Following persons were awarded Dean’s Award (Master’s Program) from the Univ. of Tsukuba. This prize is given to the students whose presentations are outstanding in terms of content, presentation, and discussion, and who are expected to have the potential for further development of the speakers’ research activities in the future. Ms. China Okamoto [Prof. Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Division of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences] Research Title: 四重鎖DNAと光増感剤の相互作用の解析 Mr. Shota Hagiwara [Prof. Yasuhiko Yamamoto, Division of Chemistry, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences] Research Title: 四重鎖RNAとヘムが形成する複合体の研究

Following persons were awarded Dean’s Award (Doctral Program) from the Univ. of Tsukuba. This prize is given to the students whose presentations are outstanding in terms of content, presentation, and discussion, and who are expected to have the potential for further development of the speakers’ research activities in the future. Mr. Keita Iio [Speciality Appointed Prof. Hiroshi Nagase, IIIS] Research Title: Design and Synthesis of Orexin Receptor Agonists with a Tetralin Skeleton and MRGPRX2 Agonists with a Morphinan Skeleton Mr. Jian-Qiu Zhang [Prof. Li-Biao Han, AIST  (Cooperative Graduate School Program)] Research Title: Studies on the Preparations of Organophosphorus Compounds from Triphenylphosphine Oxide

Mr. Risheng Li was awarded CSJ Student Presentation Award 2022 from the Chemical Society of Japan. Research Title: Development of a New In Situ UV-vis Reflection Spectroscopy System for the Formic Acid Dehydrogenation This prize is given to the students whose presentations are outstanding in terms of content, presentation, and discussion,and who are expected to have the potential for further development of the speakers’ research activities in the future.

Mr. Tetsuya Inaba was awarded CSJ Student Presentation Award 2022 from the Chemical Society of Japan. Research Title: Synthetic Study of Antibiotic Cyclopeptide Pargamicin A This prize is given to the students whose presentations are outstanding in terms of content, presentation, and discussion,and who are expected to have the potential for further development of the speakers’ research activities in the future.

Assist. Prof. Takashi Nakamura was awarded the 70th CSJ Award for Young Chemists from the Chemical Society of Japan. Research Title: Development of Artificial Receptors Based on Assembly of Metal Complex Units and Desymmetrization of Molecular Components This prize is given to the young researchers who have achieved significant research results in fundamentals and applications of chemistry.

On Oct 1, 2020, Professor Takahiro Sasamori joined the Department of Chemistry, University of Tsukuba. He participates in the education in the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Chemistry.