| Year | Field | Photo | Name (b.-d.) | Achievements |
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| [Nationality]Affiliation (Titles at the time) | ||||
| 2019 | Materials and Production |
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Prof. Yoshio Okamoto (1941-) |
Leading contributions to precision synthesis of helical polymers and development of practical chiral materials for separating chiral drugs |
| [Japan] University Professor of Nagoya University Chair Professor of Harbin Engineering University, China |
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| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Biological Production, Ecology |
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Prof. Rattan Lal (1944-) |
Sustainable soil management for global food security and mitigation of climate change | |
| [USA] Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science Director, Carbon Management and Sequestration Center The Ohio State University |
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| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2018 | Resources, Energy, Environment and Social Infrastructure |
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Dr. Akira Yoshino (1948-) |
Development of lithium ion batteries |
| [Japan] Honorary Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corporation Professor, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Meijo University |
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| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Medical Science, Medicinal Science |
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Dr. Max D. Cooper (1933-) |
Discovery of B and T lymphocyte lineages and its impact on understanding disease pathology and therapeutic development | |
| [USA] Professor, Emory University School of Medicine | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Dr. Jacques Miller (1931-) |
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| [Australia] Professor Emeritus, Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2017 | Electronics, Information and Communication |
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Dr. Adi Shamir (1952-) |
Contribution to information security through pioneering research on cryptography |
| [Israel] Professor, Weizmann Institute of Science | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Life Science |
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Prof. Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968-) |
Elucidation of the genome editing mechanism by the CRISPR-Cas | |
| [France] Director, Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology (Berlin) | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Dr. Jennifer A. Doudna (1964-) |
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| [USA] Professor, University of California, Berkeley | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2016 | Materials and Production |
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Dr. Hideo Hosono (1953-) |
Creation of unconventional inorganic materials with novel electronic functions based on nano-structure engineering |
| [Japan] Professor, Materials and Structures Laboratory, Founding director, Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Biological Production and Biological Environment |
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Dr. Steven D. Tanksley (1954-) |
Contribution to modern crop breeding through research on development of molecular genetic analysis | |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus, Cornell University | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2015 | Resources, Energy and Social Infrastructure |
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Dr. Yutaka Takahasi (1927-2021) |
Contribution to development of innovative concept on river basin management and reduction of water-related disasters |
| [Japan] Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Medical Science and Medicinal Science |
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Dr. Theodore Friedmann (1935-) |
Proposal of the concept of gene therapy and its clinical applications | |
| [USA] Professor of Pediatrics University of California San Diego, School of Medicine | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Prof. Alain Fischer (1949-) |
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| [France] Professor at Collège de France Director of Institut Imagine, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades |
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| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2014 | Electronics, Information and Communication |
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Dr. Yasuharu Suematsu (1932-) |
Pioneering research on semiconductor lasers for high-capacity long-distance optical fiber communication |
| [Japan] Honorary Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Life Science |
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Dr. C. David Allis (1951-2023) |
Discovery of histone modifications as fundamental regulators of gene expression | |
| [USA] Joy and Jack Fishman Professor, The Rockefeller University | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2013 | Materials and Production |
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Prof. C. Grant Willson (1939-) |
Development of chemically amplified resist polymer materials for innovative semiconductor manufacturing process |
| [USA] Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Rashid Engineering Regent Chair The University of Texas at Austin | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Prof. Jean M. J. Fréchet (1944-) |
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| [USA] Vice-President for Research King Abdullah University of Science and Technology | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Biological Production and Biological Environment |
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Dr. John Frederick Grassle (1939-2018) |
Contribution to marine environmental conservation through research on ecology and biodiversity of deep-sea organisms | |
| [USA] Professor Emeritus, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2012 Lectures |
Environment, Energy and Infrastructure |
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Dr. Masato Sagawa (1943-) |
Developing the world's highest performing Nd-Fe-B type permanent magnet and contributing to energy conservation |
| [Japan] President, Intermetallics Co., Ltd. | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Healthcare and Medical Technology |
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Dr. Janet D. Rowley (1925-2013) |
Development of a new therapeutic drug targeting cancer-specific molecules | |
| [USA] Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Cell Biology and Human Genetics, The University of Chicago | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Dr. Brian J. Druker (1955-) |
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| [USA] Professor and Director of OHSU Knight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
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Dr. Nicholas B. Lydon (1957-) |
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| [USA] Founder and Director Blueprint Medicines | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| 2011 | Information and Communications |
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Dr. Dennis M. Ritchie (1941-2011) |
Development of the operating system, UNIX |
| [USA] Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Emeritus, Bell Labs | ||||
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Dr. Ken L. Thompson (1943-) |
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| [USA] Distinguished Engineer, Google Inc. | ||||
| Bioscience and Medical Science |
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Dr. Tadamitsu Kishimoto (1939-) |
Discovery of interleukin-6 and its application in treating diseases | |
| [Japan] Emeritus Professor, Osaka University | ||||
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Dr. Toshio Hirano (1947-) |
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| [Japan] Professor, Osaka University | ||||
| 2010 Lectures |
Industrial Production and Production Technology |
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Prof. Shun-ichi Iwasaki (1926-2025) |
Contributions to high-density magnetic recording technology by the development of a perpendicular magnetic recording method |
| [Japan] Director, Tohoku Institute of Technology Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) | ||||
| Biological Production and Environment |
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Prof. Peter Vitousek (1949-) |
Contributions to solving global environmental issues based on the analysis of nitrogen and other substances' cycles | |
| [USA] Professor of Biology, Stanford University | ||||
| Lecture (Youtube) |
