Assoc. Prof. Shun Kanai won the 24th Funai Information Technology Award

04/25/2025

Assoc. Prof. Shun Kanai at AIMR has received the 24th Funai information Technology Award from the Funai Foundation for Information Technology.

This prize was established in 2001 to reward young researchers for their outstanding research achievements in a wide range of science and engineering fields, and to contribute to the improvement and development of research in science and technology in Japan.

Dr. Kanai has been honored for his research achievements in “Unconventional Electronic Devices Based on Spin Dynamics”.

He also promotes collaborative research as a Host Researcher at the AIMR Joint Research Center (JRC) with the University of Chicago, and activities conducted at the JRC are part of the achievements recognized by this award.

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