Topics in 2023
2023.4.19 Prof. Ikuhara win Ichimura Prize in Science
Prof. Ikuhara received Ichimura Prize in Science for Excellent Achievement.
2023.3.13 Japan Academy Prize
Prof. Ikuhara recieved Japan Academy Prize from the Japan Academy for the recognition of his “Development of State-of-the-Art Electron Microscopy and Contribution to Nano Interface Technology".
2023.3.13 Henry Clifton Sorby Award
Prof. Ikuhara received Henry Clifton Sorby Award from International Metallographic Society.
2023.1.1 New Member
Dr. Qian Chen has been joined to our lab as a specially appointed assistant professor.
Topics in 2022
2022.12.16 Visitors in AIMR
Dr. Inoue delivered a lecture for students from Hokkaido Kitami Hokuto High School visiting AIMR.
2022.3.20 Coverpage in AIMResearch 2021
Our research has been selected as the coverpage in AIMResearch 2021.
Topics in 2021
2021.11.26 JST-FOREST program
Dr. Inoue has been selected as a JST-FOREST researcher.
Topics in 2020
2020.3.17 Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Metallography Award
Collaborative works with Adschiri lab won the highest award of the 70th Japan Institute of Metals and Materials Metallography Award for on analysis using transmission electron microscopy. This research achievement was published in Materia Japan (Vol. 59, No. 5).
Topics in 2019
2019.6.24 Paper Award from Japanese Microscopy Society
Dr. Inoue, et al. received a paper award from Japanese Microscopy Society
Kazutoshi Inoue, Mitsuhiro Saito, Chunlin Chen, Motoko Kotani, Yuichi Ikuhara: “Mathematical analysis and STEM observations of arrangement of structural units in <001> symmetrical tilt grain boundaries”, Microscopy, Vol.65, No.6, 479-487.
Topics in 2018
2018.12.11 Discovery of 1D ordered crystal has been broadcasted
2018.12.11 Prof Ikuhara, et al. discovered 1D ordered crystal in ceramics
Prof.Iuhara, et al. discovered one-dimensional long-range ordered structure in ceramic materials. The research paper has been published in Nature Materials online on December 10, 2018.
2018.09.14 Prof. Ikuhara win Hatsujiro Hashimoto Medal
Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara won the 2018 Hatsujiro Hashimoto Medal at 19th International Microscopy Congress(IMC19) held at the International Convention Centre, Sydney, Australia, September 14, 2018.
Topics in 2017
2017.10.06 Prof Ikuhara awarded Hattori Hokokai Award
Prof. Yuichi Ikuhara recieved the award by Hattori Hokokai Fundation.
Topics in 2016
2016.11.15 A Medal with Purple Ribbon was conferred on Prof. Ikuhara by His Majesty the Emperor.
Professor Yuichi Ikuhara was conferred a Medal with Purple Ribbon by His Majesty the Emperor.
2016.11.02 Prof. Ikuhara will receive a Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Government.
Professor Yuichi Ikuhara will receive a Medal with Purple Ribbon from the Government. The Cabinet Office issued on November 3rd. The Award Ceremony will be held on November 15th and he will have an audience with the Emperor.
03 Mar. 2016 Prof. Ikuhara was awarded the title of the Fellow.
Professor Yuichi Ikuhara was awarded the title of the Fellow by Ceramics Society of Japan on June 3, 2016.
25 May. 2016 Dr. Inoue won the Excelent Poster Award in IIB2016.
Dr. Inoue won the Excelent Poster Award in IIB2016 held in Moscow on May 25, 2016.
Topics in 2015
An interview article on Prof. Ikuhara is printed in "Interview Vol.1". 26 Oct. 2015
An interview article on Prof. Ikuhara is printed in "Interview Vol.1"..
Prof. Ikuhara wins 2015 Robert B. Sosman Lecture Award of The Basic Science Division of The American Ceramic Society. 07 Oct. 2015
The Robert B. Sosman Award is the highest recognition of scientific accomplishment given by the Basic Science Division and is given in recognition of outstanding achievement in basic science of an area that results in a significant impact to the field of ceramics.
The awardee presents a plenary lecture at the ACerS Annual Meeting, and receives a certificate commemorating the event and a piece of glassware. The lecture is given each year by the awardee who has been deemed by the award committee to have made the most significant contribution to the field of ceramics.
http://ceramics.org/?award_winners=yuichi-ikuhara
http://ceramics.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/sosman_recipient_list_2015.pdf
A research of Prof. Ikuhara appeared on "Nikkan Kogyo & Nihon Sangyo Shimbun" 02 Apr. 2015
Interfacial atomic structure of diamond/cBN.
Prof. Ikuhara received The JIM Tanikawa-Harris Award. 19 Mar. 2015
Prof. Ikuhara received The JIM Tanikawa-Harris Award
Dr. Chunlin Chen recieved Picture Award in Japan Ceramic Society. 18 Mar. 2015
Dr. Chunlin Chen recieved Picture Award in Japna Ceramic Society
The interview with Assoc. Prof. Shibata in The University of Tokyo appeared on "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun". 03 Mar. 2015
The interview with Assoc. Prof. Shibata in The University of Tokyo appeared on "Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun".
A research of Prof. Ikuhara appeared on "Nikkan Kogyo Simbun". 25 Feb. 2015
A research of Prof. Ikuhara appeared on "Nikkan Kogyo Simbun".
The interview with Prof. Ikuhara appeared on "Yomiuri Shimbun". 05 Feb. 2015
The interview with Prof. Ikuhara appeared on "Yomiuri Shimbun".
Topics before 2015
Elsasser and Botton 18 Feb. 2013
Prof. Ikuhara invited Prof. Elsasser and Prof. Botton to attend the AIMR International Symposium 2013.
WPI workshop 18 Feb. 2013
The AIMR International Symposium 2013 was held in Sendai International Center from 2013.02.18-2013.02.21.
WPI Summer School 2012 23 Jul. 2012
In WPI Summer School 2012, Canadian student Michael and American student Brian stayed in Ikuhara Laboratory.
Dr. Saito won "Excellent Photo Award" from Japan Ceramics Society 23 Jul. 2012
Dr. Saito won "Excellent Photo Award" in photo contest from Japan Ceramics Society.
Prof. Frank Ernst in Case Western Reserve University visited to Ikuhara Labo 20 Feb. 2012
Prof. Frank Ernst was invited to WPI-annual workshop 2012 and visited to Ikuhara Laboratory.
Prof. Ikuhara awarded the "Fellow, The American Ceramic Society" Aug. 2011
Prof. Ikuhara honored with "Fellow of The Americn Ceramic Society".
Prof. Ikuhara (PI) honored with Humboldt Research Award Aug. 2010
Pro. Ikuhara (PI) won Humboldt Research Awards, bestowed by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation in Germany, an organization that promotes academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and from Germany.
Prof. Ikuhara (PI) was awarded "7th Honda Frontier Award" for 2010 May. 2010
"The Honda Frontier Award" is an annual award given by the Honda Memorial Foundation to recognize and encourage epoch-making invention or discovery in the materials science and technology.
Dr. J. Georg Bednorz visited to Ikuhara Laboratory 9 Oct. 2009
He is 1987 physic Nobel laureate and fellow in IBM Zurich Research Laboratory.
Dr. Stephen J. Pennycook visited to Ikuhara Laboratory 8 Oct. 2009
He is pioneer of scanning transmission electron microscopy and fellow in Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
WPI Annual Workshop 1-6 Mar. 2009
1st WPI annual workshop was held in Miyagi-Zao Royal Hotel, Miyagi. We showed 7 posters and gave a talk in mini-workshop session.
AMTC 1 29-30 Jun. 2008
The 1st International Symposium on Advanced Microscopy and Theoretical Calculations was held in Nagoya, Japan.
START 1 Apr. 2008
WPI Research Center Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) has established the Center in October 2007.