The new SPRING GX (since April 2024) is a project involving approximately 1,307 doctoral students (including those in 4-year doctoral programs) from across the university.
September 16, 2026
Takuto Itakura has been awarded Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Limnology Matsumoto, Nagano for his research titled "Caddisfly Case Decoration: Flow-Velocity-Dependent Adjustments Explain Intra-Population Variation in Decorative Output". Congratulations!!
September 16, 2026
Chihiro Shiga has been awarded Best Student Paper Award at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade 2026 for his research titled "Heterogeneous Productivity Effects of Digital Technology: Evidence from Fish Finder Adoption in Fixed-Net Fisheries". Congratulations!!
September 16, 2026
Chihiro Shiga's research paper, "Neglected and Underutilized Fish (NUF): status, trends, and definition", has been published in the Fisheries Science. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Kanako Narita's research paper, "Unlocking the Hidden Potential of ALMA Calibrators: A Pilot Blind Search for Galactic Molecular Gas in ALMA Band 1", has been published in the URSI Radio Science Letters. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Makoto Nagaoka's research paper, "Citrate synthase condensation requires catalytic events in Corynebacterium glutamicum", has been published in the nature communications. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Mika Yoshioka has been awarded Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) for her research titled "Solubility Changes of Enantiomeric and Racemic Amino Acid Crystals Under High Pressure". Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Yurino Yamaguchi's research paper, "Application Form Items in Graduate Recruitment and Corporate Organizations: Which Companies Ask About Student Life?", has been published in the Journal of Educational Sociology, Vol. 118. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Hozumi Kikuchi has been awarded Best Presentation Award at the ICAPPS 2026 Organizing Committee for his research titled "Changes in Consumer Behavior in Extreme Heat: An Analysis of Repeat Visitors Using Credit Card Transaction Data". Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Haruki Hayano's research paper, "Neural-network-assisted Boltzmann approach for dilute microswimmer suspensions", has been published in the Physical Review Research. Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Taira Ishiguro's research paper, "Alternative land management in depopulating rural landscapes: Scenario analysis of impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services", has been published in the Regional Environmental Change. Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Yuya Toyoda has been awarded Encouragement Award at the 34th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Exercise and Sports Physiology for his research titled "Evaluation of Neuromuscular Transmission Function in Human Tibialis Anterior Muscle". Congratulations!!
August 26, 2026
Yinan Luan has been awarded BEST PAPER AWARD at the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium 2026 Symposium/APBEC 2026 for its research titled "Zwitterionic Nanogel Encapsulation as a Platform for Rational Enzyme Functionalization and Drug Delivery". Congratulations!!
August 25, 2026
Masaki Nakagawa has been awarded Best Presentation Award at the International Conference of Asian-Pacific Planning Societies 2026 for his research titled "Exploring a Collective Model of Planning Practitioners: A Case Study of Co-creative Machizukuri in Japan". Congratulations!!
August 25, 2026
Weicheng Li's research paper, "Urban agricultural land transitions in Tokyo: spatiotemporal dynamics, driving mechanisms, and accessibility implications", has been published in the City and Environment Interactions. Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Taishi Okegawa has been awarded Young Researcher Award (Koji Kadota Award) at the 34th Japanese Motor Learning Seminar: JMLS for his research titled "Investigating the Causal Role of Cortical Areas in Sense of Effort During Movement". Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Taishi Okegawa's research paper, "Facilitating the supplementary motor area activity reduces variability of ball arrival position in accurate ball throwing performance", has been published in the Human Movement Science. Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Mayumi Miyazaki's research paper, ""The Joint Work of Nature and Time": Wordsworth's Resistance to the Larch Controversy", has been published in the ASLE-JAPAN. Congratulations!!
August 4, 2026
Huimin Zhang's research paper, "Post-functionalization of rotaxane-type cyanine dyes via cross-coupling reactions", has been published in the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. Congratulations!!
August 4, 2026
Zhengyu Su's research paper, "Effect of graft side chain structure on seawater degradation of α-1,3-glucan-graft-poly(L-lactide) copolymers", has been published in the Polymer Degradation and Stability. Congratulations!!
July 29, 2026
Taishi Okegawa's research paper, "Continuous theta burst stimulation over the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex improves force steadiness during submaximal contractions without visual feedback", has been published in the NeuroReport. Congratulations!!
July 23, 2026
Dong Wenzhao's research paper, "Relating Grain-Scale Mechanics to Fluvial Energy Heterogeneity: Quartz Microtextural Signatures in the Kinu River, Japan", has been published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Earth Surface. Congratulations!!
July 15, 2026
Marie Fujimoto's research paper, "Interpretive autonomy predicts self-regulated learning behaviors in lessons, practice, and performance among classical musicians", has been published in the Frontiers in Psychology. Congratulations!!
July 15, 2026
Hidemasa Teraoka has been awarded 2026 Young Scientist Poster Award of The Spectroscopical Society of Japan at the Annual Meeting of the Spectroscopical Society of Japan for his research titled 'Development of a Combined Near-Ambient-Pressure RHEED and High-Speed Scanning FT-IR System for Elucidating the Structure of Vapor-Deposited Ice under Terrestrial Atmospheric Conditions’. Congratulations!!
July 15, 2026
Laksono Cahyo Widoko's research paper, "Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for Waste-to-Energy Systems in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review and Adaptive Framework", has been published in the Journal of Cleaner Environmental Systems. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Chihaya Koyama has been awarded Student Presentation Award at the Physical Society of Japan for his research titled 'Study of orbital states in spinel-type oxides AV2O4 (A=Fe, Mn) using valence electron density analysis’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Ryoma Sonoyama's research paper, "Circularly Polarized Azimuthally Omnidirectional Terahertz Fan-Beam Tracking with Electronic Polarization Synthesis", has been published in the IEEE Transactions on Terahertz Science and Technology. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Wenzhao DONG's research paper, "Provenance–weathering–transport coupling and the muted Quaternary volcanic signal in modern fluvial sands of the Kanto Plain, Japan", has been published in the Quaternary Science Reviews, Elsevier. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Kei Futagawa has been awarded the Outstanding Poster Presentation Award at the 52nd Symposium on Biomolecular Science and the 5th Symposium on Bio-Metal Science for his research titled "Elucidation of the Mechanism of Aragonite Nanofiber Formation by the Biomineralization Peptide LICP in Bivalve Ligaments". Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Yohei Sukita has been awarded the Best Poster Award (Student Division) at the LSI and Systems Workshop organized by the IEICE Technical Committee on Integrated Circuits and Devices for his research titled 'Demonstration of Breaking the Loss–EMI Trade-off in a 1 kW Isolated DC–DC Converter Using Active Gate Driving
July 6, 2026
Daisuke Kanagaki has been awarded the Young Researcher Presentation Award (Wooden Structures Division) at the 2025 AIJ Annual Convention (Kyushu) for his presentation entitled “Study on Bearing Reinforcement Using Screws for Timber Structures Based on Finite Element Analysis. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Kazutaka Ota's research paper, "Impact of cooling garments on performance during and after vigorous, heart-rate-clamped exercise in young males under hot and humid conditions", has been published in the Physiological Reports. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Helix Lo's research paper, "AI-assisted teams outperform AI-led teams but not human-only teams in assessing research reproducibility in quantitative social science", has been published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Chihaya Koyama has been awarded the Outstanding Poster Award at the 'Unveiling, Design, and Development of Asymmetric Quantum Matters' FY2026 All-Project Meeting and Kickoff Meeting for Open Call Research Projects for his research titled 'Real-space determination of orbital states driving successive phase transitions in FeV2O4’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Kazuha Takai's research paper, "Size-dependent decadal changes in seabass growth in an urbanized bay revealed by angler-based tagging data", has been published in the Hydrobiologia. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Sumire Kobayashi has been awarded the Audience Award at the DROPLET2026 for her research titled 'Analysis of the Effects of Microbial Amendments on Soil Bacteria Enabled by Water-in-Oil Droplet Technology’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Kazuaki Arai has been awarded the Outstanding Presentation Award at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Exercise Epidemiology for his research titled 'The Impact of a Large Retail Facility Closure on the Step Counts of Nearby Residents: A Quasi-Experimental Study Using a Difference-in-Differences Analysis’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Nana Misawa's research paper, "Changes in Susceptibility to Heat on Suicide Mortality within Summer in Japan, 1973–2020: A Two-Stage Time-Series Analysis", has been published in the Psychiatry Research. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Sumire Kobayashi has been awarded the Outstanding Poster Award at the 24th AIST–Sangiren LS-BT Joint Research symposium for her research titled 'Analysis of the Effects of Microbial Amendments on Individual Soil Bacteria Using a Water-in-Oil Droplet Co-Cultivation Method’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Helix Lo has been awarded the 1st Runner-Up 2026 CPSA Poster Prize at the 2026 CPSA Conference for his research titled "The Nuances of Citizenship and Citizenship Norms: Insights from Japan." Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Takuto Ohmura has been awarded the Poster Award at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Protein Science Society of Japan for his research titled 'ML/MM toolkit: End-to-End Workflow for Computing Activation Gibbs Free Energies from Enzyme–Substrate Complexes Using ML Interatomic Potentials’. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Tomoya Akiyama's research paper, "Mirage of maturity: How social dynamics alone can generate the Hype Cycle of technological expectations", has been published in the Technological Forecasting and Social Change. Congratulations!!
July 6, 2026
Helix Lo has been awarded Best Poster Award at the 1st International Online Conference on Social Sciences for his research titled 'Please Vote! Exploring Celebrities' Effect on Mobilising Young Voters in Japan’. Congratulations!!
The "Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)" project proposed by Professor Shin-ichi Ohkoshi (Project officer) has been accepted as a program for Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by Next Generation (SPRING) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) from autumn, 2021. Hereinafter this project is referred to as "SPRING GX". 1,315 doctoral students from all schools of the University of Tokyo participate in this project.
