Associate Professor Akiko Yagi (Organic Chemistry Laboratory) has been awarded the Akasaki Prize for the 2022 academic year at Nagoya University.
The title of the award-winning research is “Synthesis and Application of Insoluble Aromatic Polymers.”
The Akasaki Prize is a highly prestigious award that recognizes individuals who have received outstanding evaluations from a social contribution perspective, with only a maximum of two recipients selected per year. The award is intended to highlight remarkable achievements that demonstrate a high level of academic and scientific technological standards, as well as contribute to the welfare and cultural development of humanity and the world’s industries, in line with the award’s principles of “social contribution.”
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of young people aspiring to contribute to society through various means, highlighting the essential nature of the social perspective. Nagoya University’s Chemistry Department is at the forefront of academic research and actively engages in research activities that combine cutting-edge academic research with social contributions, demonstrating an environment and foundation that enable such achievements.
Congratulations!
<Akasaki Prize> The Akasaki Special Professor of Nagoya University donated a fund to the university in commemoration of receiving the Kyoto Prize, which is used to honor young researchers (under 35 years old at the time of application) with excellent research capabilities and high research motivation in the field of academia and science and technology, supporting the development of their research.