2011 Inamori Research Grants Recipients

The Natural Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Igarashi, Koji	Lecturer Graduate School of Engineering The University of Tokyo	Ultra fast single-shot real-time measurement of optical complex fields and its application to evaluation of ultimate performance of lightwave communication systems
Ichii, Osamu	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine Hokkaido University	Analysis of the Luminal Epithelial Deciduation in chronic kidney disease
Ichino, Atsushi	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science Osaka City University	Representation Theory and Arithmetic Invariants
Ueda, Kei-Ichi	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science and Engineering for Research Kyoto University	Self-organized motion generation based on bifurcation analysis
Ueda, Yoshikatsu	Assistant Professor Research Institute for Sustainable Humanosphere Kyoto University	Hydrogen gas sensor using electrolyte made of proton conductive manganese dioxide
Uemura, Takashi	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Isolation and Arrangement of Photoconductive Polymers for Elucidating Their Inherent Conducting Mechanism
Ohkubo, Takahiro	Associate Professor Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology Okayama University	Development of Adsorbent for Heavy Metal Ions by Controlling Chemical States of the Surface on Nanocarbons
Katsumata, Ken-ichi	Assistant Professor Materials and Structures Laboratory Tokyo Institute of Technology	Preparation of highly-efficient hydrogen evolution materials with a unique nano carbon
Kano, Naokazu	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo	Study on synthesis of transition metal complexes bearing a highly electron-donating ligand aiming for carbon dioxide fixation
Kitano, Jun	Associate Professor Research Organization of Information and Systems National Institute of Informatics	Identification of Speciation genes
Kuhara, Atsushi	Lecturer Faculty of Science and Engineering Nagoya University	Analysis of molecular mechanism for sensitivity-control in temperature sensation
Shima, Hiroyuki	Assistant Professor Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University	Anomalous relaxation of photo-excited carriers in peanut-shaped fullerene polymers
Shin, Hye-Won	Assistant Professor Career-path Promotion Unit for Young Life Scientists Kyoto University	Roles of phospholipid flippase (P4-ATPase) in membrane trafficking
Sumino, Hirochika	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science The University of Tokyo	Water recycling in the Earth’s mantle revealed by elemental and isotopic compositions of ultra trace amounts of halogens and noble gases
Takahashi, Kiyohiro 2011 Hakuraku Grantee	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University	Functional analysis of virus sensor protein RIG-I
Takahashi, Tatsuro	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science Osaka University	Novel functional interaction between chromatin assembly and DNA mismatch repair
Takahashi, Hiroo	Assistant Professor Advanced Medical Research Center Nara Medical University	Molecular basis of CO2 sensing in the mammalian olfactory system
Takeuchi, Jun	Associate Professor Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences The University of Tokyo	Key factors in Cardiovascular Progenitors and Cardiac Stem Cells
Takemi Tetsuya	Associate Professor Disaster Prevention Research Institute Kyoto University	Numerical Analysis of Microscale Wind Variability over a Metropolitan Area by Merging Meteorological and Fluid-Dynamical Models
Tanabe, Takasumi	Lecturer Faculty of Science and Technology Keio University	Development of an all-optical microcavity switch operating at a very low power enabled by optical Kerr effect in silica
Taniguchi, Masateru	Associate Professor The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research Osaka University	Development of Core-technology for identifying epigenome
Tominaga, Yoichi	Lecturer Graduate School of Engineering Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology	Synthesis of CO2/epoxide copolymers possessing various side groups for ion-conductive materials
Torimaru, Takeshi	Assistant Professor Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science Hirosaki University	Study on Ecological Genetic Factors determining the sex ratio of dioecious plant population
Nakano, Minoru	Associate Professor Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences Kyoto University	Elucidation of Lipid Transfer Promotion Mechanisms by Time-Resolved Neutron Scattering
Nakayama, Masanobu	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Nagoya Institute of Technology	Exploration for Li+ conductive oxides with Olivine-type structurematerials prediction and construction of library with first-principles computation
Nitta, Takeshi	Lecturer Institute for Genome Research The University of Tokushima	Regulation of T-cell repertoire selection by thymic epithelial cells
Noda, Satoko	Associate Professor Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering University of Yamanashi	Phenotypic evolution of environmental microorganisms through gene duplication
Hagihara, Koji	Associate Professor Graduate School of Engineering Osaka University	New material design for biodegradable implant materials focusing on the Ca-based intermetallic compounds
Hashimoto, Ayako	Researcher National Institute for Materials Science, Nano Characterization Unit Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science	Development of image processing for three-dimensional imaging by transmission electron microscopy
Bandyopadhyay, Anirban	Senior Researcher National Institute for Materials Science, Nano Characterization Unit Global Research Center for Environment and Energy based on Nanomaterials Science	Realization of nano-machine working in cells
Hirono, Tetsuro	Associate Professor Graduate School of Science Osaka University	Physicochemical process of coseismic reactions during large earthquake slip
Fujieda, Shun	Assistant Professor Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Tohoku University	Control of itinerant-electron metamagnetic transition by partial substitutions for high-performance magnetic refrigera
Masai, Hirokazu	Assistant Professor Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University	Study on Sn-doped low-melting glass for emitting material
Matsuno, Hisao	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Kyushu University	Analysis of the relationship between aggregation structure of polymer materials at a water interface and their biocompatibility
Miyaji, Godai	Assistant Professor Institute of Advanced Energy Kyoto University	Nano-processing of materials with phase-stabilized intense femtosecond laser pulses
Miyoshi, Tasuku	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Iwate University	Development of air-vehicle in the micro-gravity environment equipped the variable elastic mechanisms
Motohashi, Teruki	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Hokkaido University	Microstructure control of manganese-based oxygen storage materials for enhanced performance and future applications
Morisaki, Yasuhiro	Lecturer Graduate School of Engineering Kyoto University	Creation of Microporous Conjugated Network Polymers
Yasuda, Takuma	Associate Professor Faculty of Engineering Kyushu University	Development of Nanostructured Liquid-Crystalline Semiconductors Based on Donor-Acceptor Functional Integration
Yabuta, Hikaru	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Science Osaka University	Experimental study on the homochirality of hydroxyl acids produced by circular polarized soft x ray irradiation of cosmic dust analogue

The Humanities and Social Sciences

Name	Afilliation	Research Title
Ida, Takanori	Professor Graduate School of Economics Kyoto University	Econometric Analysis of Social Acceptance of Life Innovation: A Case of iPS cell
Kitamura, Kentetsu	Associate Professor Law School Chiba University	A institutional study of a “loser pays” system
Sato, Hikari 2011 Hakuraku Grantee	Associate Professor Graduate School of Arts and Sciences The University of Tokyo	Philosophical Explorers for Multicultural Symbiotic Societies – YANAGI Muneyoshi and William Blage in the 1910s
Takeshita, Takayuki	Project Lecturer Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science The University of Tokyo	Analyzing the optimal mix and design of various economic measures for decarbonizing the transport sector
Duan, Ruicong	Professor Faculty of Business and Commerce Keio University	Chiang Kai-shek’s vision on the world order after WWⅡ: A study on his diaries
Hamamoto, Atsushi	Associate Professor Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences Nagoya City University	Comparative Study on Social Dimension of Rapid Growth in Japan and China: An Analysis of Manners and Behaviors in Public Space in the Age of Olympic Games and World Expo
Fujimoto, Masayo	Associate Professor Faculty of Social Studies Doshisha University	The influence of Social Mobility to Job Change and Work Attitude of Scientists and Engineers: Comparative Studies Among Japan, U.S., and France
Ma, Xiaohua	Associate Professor Faculty of Education Osaka Kyoiku University	Rebuilding Confidence in the Asia Pacific Region: Search for a New Partnership between the United States, Japan and China
Maruyama, Masami	Lecturer Faculty of Literature and Social Sciences Yamagata University	The Relationship between UN Security Council and the International Criminal Court: Toward Peace and Justice
Mizuta, Susumu	Assistant Professor Graduate School of Engineering Hiroshima University	A study on the public works in the colonial cities of 19th century Great Britain
Yasuda, Takuto 2010 Hakuraku Grantee	Professor Graduate School of Law Kyoto University	Challenge from brain science and the future of criminal law based on free will

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