Saruhashi Prize
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 | |
| 2 | Haruka Yamada (ja) | Kwansei Gakuin University | 1982 | |
| 3 | Masako Osumi | Japan Women's University | 1983 | |
| 4 | Fumiko Yonezawa | Keio University | 1984 | |
| 5 | Mariko Yasugi | University of Tsukuba | 1985 | |
| 6 | Yoshie Souma | National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology | 1986 | |
| 7 | Izumi Oono | Tokyo Institute of Technology | 1987 | |
| 8 | Chikako Sato | Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute | 1988 | |
| 9 | Mizuho Ishida | Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology | 1989 | |
| 10 | Mihoko Takahashi | University of Tsukuba | 1990 | Genetic studies of protozoan behaviour |
| 11 | Miwako Mori | Hokkaido University | 1991 | Development of new reactions for the synthesis of pharmaceuticals |
| 12 | Takako Kato (ja) | National Institute for Fusion Science | 1992 | Research on high-temperature plasma atomic process |
| 13 | Reiko Kuroda | University of Tokyo | 1993 | Research of the mechanism of identification of asymmetric molecules of the left and right and DNA base sequence |
| 14 | Hiroko Shirai | 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 | |
| 17 | Tetsuko Takabe (ja) | Nagoya University | 1997 | |
| 18 | Keiko Nishikawa | Chiba University | 1998 | Study of supercritical fluid |
| 19 | Sumiko Mochida | Tokyo Medical University | 1999 | Research of the release mechanism of the neurotransmitter |
| 20 | Tomoko Nakanishi | University of Tokyo | 2000 | Behavior of water and trace elements in plants |
| 21 | Hiroko Nagahara | University of Tokyo | 2001 | The formation and evolution of meteorites and planetary materials |
| 22 | Chikako Shingyoji | University of Tokyo | 2002 | A study on flagellar movement |
| 23 | Kiyoko Fukami | Tokyo University of Pharmacy and Life Sciences | 2003 | The role of phospholipid metabolism in life phenomena |
| 24 | Haruyo Koiso | KEK | 2004 | Contribution to the world's highest brightness achieved in the collider KEKB |
| 25 | Motoko Kotani | 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 | Yukari Takayabu | 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 | Mikiko C. Siomi (ja) | Keio University | 2009 | Research of RNA silencing mechanism of action |
| 30 | Yoshiko Takahashi | Nara Institute of Science and Technology | 2010 | Research of shaping in animal development |
| 31 | Noriko Mizoguchi | Tokyo Gakugei University | 2011 | Asymptotic analysis of the explosion phenomenon |
| 32 | Ayako Abe | University of Tokyo Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute | 2012 | |
| 33 | Emiko Hiyama (ja) | RIKEN Nishina Center for Accelerator-Based Science | 2013 | |
| 34 | Emi Hifumi | 2014 | A study on the functional protein super antibody enzyme | |
| 35 | Keiko Torii (ja) | Institute of Transformative Bio-Molecules, Nagoya University | 2015 | Research of mechanism of cell-cell communication and stomatal development in plants[3] |
| 36 | Tamaki Sato (ja) | Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Tokyo Gakugei University | 2016 | Description and Systematics of the Mesozoic Reptiles[4] |
| 37 | Aya Ishihara (ja) | Hadron Space Science, Chiba University | 2017 | Research of ultra-high-energy cosmic neutrinos[5] |
| 38 | Toshiko Terakawa (ja) | Earthquake and Volcano Research Center, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Nagoya University | 2018 | Study on crustal stress and pore fluid pressure governing seismicity[6][7] |
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