Recipients of the Japan Academy Medal elected
Six scholars were elected as recipients of the 13th Japan Academy Medal at the 1105th General Meeting held on January 12th, 2017. They are:
Name |
Daiji KAWAGUCHI |
![Kawaguchi](../../../common/images/news/2017/kawaguchi_daiji.jpg) |
Position |
Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo |
Research Subject |
Econometric Analysis of Inequality in Japanese Labor Market |
Name |
Masashi SUGIYAMA |
![Sugiyama](../../../common/images/news/2017/sugiyama_masashi.jpg) |
Position |
Director, RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project / Professor, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
Research Subject |
Theory and Application of Machine Learning for Artificial Intelligence |
Name |
Motoki NOMACHI |
![Nomachi](../../../common/images/news/2017/nomachi_motoki.jpg) |
Position |
Associate Professor, Slavic-Eurasian Research Center, Hokkaido University |
Research Subject |
Typological Studies in Slavic Morphosyntax and Its Diachronic and Areal Changes: With Special Reference to Kashubian |
Name |
Kazuyo MORO |
![Moro](../../../common/images/news/2017/moro_kazuyo.jpg) |
Position |
Team Leader, RIKEN-IMS |
Research Subject |
Identification and Characterization of a Novel Immune Cell |
Name |
Yasuhiro YAMADA |
![Yamada](../../../common/images/news/2017/yamada_yasuhiro.jpg) |
Position |
Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University |
Research Subject |
Development and Application of in vivo Cellular Reprogramming Technology for Regulating Cancer Cell Fate |
Name |
Naoki YOSHIDA |
![Yoshida](../../../common/images/news/2017/yoshida_naoki.jpg) |
Position |
Professor, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo |
Research Subject |
Large-Scale Numerical Simulations of Structure Formation in the Early Universe |