Professor Kenichiro Itami (ITbM & Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University) received the Nagase Prize. The award ceremony and special lectures to 1000 high school students were held at Imperial Hotel Tokyo on September 23rd, 2016.
The Nagase Prizes are awarded by the Frontier Salon Foundation to world-leading young researchers who have accomplished outstanding scientific achievements for the future of humanity. The prize is named after Mr. Akiyuki Nagase, the Founder of Nagase Brothers Inc., who established the Frontier Salon Foundation through his donations. The winner of the Nagase Prize receives prize money of 20 million JPY and the opportunity to give special lectures to high school students.