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Date Time ASUNARO Grant established, 5 researchers awarded in first call Tokyo Institute of Technology, with a donation from Professor Emeritus Koichi Asano, established the ASUNARO Grant to support researchers under 45 years of age engaged in basic research. In the first call of the grant, five researchers were selected, and a ceremony to present the researchers with their award notices was held online on July 6. (From top left) Executive Vice President for Research Watanabe, President Masu, Professor Emeritus Asano and five grant recipients Background of ASUNARO Grant The grant was established in FY2020, in response to Professor Emeritus Asano’s wish to donate a portion of the proceeds from his research, saying, “I am grateful to society for the many years of support that allowed my work in basic research to flourish. In return, I would like to use the funds to support basic research by future generations.”

Osamu watanabeKazuya masuKoichi asanoKaoru kuwataResearch topicInstitute of innovative researchSchool of life scienceSchool of scienceTokyo institute of technologyProfessor laboratory for chemistryResearch developmentProfessor department of physicsLaboratory for future interdisciplinary research of scienceResearch watanabeProfessor laboratory for materialsProfessor department of life science