The new SPRING GX (since April 2024) is a project involving approximately 1,307 doctoral students (including those in 4-year doctoral programs) from across the university.
October 13, 2026
Lyu Zhou's research paper, "Structural and Mechanistic Basis of Bacterial 2-Methyl-ACC Synthases", has been published in the Journal American Chemical Society (2026). Congratulations!!
October 7, 2026
Ten Arai has been awarded Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 57th Japan Society for Aeronautical and Space Sciences Annual Meeting for his research titled "Design Optimization of Wireless Power Transfer System for Micro-satellite Thrust Stands". Congratulations!!
October 7, 2026
Ten Arai's research paper, "Performance evaluation of a fully wireless power and communication system for thrust stands in small propulsion systems", has been published in the Acta Astronautica. Congratulations!!
October 7, 2026
Hanyu Sun's research paper, "Device-oriented Langmuir-Blodgett nanoarchitectonics: advanced devices need LB!", has been published in the Royal Society of Chemistry. Congratulations!!
October 1, 2026
A research paper by Yuka Tomita's research group, "Molecular Origins of Emulsification by Polysaccharide Nanofibers: Effects of Crystal Surfaces and Chemical Structure", has been published in Nano Letters. Congratulations!!
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October 1, 2026
Jeong Junhyeok has been awarded Best poster presentation award at the Conference of Condensed Matter 2026 for his research titled "BCS-BEC crossover driven by small Fermi pockets of a high-Tc cuprate superconductor". Congratulations!!
October 1, 2026
Jeong Junhyeok's "Discovery of an ideal superconducting layer" was featured on page 19 of the Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun on June 4, 2026. Congratulations!!
October 1, 2026
Jeong Junhyeok's research paper, "Superconducting coherence boosted by outer-layer metallic screening in multilayered cuprates", has been published in the Nature Communications. Congratulations!!
October 1, 2026
Jeong Junhyeok's research paper, "BCS-BEC crossover driven by small Fermi pockets of a high-Tc cuprate superconductor", has been published in the Nature Communications. Congratulations!!
September 28, 2026
Kanako Narita's research paper, "Searching for axionlike particle dark matter with time-domain polarization: Constraints from a protoplanetary disk", has been published in the Physical Review D. Congratulations!!
September 25, 2026
Yuka Tomita's research paper, "Molecular Origins of Emulsification by Polysaccharide Nanofibers: Effects of Crystal Surfaces and Chemical Structure", has been published in the ACS Publications. Congratulations!!
September 25, 2026
Renan Sasaki's research paper, "Structure–Property Relationships in Model Network Elastomers with Controlled Structural Defects", has been published in the Macromolecules. Congratulations!!
September 18, 2026
Sumire Kobayashi has been awarded the 15th Biotechnology Student Award for Excellence (Hisho Award) at the 78th Annual Meeting of the Society for Biotechnology, for her research titled "Establishment of a Comprehensive Analysis Method for Inter-Microbial Interactions Using w/o Droplets". Congratulations!!
September 18, 2026
Asuka Ishikawa gave a 2-hour lecture to 7th-grade students on inquiry-based learning methods and case studies in the field of Japanese literature!!
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September 16, 2026
Takuto Itakura has been awarded Outstanding Oral Presentation Award at the 90th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Limnology Matsumoto, Nagano for his research titled "Caddisfly Case Decoration: Flow-Velocity-Dependent Adjustments Explain Intra-Population Variation in Decorative Output". Congratulations!!
September 16, 2026
Chihiro Shiga has been awarded Best Student Paper Award at the International Institute of Fisheries Economics & Trade 2026 for his research titled "Heterogeneous Productivity Effects of Digital Technology: Evidence from Fish Finder Adoption in Fixed-Net Fisheries". Congratulations!!
September 16, 2026
Chihiro Shiga's research paper, "Neglected and Underutilized Fish (NUF): status, trends, and definition", has been published in the Fisheries Science. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Kanako Narita's research paper, "Unlocking the Hidden Potential of ALMA Calibrators: A Pilot Blind Search for Galactic Molecular Gas in ALMA Band 1", has been published in the URSI Radio Science Letters. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Makoto Nagaoka's research paper, "Citrate synthase condensation requires catalytic events in Corynebacterium glutamicum", has been published in the nature communications. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Mika Yoshioka has been awarded Outstanding Student Presentation Award at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Japan Geoscience Union (JpGU) for her research titled "Solubility Changes of Enantiomeric and Racemic Amino Acid Crystals Under High Pressure". Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Yurino Yamaguchi's research paper, "Application Form Items in Graduate Recruitment and Corporate Organizations: Which Companies Ask About Student Life?", has been published in the Journal of Educational Sociology, Vol. 118. Congratulations!!
September 11, 2026
Hozumi Kikuchi has been awarded Best Presentation Award at the ICAPPS 2026 Organizing Committee for his research titled "Changes in Consumer Behavior in Extreme Heat: An Analysis of Repeat Visitors Using Credit Card Transaction Data". Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Haruki Hayano's research paper, "Neural-network-assisted Boltzmann approach for dilute microswimmer suspensions", has been published in the Physical Review Research. Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Taira Ishiguro's research paper, "Alternative land management in depopulating rural landscapes: Scenario analysis of impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services", has been published in the Regional Environmental Change. Congratulations!!
September 7, 2026
Yuya Toyoda has been awarded Encouragement Award at the 34th Annual Meeting of Japan Society of Exercise and Sports Physiology for his research titled "Evaluation of Neuromuscular Transmission Function in Human Tibialis Anterior Muscle". Congratulations!!
August 26, 2026
Yinan Luan has been awarded BEST PAPER AWARD at the Asia Pacific Biomedical Engineering Consortium 2026 Symposium/APBEC 2026 for its research titled "Zwitterionic Nanogel Encapsulation as a Platform for Rational Enzyme Functionalization and Drug Delivery". Congratulations!!
August 25, 2026
Masaki Nakagawa has been awarded Best Presentation Award at the International Conference of Asian-Pacific Planning Societies 2026 for his research titled "Exploring a Collective Model of Planning Practitioners: A Case Study of Co-creative Machizukuri in Japan". Congratulations!!
August 25, 2026
Weicheng Li's research paper, "Urban agricultural land transitions in Tokyo: spatiotemporal dynamics, driving mechanisms, and accessibility implications", has been published in the City and Environment Interactions. Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Taishi Okegawa has been awarded Young Researcher Award (Koji Kadota Award) at the 34th Japanese Motor Learning Seminar: JMLS for his research titled "Investigating the Causal Role of Cortical Areas in Sense of Effort During Movement". Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Taishi Okegawa's research paper, "Facilitating the supplementary motor area activity reduces variability of ball arrival position in accurate ball throwing performance", has been published in the Human Movement Science. Congratulations!!
August 18, 2026
Mayumi Miyazaki's research paper, ""The Joint Work of Nature and Time": Wordsworth's Resistance to the Larch Controversy", has been published in the ASLE-JAPAN. Congratulations!!
August 4, 2026
Huimin Zhang's research paper, "Post-functionalization of rotaxane-type cyanine dyes via cross-coupling reactions", has been published in the Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. Congratulations!!
August 4, 2026
Zhengyu Su's research paper, "Effect of graft side chain structure on seawater degradation of α-1,3-glucan-graft-poly(L-lactide) copolymers", has been published in the Polymer Degradation and Stability. Congratulations!!
The "Fostering Advanced Human Resources to Lead Green Transformation (GX)" project proposed by Professor Shin-ichi Ohkoshi (Project officer) has been accepted as a program for Support for Pioneering Research Initiated by Next Generation (SPRING) of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) from autumn, 2021. Hereinafter this project is referred to as "SPRING GX". 1,315 doctoral students from all schools of the University of Tokyo participate in this project.
