2010 Kyoto University President Award Ceremony

March 11, 2011

The 2010 Kyoto University President Award ceremony was held to recognize students and student organizations that have made outstanding academic, extracurricular, social, or other achievements which contribute to the university's prestige.
This year, six individuals and three organizations were selected out of twenty-five candidates.
After presenting certificates and commemorative items, President Hiroshi Matsumoto commented on their achievements, followed by presentations and performances by the winners, which were truly worthy of the President Award.

Award Recipients:

Name	Category	Achievements
Ryusuke Matsunaga 3rd Year, Doctoral Program, Division of Physics and Astronomy, Graduate School of Science	Academic	The 13th ICR Award for Graduate Students, the 19th Incentive Award of the Association for Condensed Matter Photophysics, Excellency Award at the 2008 GCOE Program Doctoral Research Report Meeting, 26th Japan Society of Applied Physics Incentive Prize for Lectures, the 37th Fullerene-Nanotubes General Symposium Incentive Prize for Young Researchers
Keisuke Fujii 3rd Year, Doctoral Program, Department of Nuclear Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering	Academic	A paper on the findings from a joint research project with NTT, which significantly increases the feasibility of quantum computers, was published in the Physical Review Letter vol. 105 250503 (2010), the magazine of the highest authority in physics, which lists him as the first author. The findings were also reported by the media, including Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun.
Eiji Yoshihara 3rd Year, Doctoral Program, Division of Systemic Life Science, Graduate School of Biostudies	Academic	Made a highly significant discovery regarding the molecular mechanism of diabetes and published the finding in Nature Communications as the first author. The finding was also reported by the media, including Kyoto Shimbun. Published three papers as the first author (including this one), five papers as a co-author, and has made presentations at international conferences.
Kyoto University International Law Students Society represented by Hiroaki Inui 2nd Year, Faculty of Law	Extracurricular	Won first place in all major moot court competitions (Asia Cup Japan Round, the Japanese Round of the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition, and Japan National Round of the P.C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition); scheduled to participate in the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law Moot Court Competition (March 2011) and the P.C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (April 2011), representing Japan.
Tetsuhisa Kitamura 3rd Year, Doctoral Program, Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine	Social	Published a paper on the significance of widespread use of AEDs and the effectiveness of quick CPR in a medical journal, which was cited by an international guideline on CPR. He is also active in returning research achievements to society by promoting CPR education programs, as well as writing articles and giving lectures to spread CPR-related information and train CPR rescuers.
Yoshihiko Ueda 2nd Year, Master's Program, Department of Electronic Science and Engeneering, Graduate School of Engineering	Extracurricular	Founded the Kyoto University Taekwondo Circle. Won three consecutive Taekwondo National Student Championships (2008-2010). Won eight prizes in domestic open competitions.
Kuzuha Kai represented by Hidenori Tanaka, 1st Year, Master's Program, School of Government	Extracurricular	Won the Foreign Minister's Prize on the 2010 University Student Forum on International Affairs, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
iGEM Kyoto Team represented by Wataru Shihoya, 3rd Year, Faculty of Science	Extracurricular	Won a gold medal at the 2010 iGEM (the International Genetically Engineered Machine) Competition, an international competition on synthetic biology for undergraduates, for a presentation and poster on research concerning the "Fantastic Lysisbox" to control cell death.
Hiromi Hiramatsu 4th Year, Department of Bioresource Science, Faculty of Agriculture	Other	Won the grand prize in a student competition on publication plans for her plan, "Chemical Formulas for Yummy Meals by Science Girls."