Awards and honors
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Noyori Ryoji | Research on chiral catalysts for asymmetric hydrogenation reactions | Professor, Graduate School of Science (at time of award) |
| 2008 | Shimomura Osamu | Discovery and development of green fluorescent protein GFP | Doctor of Science (Nagoya University), former Associate Professor, School of Science |
Nobel Prize in Physics recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Kobayashi Makoto | Discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature | Doctor of Science (Nagoya University) |
| 2008 | Maskawa Toshihide | Discovery of the origin of the broken symmetry which predicts the existence of at least three families of quarks in nature | Doctor of Science (Nagoya University), former Assistant, School of Science |
| 2014 | Akasaki Isamu | Invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources | Doctor of Engineering (Nagoya University), former Professor, School of Engineering |
| 2014 | Amano Hiroshi | Invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources | Doctor of Engineering (Nagoya University), Professor, Graduate School of Engineering (at time of award) |
Fields Medal recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mori Shigefumi | Proof of the existence of minimal models in three-dimensional algebraic varieties | Former Professor, School of Science |
Gairdner International Award recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Takeuchi Masatoshi | Discovery of cadherin cell adhesion molecules essential for multicellular organism formation and elucidation of their function | Graduate of School of Science, completed master’s course at Graduate School of Science |
Gauss Prize recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ito Kiyoshi | Founding of stochastic differential equation theory and stochastic analysis | Former Associate Professor, School of Science |
Chern Medal recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kashiwara Masaki | Established the theory of D-modules and contributed to the construction of algebraic analysis | Former Associate Professor, School of Science |
Kyoto Prize recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Ito Kiyoshi | Significant contributions to stochastic analysis through founding stochastic differential equation theory with wide-ranging applications to various sciences | Former Associate Professor, School of Science |
| 2009 | Akasaki Isamu | Contributions to the development of blue light-emitting devices through pioneering realization of gallium nitride pn junctions | Doctor of Engineering (Nagoya University), former Professor, School of Engineering |
| 2018 | Kashiwara Masaki | Established the theory of D-modules and contributed to the construction of algebraic analysis | Former Associate Professor, School of Science |
Japan Prize recipients
| Year | Name | Research | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Takeichi Masatoshi | Fundamental contributions to elucidating the molecular mechanisms of cell adhesion | Graduate of School of Science, completed master’s course at Graduate School of Science |
| 2019 | Okamoto Yoshio | Pioneering contributions to the precise synthesis of helical polymers and development of practical optical resolution materials for pharmaceuticals | Former Professor, Graduate School of Engineering; Distinguished Visiting Professor (at time of award) |
Order of Cultural Merit recipients
| Year | Name | Affiliation (during tenure) | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Katsunuma Seizo | School of Medicine, President | Hematology, aviation medicine |
| 1963 | Kuno Yasushi | School of Medicine | Physiology |
| 1984 | Takahashi Shinji | School of Medicine | Radiology |
| 2000 | Noyori Ryoji | Graduate School of Science | Reaction organic chemistry |
| 2007 | Nakanishi Koji | School of Science | Organic chemistry |
| 2008 | Ito Kiyoshi | School of Science | Mathematics |
| 2008 | Kobayashi Makoto | Graduate School of Science | Particle physics |
| 2008 | Shimomura Osamu | School of Science | Marine biology |
| 2008 | Maskawa Toshihide | School of Science | Particle physics |
| 2009 | Iijima Sumio | School of Science | Materials science |
| 2011 | Akasaki Isamu | School of Engineering | Semiconductor electronic engineering |
| 2014 | Amano Hiroshi | Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability | Electronic and electrical materials engineering |
| 2021 | Okazaki Tsuneko | School of Science | Molecular biology |
| 2021 | Mori Shigefumi | School of Science | Mathematics |
Recipients of the Order of Cultural Merit
| Year | Name | Affiliation (during tenure) | Specialty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Katsunuma Seizo | School of Medicine, President | Hematology, aviation medicine |
| 1955 | Shibusawa Motoharu | President | Electrical engineering |
| 1962 | Shibata Yuji | School of Science | Inorganic chemistry |
| 1963 | Kuno Yasushi | School of Medicine | Physiology |
| 1979 | Takahashi Shinji | School of Medicine | Radiology |
| 1990 | Hirata Yoshimasa | School of Science | Natural product chemistry |
| 1990 | Mori Shigefumi | School of Science | Mathematics |
| 1998 | Noyori Ryoji | Graduate School of Science | Organic chemistry |
| 1999 | Nakanishi Koji | School of Science | Organic chemistry |
| 2001 | Kishi Yoshito | School of Agriculture | Natural product organic chemistry |
| 2001 | Kobayashi Makoto | Graduate School of Science | Particle physics |
| 2001 | Maskawa Toshihide | School of Science | Particle physics |
| 2002 | Shionoya Yuichi | School of Economics | Economic philosophy |
| 2003 | Ito Kiyoshi | School of Science | Mathematics |
| 2004 | Akasaki Isamu | School of Engineering | Semiconductor electronic engineering |
| 2004 | Takeichi Masatoshi | Graduate School of Science | Developmental biology |
| 2008 | Shimomura Osamu | School of Science | Marine biology |
| 2009 | Sugiura Masahiro | Gene Experiment Center | Plant molecular biology, plant genomics |
| 2010 | Tanaka Yasuo | School of Science | X-ray astronomy, academic promotion |
| 2014 | Koike Kazuo | School of Economics | Labor economics |
| 2014 | Amano Hiroshi | Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability | Electronic and electrical materials engineering |
| 2015 | Okazaki Tsuneko | School of Science | Molecular biology |
| 2016 | Shinozaki Kazuo | Gene Experiment Center | Plant molecular biology |
| 2018 | Yamamoto Hisashi | Graduate School of Engineering | Organic chemistry, synthetic chemistry, biorelated chemistry |
| 2019 | Kondo Takao | Graduate School of Science | Chronobiology |
Japan Academy Prize recipients
Imperial Prize
| Year | Name | Affiliation (during tenure) | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Shibata Yuji | School of Science | Spectroscopic study of metal complex salts |
| 1941 | Kuno Yasushi | School of Medicine | Research on human perspiration |
| 1950 | Sakata Shoichi | School of Science | Two-meson theory |
| 1951 | Toyama Nobuyuki | School of Engineering | Research on oils and fats, especially marine animal oils |
| 1956 | Shikata Masumi | School of Agriculture | Research on polarography |
| 1960 | Yamazaki Kazuo | School of Science | Wall paintings of Daigoji five-story pagoda |
| 1967 | Yoshida Kosaku | School of Science | Research on modern analysis |
| 1970 | Nakamura Hidetaka | School of Letters | Research on Japanese-Korean relations history |
| 1977 | Takahashi Shinji | School of Medicine | Research on X-ray biopathological anatomy |
| 1978 | Ito Kiyoshi | School of Science | Research on stochastic differential equations |
| 1990 | Nakanishi Koji | School of Science | Research on the structure and biological function of functional natural organic compounds |
| 1999 | Kishi Yoshito | School of Agriculture | Organic chemical research on marine natural compounds |
| 2014 | Akasaki Isamu | School of Engineering | Creation of high-quality GaN-based nitride semiconductor single crystals and invention of p-n junction blue light-emitting devices |
Japan Academy Prize
| Year | Name | Affiliation (during tenure) | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Katsunuma Seizo | School of Medicine, President | Histological research on oxidase |
| 1933 | Oguchi Tadahito | School of Medicine | Research on Oguchi’s disease |
| 1950 | Nagura Shigeo | School of Medicine | Research on so-called osteochondritis |
| 1954 | Nakayama Tadashi | School of Science | Research on ring theory and representation theory |
| 1954 | Ono Katsuji | School of Science | Research on relay-type electronic statistical computers |
| 1957 | Noda Inakichi | School of Engineering | Research on synthetic mica |
| 1958 | Matsumura Hiroshi | School of Letters | Research on Eiga monogatari |
| 1958 | Sugawara Takeshi | School of Science | Geochemical research on material migration and circulation mechanisms by water |
| 1963 | Sekiguchi Harujiro | School of Engineering | Research on steel welding rods and carbon dioxide oxygen arc welding methods |
| 1966 | Udaka Shigezo | School of Agriculture | Research on amino acid production by fermentation |
| 1968 | Miyakawa Masasumi | School of Medicine | Research on germ-free animals |
| 1976 | Yamamoto Tokio | School of Science | Genetic and developmental physiological research on fish sex differentiation |
| 1977 | Takahashi Shinji | School of Medicine | Research on X-ray biopathological anatomy |
| 1977 | Hirata Yoshimasa | School of Science | Research on trace natural organic substances |
| 1977 | Kagawa Ikumi | School of Engineering | Research on polyelectrolytes (joint research) |
| 1977 | Nagasawa Mitsuru | School of Engineering | Research on polyelectrolytes (joint research) |
| 1980 | Atsuji Yoshio | School of Letters | The method of Simmel sociology |
| 1982 | Yagi Kunio | School of Medicine | Research on flavin enzymes |
| 1990 | Mori Shigefumi | School of Science | Research on classification theory of algebraic varieties |
| 1991 | Shionoya Yuichi | School of Economics | The structure of value concepts: utility versus rights |
| 1991 | Hayakawa Sachio | School of Science, President | Research on cosmic rays |
| 1992 | Osawa Shozo | School of Science | Discovery of exceptional genetic codes and elucidation of their evolutionary significance |
| 1992 | Ishizaki Hiroki | School of Science | Chemical and molecular biological research on silkworm brain neuropeptides (joint research) |
| 1994 | Imura Toru | School of Engineering | Research on plastic deformation of metals by in-situ observation with ultra-high voltage electron microscopy (joint research) |
| 1995 | Noyori Ryoji | School of Science | Research on asymmetric synthetic reactions |
| 1996 | Takeichi Masatoshi | Graduate School of Science | Research on the discovery of animal cell adhesion factor cadherin and its adhesion mechanism |
| 1997 | Yamaji Hideo | School of Science | Creation of the Yamaji rule in metal complex spectroscopy and research on coordination structures |
| 2002 | Sato Shoichi | Graduate School of Letters | Monasteries and peasants: the formation of the medieval Loire region as seen from accounting documents |
| 2007 | Yamamoto Hisashi | Graduate School of Engineering | Development of chemical reactivity and physical properties utilizing the high coordination ability of organic typical element compounds (joint research) |
| 2008 | Nagai Yoshiyuki | School of Medicine | Elucidation of the molecular basis of paramyxovirus pathogenicity and creation of new expression vectors |
| 2008 | Fujiyoshi Yoshinori | School of Science | Structural determination of membrane proteins through the development of cryogenic electron microscopy |
| 2009 | Ando Takaho | Graduate School of Economics | The establishment of French liberalism: intellectual history of the public sphere |
| 2012 | Nakanishi Satoshi | Graduate School of Economics | Maritime capitalists: kitamaebune and Japan’s industrialization |
| 2013 | Tatsumi Kazuyuki | Institute for Materials Research | Research on bioinorganic chemistry of the active centers of reductive metal enzymes |
| 2014 | Kondo Takao | Graduate School of Science | Reconstitution of the cyanobacterial circadian clock and research on timekeeping mechanisms |
| 2014 | Okamoto Yoshio | Graduate School of Engineering | Research on the precise synthesis, structure, and function of helical polymers |
| 2016 | Miyamoto Kenichi | School of Economics | Theory of postwar Japanese pollution history |
| 2023 | Shinozaki Kazuo | Gene Experiment Center | Research on control networks for plant environmental stress response and tolerance acquisition (joint research) |
| 2024 | Ueda Ryuzo | Graduate School of Medicine | Translational research for antibody drug development for adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma |
Japan Academy Edinburgh Medal recipients
| Year | Name | Affiliation | Research |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Matsuoka Makoto | BioScience Center | Research on plant hormone gibberellin contributing to species conservation and plant diversity as well as food production improvement |
Medal with Purple Ribbon recipients
| Year | Name | Year | Name | Year | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Masui Kiyoshi | 1971 | Yamamoto Tokio | 1973 | Ueda Ryoji |
| 1973 | Fushimi Koji | 1974 | Takaki Kentaro | 1975 | Yamamoto Kenzo |
| 1976 | Suematsu Genroku | 1977 | Sakaki Yonichiro | 1977 | Ashida Atsushi |
| 1978 | Ishii Yoshiro | 1979 | Isono Kenji | 1985 | Osawa Fumio |
| 1985 | Fukui Takashi | 1986 | Hayakawa Sachio | 1990 | Saito Tetsuo |
| 1991 | Akazawa Takashi | 1991 | Imura Toru | 1992 | Yamada Kazuo |
| 1993 | Higuchi Keiji | 1993 | Onishi Hideji | 1995 | Nagatsu Toshiji |
| 1997 | Akasaki Isamu | 1998 | Iida Tsuneo | 1999 | Izumi Yusuke |
| 1999 | Sugiyama Tatsuo | 2000 | Okazaki Tsuneko | 2000 | Iwahara Hiroiku |
| 2001 | Yamashita Koya | 2001 | Nagai Yoshiyuki | 2002 | Okamoto Yoshio |
| 2002 | Mita Ichiro | 2002 | Yamamoto Hisashi | 2003 | Itakura Fumitada |
| 2006 | Doke Kisshi | 2007 | Fukui Yasuo | 2008 | Isobe Minoru |
| 2009 | Uemura Daisuke | 2010 | Ikuta Koji | 2011 | Kondo Takao |
| 2012 | Matsumoto Kunihiro | 2012 | Murase Hiroshi | 2013 | Kawamoto Kunihito |
| 2014 | Sato Kenichi | 2015 | Ozawa Masanao | 2015 | Fukuda Toshio |
| 2016 | Shinohara Hisanori | 2016 | Matsuoka Makoto | 2017 | Yashima Eiji |
| 2017 | Mori Ikue | 2017 | Kaibuchi Kozo | 2020 | Takahashi Masahide |
| 2021 | Baba Yoshinobu | 2022 | Hori Masaru | 2023 | Sakakibara Hitoshi |
| 2024 | Torii Keiko |