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    The Murata Science Foundation’s Research Grant Ceremony

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    7/12/2019

    Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Chairman of the Board and President: 
    Tsuneo Murata 

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    The Grant

    The Murata Science Foundation (Chairman: Tsuneo Murata, Chairman of the Board and President, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.), having decided on the recipients of its fiscal 2018 research grants, will hold a grant presentation ceremony on July 19.

    Overview

    Established on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of Murata’s founding, the Murata Science Foundation seeks to contribute to the development of Japanese science and culture through the awarding of grants to promote research in the areas of natural sciences, in particular electronics, in addition to humanities and social sciences. This year marks the 35th awarding of the grant. 
    The grant as a whole is offered through three programs: Research Grant, Academic Conference (Conference) Grant, and Grant for Overseas Research. This fiscal year, 273 separate grants were awarded, totaling ¥361 million. (Approximately $3.25 million)*
    Since 2017, we have provided grants to researchers based overseas. This fiscal year we offered 20 grants (10 grants each to two universities), totaling ¥10 million.( Approximately  $90,082)*
    With a particular focus on fostering the work of young researchers, the Murata Science Foundation continues to provide ongoing and high-value grants that contribute to the wide-ranging development of science and culture. This fiscal year we have provided a total contribution of 3.9 billion yen (Approximately $35.1 million) *to research. 




    Breakdown of research grants for fiscal 2019

    Program

    		 Field

    Number of grants for 2019

    Amount of grants for 2019

    （1000 yen）

    Number of grants for 2018

    Amount of grants for 2018

    （1000 yen）
    Research Grant

    		 Natural sciences
    		 106 260,000
    		 115
    		 260,000
    Humanities and social sciences
    		 35 50,000
    		 39
    		 48,500
    Subtotal
    		 141
    		 310,000
    		 155 308,500
    Conference Grant

    		 Natural sciences 
    		 28 21,000 32 21,000
    Humanities and social sciences
    		 7 3,000 8 3,000
    Total
    		 35 24,000 40 24,000
    Grant for Overseas Research 

    		 Natural sciences 
    		 71
    		 19,000 81 18,100
    Humanities and social sciences
    		 26 8,000
    		 28 7,760
    Subtotal
    		 97 27,000 109 25,860
    Total 
    		 273 361,000
    		 304 358,360

    Main grant winners (Titles omitted)

    Name
    		 Affiliation
    		 Position
    		 Research theme
    Takao Yasui

    Nagoya University

    Graduate School of Engineering
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    		 Associate professor

    		 Realization of next-generation urine analysis systems for cancer monitoring
    Rina Takagi

    Riken

    Center for Emergent Matter Science

    Emergent Spintronics Research Unit
    		 Researcher

    		 Development of new materials aimed at achieving skyrmions of a higher density 
    Yoshimitsu
    Kohama

    University of Tokyo

    Institute for Solid State Physics

    International MegaGauss Science Laboratory

    		 Associate professor


    		 Development of high-frequency transmission paths with excellent noise tolerance for application in ultra-strong magnetic fields of the 1,000-tesla class
    Hiroyasu Yamahara

    University of Tokyo

    Graduate School of Engineering

    Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems
    		 Assistant professor


    		 Development of spin wave electric field control technology in rare-earth iron garnet superlattices with artificial slope distortion
    Koji Fujita

    Kyoto University

    Graduate School of Engineering

    		 Professor


    		 Theory formulation of indirect ferroelectricity: development and search for physical properties of stratified perovskite ferroelectric substances
    Masaki Mizuguchi

    Tohoku University

    Institute for Materials Research

    		 Associate professor


    		 Establishment of a field modulation method for thermoelectric conversion based on spin and its application to thermoelectric elements
    Takashi Uchino

    Kobe University

    Graduate School of Science

    Department of Chemistry
    		 Professor


    		 Single-photon emission and single-exciton induced emission from ceramic materials with high melting points 
    Hidetoshi Masuda

    Tohoku University

    Institute for Materials Research
    		 Associate professor


    		 Pioneering work on non-reciprocal thermal transport arising from a breakdown of symmetry within a material
    Koichiro Yaji

    University of Tokyo

    Institute for Solid State Physics
    		 Assistant professor

    		 Investigation of material properties of simple-substance topological superconductors and research on their electronic characteristics
    Katsuaki Tanabe

    Kyoto University

    Graduate School of Engineering

    Department of Chemical Engineering
    		 Associate professor
     

    		 Material engineering of semiconductor interfaces that simultaneously achieve junction formation and functional expression
    Minoru Kurosawa

    Tokyo Institute of Technology

    Graduate School of Engineering

    Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
    		 Associate professor

    		 Research on actuators for submerged microrobots utilizing solid acoustic waves
    Akitoshi Nakano

    Nagoya University

    Graduate School of Science
    		 Assistant professor

    		 Research related to the structure-function relationship of new dielectric properties in stratified perovskite
    Masanari Nagasaka

    Institute for Molecular Science

    Department of Photo-Molecular Science

    		 Assistant professor

    		 Operando measurement of lithium-ion batteries using soft x-ray absorption spectroscopy 
    Takatoshi Oyama

    Kyushu Institute of Technology

    Institute of Liberal Arts

    Department of Humanities and Social Sciences

    		 Lecturer


    		 How are Japan’s international peace cooperation initiatives received by local societies?: An anthropological investigation of the JSDF deployment to Cambodia as a starting point
    Hiroaki Sasaki
    		 Kyoto University
    Graduate School of Economics
    		  Professor
    		  Analysis of sustained economic development based on a theory of optimal economic growth that considers declining population and dwindling natural resources—international comparisons based on theoretical analysis and simulations
    Shohei Okamoto
    		 Keio University
    Graduate School of Economics
    		 2nd Year of 2nd Stage of Doctoral Program
    		  Research on universal health coverage designed to cope with the aging population and changes in disease structure
    Hideaki Sakawa Nagoya City University
    Graduate School of Economics
    		 Associate professor
         		  Japanese enterprises and corporate governance in global society: experimental study of the role of institutional investors
    Yasuo Hirose Keio University
    Faculty of Economics
    		 Professor
    		 Analysis of exchange rate fluctuation causes using a non-linear dynamic general equilibrium model that takes into consideration variations in uncertainty
     

    Ceremony venue

    Venue: Hotel Granvia Kyoto (Genji Ballroom) 
    Time: 15:00-19:00
    ※Attendance by reporters on the day of the event 
    Attendance by reporters on the day of the event will be allowed between 15:00 and 15:40. Reporters may come directly to the venue, with no prior notification necessary.  


    Murata Science Foundation

    Address:

    0-1, Higashikotari 1-chome, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto Prefecture
    Established
    ：    		 February 5, 1985
    Representative
    ：

    Tsuneo Murata,

    Chairman of the Board and President, Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Website
    ：    		 http://www.murata.co.jp/zaidan/

     * Currency conversion￥111.01 to $1 (approx. rate March 31, 2019)

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