Past grant research themes

Manufacturing Theme

Name Affiliated Institution and Position
(Affiliations, positions, and so forth
are those at the time of receiving the
grant award)
Grant-Receiving Research Theme
Tsuyoshi Sekitani Professor, SANKEN(The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research),
Osaka University
Research and development of a sheet-type blood flow measurement system for predicting the risk of cerebral infarction and its application to medical devices
Kentaro Noda Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Intelligent Robotics, Toyama Prefectural University Research of tactile scanner based on skin type micro structure
Kazuaki Ishihara Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University Development of Biomimetic Asymmetric Synthesis of Optically Active
α-Tocopherols
Kazunori Matsuura Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Tottori University Creation of artificial virus replicas equipping cancer antigens learned from enveloped viruses

Fundamental Research Theme

Name Affiliated Institution and Position
(Affiliations, positions, and so
forth are those at the time of
receiving the grant award)
Grant-Receiving Research Theme
Nobuhiro Yanai Associate Professor, Department of Applied Chemistry,
Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University
Development of Organic Quantum Sensing Materials Learning from the Magnetic Compass of the European Robins
Yoichi Masuda Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Osaka University
The Source of Flexibility and Strength: Exploring the Nonlinear Elasticity of Tendons
Daisuke Koyama Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering,
Doshisha University
Optical lens using ultrasound inspired by crystalline lens
Yuka Miyoshi Researcher, Forest Research and Management Organization,
Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute
Establishment of new deformation processing technology using control of thermal softening property of wood
Manabu Ote Lecturer, Jikei University School of Medicine The innovative way to defeat pathogenic viruses in the microenvironment inspired by bacterial symbionts in insects
Akio Ishiguro Professor, Research Institute of Electrical Communication,
Tohoku University
Decoding Universal Motor Control Principle Underlying Animal Locomotion by Studying Extinct Animals with Extraordinary Body Plan
Ayato Kanada Assistant Professor,Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyushu University A Woodpecker's Tongue-inspired, Bendable and Extendable Robot Manipulator with High Payload Capacity
Ken-ichi Otake Assistant Professor, The Institute for Integrated Cell-Material Sciences,
Institute for Advanced Study, Kyoto University
Development of Synergetic Catalyst Based on Porous Coordination Polymer
Koki Kamiya Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology,
Gunma University
Formation of highly efficient bioreactor using plant seed structure