The achievements of researches conducted by the AdSM faculties or students have been proved to be outstanding by receiving a number of honorable awards.
(Awards received in and after April 2004)
 

[Award for Encouragement of Research of Materials Science]
January 15, 2008
Given to: Mr. T. Okada, Doctoral Student, Ms. N. Nagaoka, Mr. K. Awane, Mr. K. Okazaki, Master's Students,
Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics & Intergration Science
Given by:
18th Symposium of Materials Research Society of Japan, Chairman of the Organizing Committee, Chairman of the Award Selection Committee
 

[International Display Workshop 2007 Outstanding Poster Paper Award]
December 7, 2007
Given to:
M. Kitagki, Cooperative Researcher, K. Uchida, Cooperative Researcher,
Assistant Prof.(endowed chair) G. Uchida, Prof.(endowed chair) H. Kajiyama, Prof.(endowed chair) T. Shinoda,
Advanced Display Science Group
Given by: IDW 2007 Program Committee
 

[IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems 2007 Darlington Best Paper Award]
November 6, 2007
Given to: Prof. A. Iwata, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics and Integration Science
Given by: President of IEEE Circuits and Systems Society
 

[VDEC LSI Designers Forum IEEE SSCS Japan Chapter Best Questioner Award]
[VDEC LSI Designers Forum IEEE SSCS Japan Chapter Best Poster Presentation Award]
September 18, 2007
Given to: Mr. Y. Masui, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics and Integration Science
Given by: IEEE Solid-State Circuits Society Japan Chapter
 

[JPSJ Papers of Editors' Choice]
August 2007
Given to: Prof. Sera and Associate Prof. Iga, Dept. of Quantum Matter
 

[Asia Display 2007 Best Paper Award]
March 15, 2007
Given to: Prof.(endowed chair) H. Kajiyama, Prof.(endowed chair) T. Shinoda, Mr. H. Tanno (Master's Student), Advanced Display Science Group
Given by: General Chair, Program Committee Chairs
 

[IEEE the Grade of Fellow]
November 19, 2006
Given to: Prof. Mitiko Miura-Mattausch, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics and Integration Science 
for contributions to nanoscale metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor compact modeling
 

[IWDTF Young Reseacher Award]
November 10, 2006
Given to: Mr. A. Ohta and Mr. H. Nakagawa, Doctoral Students, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics and Integration Science
Given at: 2006 International Workshop on Dielectric Thin Films for Future ULSI Devices
 

[IEEE Jun-ichi Nishizawa Medal]
June 14, 2006
Cooperative work by joint research team consisting of Tohoku University, Hitachi Ltd., and Hiroshima University including Prof. Sunami, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics & Integration Science (the Research Center for Nanodevices and Systems)
Research Title: "For pioneering contributions to dynamic random access memory (DRAM) cell structures and architecture"

This is the first time the Nishizawa Medal has been presented to Japanese nationals.
 

[2005 IMFEDK Best Student Award]
April 13, 2005
Given to: Katsunori Makihara, Doctoral Student, Dept. of Semiconductor Electronics & Integration Science
Presentation Title: "Light Emitting Devices Using Si Quantum Dots Multiple-stacked Structures"

The above presentation given at the 2005 International Meeting for Future Electron Devices, Kansai ( 2005IMFEDK ), which was held in Kyoto from April 11 through April 13, 2005, was highly evaluated for its research achievements.
 

[The 39th Japan Oil Chemists' Society Award for Progress of Studies]
March 31, 2005
Given to: Tsunehiro Aki, Associate Professor, Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology
Given by: I. Ikeda, Chairman of Japan Oil Chemists' Society
Research Title: "Research on biosysthesis and production of polyunsaturated fatty acids"
 

[The 2005 Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Society Award]
March 28, 2005
Given to: Prof. Miyakawa, Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology
Research Title: "Molecular Biological Studies on Cellular Functions of Ca²⁺ Signaling in Yeast"

In his research on a model organism yeast, Prof. Miyakawa found the genes encoding "calcineurin", an enzyme important for Ca²⁺ signaling in human brain and immune systems, and clarified its various physiological functions in yeast. This research was highly evaluated especially for discovering how the Ca²⁺ signal regulates cell cycle, elucidating a mechanism by which highly conserved molecules regulate cell cycle and applying the reseach achievement to the screening of potential medicinal drug seeds.

[Award for Encouragement of Research in Materials Science; The Materials Research Society of Japan]
Date: December 24, 2004
Given to: Ms. Nihan Kosku, Doctoral Student, Semiconductor & Integration Science
Given by: Osamu Takai, Chairperson of MRS-Japan Academic Symposium
Presentation Title: "High-Rate Growth of Highly-Crystallized Si Films from VHF Inductively-Coupled Plasma CVD"

The above presentation given at the 15th MRS-Japan Academic Symposium, which was held in Tokyo on Dec. 23 and 24, 2004, was highly evaluated for its research achievements.
 

[The 31st Annual Meeting of the Carbon Society of Japan, Poster Presentation Award}
December 2, 2004
K. Kimura, Master's Student, Quantum Matter

"Ambient of graphite hydrogenetion treated with milling and catalytic effect of iron"
 

[Daiwa Adrian Prizes 2004]
 

November 25, 2004
Cooperative work by joint research team consisting of University of St Andrews, University of Cambridge, Kyoto University, Hiroshima University and Nanoelectronics Research Institute, AIST, including Dr. F. Nakamura, Quantum Matter, ADSM

"Novel Quantum Order in Ruthenate and Cuprate metals"

[The 3rd Award for Japan Agricatural Development]
November 25, 2004
Dr. M. Mizunuma, Molecular Biotechnology

They clarified cell cycle controlling mechanism by calcium signalling transport pathway using yeast. This research achievement was highly evaluated because it is expectedly applied to a medicinal field.

[The Oleo Science Award]
November 1, 2004
Associate Prof. T. Aki, Prof. K. Ono, Molecular Biotechnology

Dissertation "Research on new microorganism which produces unsaturated fatty acid and carotenoid and its application"

[The Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Society Award for the Encouragement of Young Scientists, Chugoku-Shikoku Branch]
September 17, 2004
Associate Prof. T. Aki, Molecular Biotechnology

"Research on metabolism, physiological function and microbial production of unsaturated fatty acid"

[International Conference on Solid Devices and Materials (SSDM) Young Researcher Award]
September 15, 2004
Yudi Darma, doctoral course, ADSM Quantum Matter

"Electronic Charged State of Single Si Quantum Dots with Ge Core as Detected by AFM/Kelvin Probe Technique"
Presented at the International Conference on SSDM 2003 held from September 16 through September 18 in Tokyo.

[Young Scientist Award for the Presentation of an Excellent Paper]
September 7, 2004
F. Takeno, Master's course, ADSM Quantum Matter

"Effect of heat treatment at high temperature to ALCVD-Al₂O₃/Si₃N₄/Si(100) stack structure - Photoelectron Spectroscopic Analysis"
Presented at the Japan Society of Applied Physics annual meeting on July 31, 2004.

[Selete Award 2004 Achievement Award]
June 1, 2004
Professor S. Miyazaki, Semiconductor Electronics & Integration Science, and his laboratory's members

The award was given for contributing to the development and promotion of High-k Gate Stack Technology.

[The SCEJ Young Investigation Research Award]
April 3, 2004
Dr. N. Takiguchi, Molecular Biotechnology
 

"Application of metabolism engineering to cultivation control and control of cultivation process"
 

[The Japan Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry Society Award for the Encouragement of Young Scientists] 
March 30, 1999
Given to: D. Hirata, Dept. of Molecular Biotechnology
Given by: Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology and Agrochemistry
Research Title: Essential Molecules for Cell Growth in Yeast

Utilizing yeast as a model organism of human, D. Hirata has analyzed the essential molecules for cell morphogenesis and the signal transduction pathway regulating the cell cycle