For receiving the Prime Minister's Prize on June 11th 2006, for his research work in the field of Metallic Glasses
July 31, 2006	Mitsumasa Koyanagi	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering	For receiving the IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal on June 24th 2006, for his research work in the field of semiconductor technology and bio-robotics technology
March 24, 2006	Atsuto Suzuki	Deputy President Professor, Graduate School of Science	For receiving the 2006 Japan Academy Prize on March 13th 2006, for his research work in the field of antineutrino science
November 26, 2005	Motoko Kotani	Professor, Graduate School of Science	For receiving the 25th Saruhashi Prize (recognizing outstanding achievement by a woman in natural sciences) on May 28 2005, for her work in Discrete Geometric Analysis on a Crystal Lattice
June 29, 2005	Hideo Ohno	Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication	For receiving the 2005 Japan Academy Prize on June 13, 2005, for his Studies in Quantum Control of Electrons by Semiconductor Nanostructures and Ferromagnetism

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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 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.

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Recipients of the Presidential Prize for Excellence (FY 2010)

This prize recognizes students for their outstanding academic achievement.

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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 2010

Name	Affiliation	Category
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
Yuko Murakami	Associate Professor, Graduate School of Science

2009

Name	Affiliation	Category
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
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
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
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)

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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 Incentive Award

Year	Name	Affiliation
2005	Sun Yi	Director, Beijing Lu Xun Museum

Tohoku University Lu Xun Award

Year	Name	Affiliation
2004	Gu Binglin	President, Tsinghua University

Recipients of the Tohoku University's Professor Fujino Incentive Award (Lu Xun 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 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
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
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 2010)

This award aims to honor students for outstanding achievement and who epitomize the reputation of Tohoku University.