Past grant research themes

Manufacturing Theme

Name Affiliated institution Position
(Affiliations, positions, and so forth are those at the time of receiving the grant award)
Grant-Receiving Research Theme
Akihiro Yabuki Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University Development of self-healing corrosion protective coatings inspired by underground storage organs of crops
Mitsuru Shindo Professor,Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University Vine Weed Control Based on Gravitropism Inhibition Inspired by Plants
Atsushi Hosoi Associate Professornation , Waseda University Development of direct bonding technology for aluminum alloys with 3D nanostructure surface and carbon fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites
Miura Shino Assistant Professor,Yokohama National University, Graduate School of Urban Innovation Human-centered Public Space Design Inspired by Biodiversity and Symbiosis
YAMAGO, Shigeru Professor,Institute for Chemical Research Kyoto University Development of High-valued Polymer Materials by Multidisciplinary Control of Radical Polymerization Inspired by the Function of Enzymes
Kensuke OSADA Project Associate Professor,Department of Bioengineering, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo Development of polymeric micelle gene vector inspired by viral structure and function
Hemma Philamore Lecturer, Kyoto University Ultra-low power, jellyfish-inspired robot mechanisms for energy self-sufficiency.

Fundamental Research Theme

Name Affiliated institution Position
(Affiliations, positions, and so forth are those at the time of receiving the grant award)
Grant-Receiving Research Theme
Hidekazu YOSHIDA Professor, Nagoya University Museum Self-sealing methodology development of flow-path fractures by learning from naturally formed spherical carbonate concretions
Hirotaka Koga Specially-appointed Assistant professor,The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University Wood-based Catalytic Reactor for CO2 Conversion
Keiji Konishi Professor,Osaka Prefecture University Robustness of traveling excitable wave segments stabilized by feedback control
KURABAYASHI, Daisuke Professor,Department of Systems and Control Engineering School of Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology Navigation of Robot Swarm in 3D Space by using Locally Connected Phase Oscillators.
Miho Tagawa Associate professor,Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability (IMaSS),Nagoya University Bio-inspired materials design: DNA-programmable nanoparticle assembly for the rational design of high-quality colloidal crystals
Yo Tanaka Unit Leader,Laboratory for Integrated Biodevice, Quantitative Biology Center, RIKEN Novel power generation system inspired from electric fish
Yuichi Tsukada Professor,INAMORI Frontier Research Center, Kyushu University Molecular basis of reprogramming in mammalian cells