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Awards

FY2023

KEK Excellent Master Thesis Award for Detector Development

Award:	13th (FY2022) KEK Excellent Master Thesis Award for Detector Development
Researchers:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	April 28, 2023
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received 13th (FY2022) KEK Excellent Master Thesis Award for Detector Development.

FY2022

2022 JMMS Outstanding Contribution Award

Award:	2022 Outstanding Contribution Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan
Researchers:	Prof. MIYAKE, Yasuhiro (KEK, C02)
Date:	March 29, 2023
Description:	Prof. MIYAKE, Y. (KEK., B01) received the 2022 Outstanding Contribution Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan for his work on “Construction of the high intensity pulsed muon facility and development of interdisciplinary muon science.”
URL：	Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan HP (Jpn): http://jmeson.org/2023/04/03/post-1076/

2022 JMMS Research Incentive Award

Award:	2022 Research Incentive Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan
Researchers:	Dr. CHIU, I-Huan (Osaka Univ., B01)
Date:	March 29, 2023
Description:	Dr. CHIU, I-H. (Osaka Univ., B01) received the 2022 Research Incentive Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan for his work on “Development of a three-dimensional elemental analysis method using a CdTe semiconductor double-sided strip detector.”
URL：	Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan HP (Jpn): http://jmeson.org/2023/04/03/post-1059/

FY2022 RIKEN Baiho Award

Award:	FY2022 RIKEN Baiho Award (RIKEN Excellent Achievement Award)
Researchers:	Dr. ABE, Takashi (RIKEN, B03), Prof. OTSUKA, Takaharu (Univ. Tokyo/RIKEN)
Date:	March 22, 2023
Description:	Dr. ABE, Takashi (RIKEN, B03) and Prof. OTSUKA, Takaharu (Univ. Tokyo/RIKEN) received the FY2022 RIKEN Baiho Award for their work on “Ab-initio calculations of the Hoyle state of the carbon-12 nucleus.”

17th JPS Young Scientist Award

Award:	17th (2023) Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan
Researchers:	Dr. UMEGAKI, Izumi (KEK, B01)
Date:	March 22, 2023
Description:	Dr. UMEGAKI, I. (KEK., B01) received the 17th (2023) JPS Young Scientist Award for her work on “Establishment of techniques using muon beam to detect Li diffusion and metallic Li deposition in a Li-ion battery.”
URL：	Physical Society of Japan HP (Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/english/file/17th_wakate2023.pdf

13th HUA Master Thesis Award

Award:	13th (FY2022) Master Thesis Award of the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (HUA)
Researchers:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	March 22, 2023
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the 13th (FY2022) Master Thesis Award of the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (HUA) for her work on “Development of high-energy photon and electron beam profile monitor and its application to accelerator-based research.”
URL:	J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (Eng): http://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/~jparchua/en/index.html

Tohoku University Student Awards

Award:	(1) FY2022 Department Award, Department of Physics, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University (2) QE1 Special Award, Graduate Program on Physics for the Universe, Tohoku University.
Researchers:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	(1) February 24, 2023 (2) March 2, 2023
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the FY2022 Department Award and QE1 Special Award of Tohoku University.
URL：	CLUSHIQ2022 & Awardees HP (Eng): http://be.nucl.ap.titech.ac.jp/cluster/symposium/334/

CLUSHIQ2022 ANPhA Incentive Award

Award:	The ANPhA Incentive Award of the EMMI Workshop: International symposium on Clustering as a Window on the Hierarchical Structure of Quantum Systems (CLUSHIQ2022).
Researchers:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	November 1, 2022
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the ANPhA Incentive Award for her presentation entitled “Current status of decay pion spectroscopy of light Lambda hypernuclei at MAMI” at the EMMI Workshop: International symposium on Clustering as a Window on the Hierarchical Structure of Quantum Systems (CLUSHIQ2022).
URL：	CLUSHIQ2022 & Awardees HP (Eng): http://be.nucl.ap.titech.ac.jp/cluster/symposium/334/

Awards received at SNP2022

Award:	(1) ANPhA 1st Prize/Hashimoto Prize and (2) SNP School Incentive Prize of the 17th International School for Strangeness Nuclear Physics 2022 (SNP School 2022)
Researchers:	(1)(2) Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) (2) Mr. ISHIGE, Tatsuhiro (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	October 27, 2022
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the ANPhA 1st Prize/Hashimoto Prize and the SNP School Incentive Prize for her presentation entitled “Measurement of the binding energy of hypertriton at MAMI,” and Mr. ISHIGE, Tatsuhiro (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the SNP School Incentive Prize for his presentation entitled “Optimization of experimental configuration of next-generation Λ hypenuclear spectroscopy by electromagnetic reaction” at the 17th International School for Strangeness Nuclear Physics 2022 (SNP School 2022).
URL：	SNP School 2022 & Awardees HP (Eng): https://sites.google.com/nex.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/snpsc2022

Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan

Award:	Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan, 2022 JPS Fall Meeting.
Researchers:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02)
Date:	October 1, 2022
Description:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02) received the Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan at the 2022 JPS Fall Meeting, for his presentation entitled “Energy dependence of photodissociation cross section of three-body exotic atoms and molecules.”
URL：	JPS HP (Jpn/Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/activities/awards/gakusei/2022_student_presentation_award.php

QBI2022 Best Presentation Award

Award:	Best Presentation Award of the 4th Workshop on Quantum Beam Imaging (QBI2022)
Researchers:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	September 26, 2022
Description:	Ms. KINO, Ryoko (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the Best Presentation Award of the 4th Workshop on Quantum Beam Imaging (QBI2022), for her presentation entitled “Realtime imaging of high energy gamma-ray beams from 1.3 GeV electron synchrotron accelerator at ELPH Tohoku.”
URL：	QBI2022 Workshop & Awardees HP (Jpn/Eng): https://lambda.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/QBI2022/

Poster Award of the LT29 Conference

Award:	Poster Award of the 29th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT29)
Researchers:	Mr. KIKUCHI, Kai (Hosei Univ., B03)
Date:	August 23, 2022
Description:	Mr. KIKUCHI, Kai (Hosei Univ., B03) received the Poster Award of the 29th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics (LT29) for his presentation entitled “Optimization of the stopping position of a highly energetic ⁸⁴Rb atoms injected into superfluid helium.”
URL：	The Poster Award Winners (Eng): https://confit.atlas.jp/guide/event/lt29/top?lang=en LT29 Conference HP (Eng): https://www.lt29.jp/

Young Scientist Best Presentation “Pierre Besson” Prize

Award:	Young Scientist Best Presentation “Pierre Besson” Prize, the 9th Conference on New Developments in Photodetection (NDIP20)
Researchers:	Mr. TSUZUKI, Yutaka (Univ. Tokyo, C01)
Date:	July 8, 2022
Description:	Mr. TSUZUKI, Yutaka (Univ. Tokyo, C01) received the Young Scientist Best Presentation “Pierre Besson” Prize at the 9th Conference on New Developments in Photodetection (NDIP20) for his talk entitled “Application of a Si/CdTe Compton camera for the polarization measurement of radiative, ” on collaborative research between A01 and C01 groups.
URL：	The University of Tokyo HP (Jpn): https://www.phys.s.u-tokyo.ac.jp/award/35120/ NDIP20 Conference HP (Eng): https://www.ndip.fr/

Symposium Best Poster Prize

Award:	Best Poster Prize of the 37th Symposium on Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics
Researchers:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02)
Date:	June 3, 2022
Description:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02) received the Best Poster Prize of the 37th Symposium on Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics, for his presentation entitled “Complex scaling calculation of photodissociation cross section of positronium negative ion,”
URL：	Symposium HP (Eng): http://sckd.jp/37Sendai/main/poster_prize.php

FY2021

FY2021 RIKEN Ohbu Award

Award:	FY2021 RIKEN Ohbu Award
Researchers:	Drs. MUKAI, Momo (RIKEN, B03) & TAJIMA, Minori (RIKEN, B03)
Date:	March 23, 2022
Description:	Dr. Mukai and Dr. Tajima in the B03 group received the FY2021 RIKEN Ohbu Award for their work on “In-gas-cell laser resonance ionization spectroscopy of ^{196, 197, 198}Ir” and “Offline collinear laser spectroscopy of barium II toward measurement of RI at the SLOWRI facility,” respectively.

12th HUA Master Thesis Award

Award:	12th (FY2021) Master Thesis Award of the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (HUA)
Researchers:	Mr. TATSUMI, Ryohei (Osaka Univ., D01 group)
Date:	March 23, 2022
Description:	Mr. TATSUMI, Ryohei (Osaka Univ., D01 group) received the 12th (FY2021) Master Thesis Award of the J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (HUA), for his research on “Performance evaluation of a threshold-type Cherenkov detector using low index aerogel.”
URL:	J-PARC Hadron Hall Users' Association (Eng): http://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/~jparchua/en/index.html

FY2021 Technology Award, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University

Award:	FY2021 Technology Award, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University
Researchers:	Dr. UMETSU, Hiroo (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	December 1, 2021
Description:	UMETSU, Hiroo received the Technology Award from the Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University for his contribution to the photon tagging system utilized in the photon beam experiments conducted by the A02 group at the Research Center for Electron Photon Science, Tohoku University.
URL：	Technical Division, School of Science, Tohoku University HP (Jpn): http://www3.tech.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/HP/

25th Hiroshi Takuma Memorial Prize of Matsuo Foundation

Award:	25th Hiroshi Takuma Memorial Prize of Matsuo Foundation
Researchers:	Dr. AZUMA, Toshiyuki (RIKEN, A01)
Date:	October 20, 2021
Description:	Dr. Azuma (RIKEN, A01) received 25th Hiroshi Takuma Memorial Prize of Matsuo Foundation for his research on observation/control of quantum dynamics of atoms and molecules by various techniques such as cryogenic electrostatic ion storage ring, excitation of heavy ions using crystal fields, and muon atomic dynamics by high precision X-ray observation.
URL：	RIKEN HP (Jpn): https://www.riken.jp/pr/news/2021/20211101_1/index.html Matsuo Foundation HP (Jpn): http://www.matsuo-acad.or.jp/index.html

FY2021 JPS Fall Meeting Student Presentation Award

Award:	Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan (FY2021 Fall Meeting)
Researchers:	Ms. KITA, Sayuka (Univ. Tsukuba, C01)
Date:	October 9, 2021
Description:	Ms. KITA, Sayuka (Tsukuba Univ., C01) received the Student Presentation Award of the Physical Society of Japan (Autumn Meeting 2021, Experimental Particle Physics) for her presentation on “Research and development of novel LGAD Detector (AC-LGAD) with testbeam.”
URL：	Physical Society of Japan HP (Jpn/Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/activities/awards/gakusei/2021_student_presentation_award.php Univ. of Tsukuba HP (Jpn/Eng): https://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/journal/awards/20211116112748.html

FY2020

FY2020 Tohoku University OGINO, Hiroshi and Kazuko Scholarship Award

Award:	FY2020 Tohoku University OGINO, Hiroshi and Kazuko Scholarship Award
Researchers:	Mr. SANO, Taishi (Tohoku Univ., B02)
Date:	March 15, 2021
Description:	Mr. SANO, Taishi of the B02 group received the OGINO, Hiroshi and Kazuko Scholarship Award, which is given to third-year undergraduate students of the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Tohoku University, for their outstanding academic achievements.
URL：	Tohoku University HP (Jpn): https://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/news/20210316-11483.html

FY2020 Tohoku University Aoba Science Promotion Incentive Award

Award:	FY2020 Tohoku University Aoba Science Promotion Incentive Award
Researchers:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02)
Date:	March 9, 2021
Description:	Mr. KAMIYA, Naoki (Tohoku Univ., B02) received the FY2020 Tohoku University Aoba Science Promotion Incentive Award, which is awarded to a third-year student in the School of Science, Tohoku University, for his outstanding academic achievement.
URL：	Tohoku University HP (Jpn): https://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/aoba-society/20210326-11460.html

APFB Special Award

Award:	APFB Special Award of the Yamada Conference LXXII: The 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics
Researchers:	Dr. ITABASHI, Kosuke (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	March 2, 2021
Description:	Dr. ITABASHI, Kosuke (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the APFB Special Award at the Yamada Conference LXXII: The 8th Asia-Pacific Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics (APFB 2020).
URL：	APFB 2020 HP (Eng): http://www.rcnp.osaka-u.ac.jp/Divisions/np1-a/apfb2020/

Best Oral Presentation Award (Tohoku University)

Award:	Best Oral Presentation Award of the 2021 Joint Online Symposium of the Graduate Schools of Science and Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Researchers:	Dr. OKUYAMA, Kazuki (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	February 19, 2021
Description:	Dr. OKUYAMA, Kazuki (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the Best Oral Presentation Award of the 2021 Joint Online Symposium of the Graduate Schools of Science and Life Sciences, Tohoku University.
URL：	Tohoku University Graduate School of Science HP (Jpn): https://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/news/20210219-11454.html

FY2021 IEEJ Technical Committee Encouragement Award

Award:	FY2021 Technical Committee Encouragement Award of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan
Researchers:	Dr. OKUMURA, Takuma (RIKEN, A01)
Description:	Dr. Okumura has been awarded the FY2021 Technical Committee Encouragement Award of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan, for the research on “High-resolution X-ray spectroscopy of muon atoms utilizing a superconducting transition-edge microcalorimeter.”
URL：	Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (Eng): https://www.iee.jp/en/

ANPhA 2nd Prize and SNP School Incentive Prize (SNP School 2020)

Award:	ANPhA 2nd Prize and SNP School Incentive Prize of the 9th International School for Strangeness Nuclear Physics (SNP School 2020)
Researchers:	ANPhA 2nd Prize: Dr. OKUYAMA, Kazuki (Tohoku Univ., A02), SNP School Incentive Prize: Dr. OKUYAMA, Kazuki (Tohoku Univ., A02), Dr. AKIYAMA, Takeru (Tohoku Univ., A02), Dr. FUJIWARA, Tomomasa (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	December 5, 2020
Description:	Drs. OKUYAMA, Kazuki, AKIYAMA, Takeru, and FUJIWARA, Tomomasa (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the SNP School Incentive Prize at the 9th International School for Strangeness Nuclear Physics (SNP School 2020). Dr. OKUYAMA, Kazuki also received the ANPhA 2nd Prize.
URL：	SNP School 2020 HP (Eng): http://lambda.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/snpsc2020/

FY2020 JPS Fall Meeting Student Presentation Award

Award:	Student Presentation Award of the 2020 Fall Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan
Researchers:	Dr. YASUDA, Kazuhiro (Tohoku University, B02)
Date:	October 10, 2020
Description:	The presentation by Dr. Yasuda, “Precise four-body calculation of muon molecular resonance states in muon catalyzed fusion,” was selected as the Student Presentation Award of the 2020 Fall Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan.
URL：	Student Presentation Award of the 2020 Fall Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan (Jpn/Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/activities/awards/gakusei/2020_student_presentation_award.php

The 64th JNRS Meeting Best Presentation Award for Young Scientists

Award:	Best Presentation Award for Young Scientists, The 64th Meeting of The Japan Society of Nuclear and Radiochemical Science
Researchers:	Dr. CHIU, I-Huan (Osaka Univ., B01), Dr. KAJINO, Meito (Osaka Univ., B01)
Date:	September 2020
Description:	Dr. CHIU, I-Huan (Osaka Univ., B01) and Dr. KAJINO, Meito (Osaka Univ., B01) received the Best Presentation Award for Young Scientists at the 64th Meeting of The Japan Society of Nuclear and Radiochemical Science on September 2020.
URL：	Student Presentation Award of the 2020 Fall Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan (Jpn/Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/activities/awards/gakusei/2020_student_presentation_award.php

MEXT Prize for Young Scientists 2020

Award:	MEXT Prize for Young Scientists 2020
Researchers:	Dr. KIMURA, Tomoki (Tohoku University, D01)
Date:	April 20, 2020
Description:	Dr. KIMURA, Tomoki (Tohoku Univ., D01) received the MEXT Prize for Young Scientists 2020, for his research on “Electromagnetic energy release and transport in the magnetosphere of rotating celestial bodies.”
URL:	MEXT HP (Jpn): https://www.mext.go.jp/b_menu/houdou/mext_00187.html Tohoku University HP (Jpn): https://www.fris.tohoku.ac.jp/feature/topics/detail---id-744.html RIKEN HP (Jpn): https://www.riken.jp/pr/news/2020/20200422_1/

FY2019

2019 JMMS Research Incentive Award

Award:	2019 Research Incentive Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan
Researchers:	Prof. NINOMIYA, Kazuhiko (Osaka Univ., B01)
Date:	March 6, 2020
Description:	Dr. Ninomiya has been awarded the 2019 Research Incentive Award of the Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan, for the research on “development of quantitative nondestructive elemental analysis method utilizing muonic X-rays” (Awarded paper: K. Ninomiya et al., “Nondestructive elemental depth-profiling analysis by muonic X-ray measurement,” Anal. Chem. 87, 4597 (2015)).
URL：	Society of Muon and Meson Science of Japan HP (Jpn): http://jmeson.org/2020/03/09/post-748/

Tohoku University GPPU Excellent Student Award 2019

Award:	GPPU Excellent Student Award 2019 of the Tohoku University Graduate Program on Physics for the Universe
Researchers:	Dr. TOYAMA, Yuichi (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	March 3, 2020
Description:	Dr. TOYAMA, Yuichi (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the GPPU Excellent Student Award 2019 of the Tohoku University Graduate Program on Physics for the Universe.
URL：	GPPU Excellent Student Award 2019 HP (Jpn): http://lambda.phys.tohoku.ac.jp/gppu/news/gppuaward2019/

The 1st JSP Fumiko Yonezawa Memorial Prize

Award:	The 1st Fumiko Yonezawa Memorial Prize of the Physical Society of Japan
Researchers:	Prof. BAMBA, Aya (Univ. Tokyo, A01)
Date:	February 17, 2020
Description:	Dr. Bamba has been awarded the 1st Fumiko Yonezawa Memorial Prize of the Physical Society of Japan, for the research on “Study of the origin and acceleration mechanisms of cosmic rays with X-ray and gamma-ray observations.”
URL：	Physical Society of Japan HP (Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/english/meetings-and-awards/awards/yonezawa/yonezawa1-2020e.html

Best Poster Presentation Award (Tohoku University)

Award:	Best Poster Presentation Award of the 2020 Joint Online Symposium of the Graduate Schools of Science and Life Sciences, Tohoku University
Researchers:	Dr. ITABASHI, Kosuke (Tohoku Univ., A02)
Date:	February 14, 2020
Description:	Dr. ITABASHI, Kosuke (Tohoku Univ., A02) received the Best Poster Presentation Award of the 2020 Joint Symposium of the Graduate Schools of Science and Life Sciences, Tohoku University, for his presentation on “Λ hyper nucleus search experiment with nucleus number 0.”
URL：	Tohoku University Graduate School of Science HP (Jpn): https://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/news/20210219-11454.html

14th JPS Young Scientist Award

Award:	14th Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan
Researchers:	Dr. ODAKA, Hirokazu (Univ. Tokyo, C01)
Date:	October 2019
Description:	Dr. H. Odaka has been awarded the 14th (2020) Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan for the following research: H. Odaka et al., ”X-Ray diagnostics of giant molecular clouds in the galactic center region and past activity of Sgr A,” Astrophys. J. 740*, 103–114 (2011).
URL：	14th Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan (Eng): https://www.jps.or.jp/english/file/14th_wakate2020.pdf

The special lectures of the 44th ASCJ Annual Meeting

Award:	The special lectures of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Atomic Collision Society of Japan
Researchers:	Drs. YAMASHITA, Takuma (RIKEN, B02), YAMAMOTO, Norimasa (Chubu, B02)
Date:	September 5–6, 2019
Description:	The talks by Drs. Yamashita and Yamamoto were selected as special lectures of the 44th Annual Meeting of the Atomic Collision Society of Japan.
URL：	The 44th Annual Meeting of the Atomic Collision Society of Japan (Jpn): http://www.atomiccollision.jp/conference/conference.html Program (Jpn): http://www.atomiccollision.jp/conference/doc/44_program.pdf

ICPEAC2019 Symposium Special Reports

Award:	ICPEAC2019 Symposium Special Reports
Researchers:	Dr. YAMASHITA, Takuma (RIKEN, B02)
Date:	July 23, 2019
Description:	The talk by Dr. Yamashita, “Towards prediction of the rates of antihydrogen positive ion production in antihydrogen-excited positronium reaction,” was picked up as a special report at the XXXIst International Conference on Photonic, Electronic, and Atomic Collisions (ICPEAC2019) held on July 23–30, 2019 at Deauville, France.
URL：	ICPEAC2019 Conference (Eng): http://www.icpeac2019.fr/ Special Reports (Eng): http://www.icpeac2019.fr/program.html#speciallist

FY2018