Saruhashi Prize

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The Saruhashi Prize (猿橋賞) is an annual prize awarded to a Japanese woman researcher in the natural sciences. The prize recognises accomplishments in research as well as the mentoring of other women scientists.

Japanese geochemist Katsuko Saruhashi retired from her position as the director of the Geochemical Research Laboratory in 1980. Her co-workers gifted her ¥5 million[1] and she used the money to establish the Association for the Bright Future of Women Scientists in 1980.[2] The association distributes an annual ¥300,000 prize. It is only available to scientists who are under the age of 50.

The book My Life: Twenty Japanese Women Scientists, edited by Yoshihide Kozai, includes essays by twenty of the Saruhashi Prize winners.

Recipients[]

Name Institution Year Research area
1 Tomoko Ohta National Institute of Genetics 1981 Theoretical study of population genetics at the molecular level[3]
2 (ja) Kwansei Gakuin University 1982 Laser Raman spectroscopy to study surface phenomena[3]
3 Japan Women's University 1983 Microstructure and function of yeast cells[3]
4 Fumiko Yonezawa Keio University 1984 Theoretical study of physical properties of non-crystalline materials[3]
5 University of Tsukuba 1985 Methodology for elucidating the logical structure of analysis[3][4]
6 National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology 1986 New organic synthesis catalysts.
7 Tokyo Institute of Technology 1987 Fundamental research on electrochemical formation of thin films
8 Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute 1988 The study of mitotic cell death caused by radiation[3][5]
9 Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology 1989 Microearthquakes as earthquake precursors and a probe of tectonic plate structure
10 University of Tsukuba 1990 Genetic studies of protozoan behaviour
11 Hokkaido University 1991 Development of new reactions for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals
12 (ja) National Institute for Fusion Science 1992 Atomic processes in high-temperature plasma
13 Reiko Kuroda University of Tokyo 1993 Mechanism to discriminate the handedness of chiral molecules and DNA base pairs
14 Okayama University 1994 Research of the mechanism of starfish ovulation and egg maturation
15 Shihoko Ishii (ja) Tokyo Institute of Technology 1995 Research of singularities in algebraic geometry
16 Maki Kawai RIKEN 1996 Basic research of chemical reactions taking place on solid-state surfaces
17 (ja) Nagoya University 1997 The molecular mechanism of salt-tolerance in plants
18 Chiba University 1998 Study of supercritical fluid
19 Tokyo Medical University 1999 Research of the release mechanism of the neurotransmitter
20 University of Tokyo 2000 Behavior of water and trace elements in plants
21 University of Tokyo 2001 The formation and evolution of meteorites and planetary materials
22 University of Tokyo 2002 A study on flagellar movement
23 Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences 2003 The role of phospholipid metabolism in life phenomena
24 KEK 2004 Contribution to the world's highest brightness achieved in the collider KEKB
25 Tohoku University 2005 Research of discrete geometric analysis due to the crystal lattice
26 Ikue Mori Nagoya University 2006 Genetic studies of sensory and learning behaviour
27 University of Tokyo 2007 Observational study on the dynamics of cloud distribution in the tropics
28 Kyoko Nozaki University of Tokyo 2008 Study of the precision polymerization of a polar monomer using a metal complex catalyst
29 (ja) Keio University 2009 Mechanism of action of RNA silencing
30 Nara Institute of Science and Technology 2010 The morphogenesis of animals during embryonic development[6]
31 Tokyo Gakugei University 2011 Asymptotic analysis of blow-up phenomena
32 University of Tokyo Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute 2012 The mechanism of ice sheet fluctuation and the past-to-future climate
33 (ja) RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science 2013 The establishment of precise calculation algorithms for quantum few-body physics and development thereof
34 2014 Functional proteins, coined "super catalytic antibodies" (antigenase)[7]
35 Keiko Torii (ja) Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University 2015 Research of mechanism of cell-cell communication and stomatal development in plants[8]
36 (ja) Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University 2016 Description and Systematics of the Mesozoic Reptiles[9]
37 (ja) Hadron Space Science, Chiba University 2017 Research of ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos[3]
38 (ja) Earthquake and Volcano Research Center, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University 2018 Study on crustal stress and pore fluid pressure governing seismicity[10][11]
39 (ja) Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University 2019 The physical properties of the Heusler-type functional magnetic materials including the half-metal-type magnets[12]
40 (ja) Department of Physics, Kyoto University 2020 Unraveling the nature of neutrino by accelerator-based long baseline neutrino experiment

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Yount, Lisa (2007). "Saruhashi, Katsuko". A to Z of Women in Science and Math (Rev. ed.). New York: Infobase Pub. p. 264. ISBN 978-1-4381-0795-0.[unreliable source?]
  2. ^ Otsubo, Sumiko (2007). "Women Scientists and Gender Ideology". In Robertson, Jennifer (ed.). A Companion to the Anthropology of Japan. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons. p. 475. ISBN 978-1-4051-4145-1.
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  4. ^ "YASUGI MARIKO - Researcher - researchmap". researchmap.jp. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. ^ "Chikako Sato's research works | Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  6. ^ "TAKAHASHI Lab: Highlight". www.cdb.riken.jp. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  7. ^ "Emi Hifumi's research works | Oita University, Ōita and other places". ResearchGate. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  8. ^ Hickey, Hannah (May 1, 2015). "UW biologist wins Saruhashi Prize for top woman scientist". UW Today.
  9. ^ "Saruhashi 本年の受賞者". www.saruhashi.net. Archived from the original on 2016-05-05. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
  10. ^ "Saruhashi 本年度の受賞者". www.saruhashi.net. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  11. ^ "Nagoya University 名古屋大学". en.nagoya-u.ac.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  12. ^ "Tohoku University 東北大学". tumug.tohoku.ac.jp. Retrieved 2020-05-23.
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