AWARD ACTIVITIES

  • 『Techno-Ocean Award』

    Since 2004, the Techno-Ocean Award is given to those who have made significant contributions to ocean-related activities, and those who have contributed to the realization of the philosophy and activities of the Techno-Ocean Network.

    List of Past Winners

    • 2004

      IEEE/OES, Vice President, Joseph R. Vadus

    • 2006

      Masaaki WAKATSUCHI, Professor, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

    • 2008

      Toshio YAMAGATA, Professor, School of Science, The University of Tokyo

    • 2010

      Shigeo TAKAHASHI, Executive Researcher and Director for Asia-Pacific Center for Coastal Disaster Research,
      Port and Airport Research Institution
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    • 2012

      Akira ASADA, Professor, Institute of Industry, The University of Tokyo⇒Click here for details

    • 2014

      Yuichi SHIRASAKI, President, Marine・Eco・Tech
      Ahn Hee-do, Emeritus researcher, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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    • 2016

      Hisaaki MAEDA, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo / Visiting Professor, Nihon University.
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    • 2018

      Tetsuro URABE, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Program Director, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan.
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  • 『Techno-Ocean Special Award』

    The Techno-Ocean Special Award was founded in 2016 by Techno-Ocean Network to recognize those individuals who have made a significant contribution to Techno-Ocean, the seas and oceans, and related fields.
    2018 is the Techno Ocean Distinguished Service Award.

    Past Winners

  • 『Kenji Okamura Memorial Award for Pioneering the Ocean Frontier』

    Past Winners

    • 2010

      Tatsuhiro FUKUBA, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
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    • 2012

      ・Toshihiro MAKI, Associate Professor, Institute of Industry, The University of Tokyo
      ・Sohiko KAMEYAMA, Associate Professor, Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University
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    • 2014

      Blair THORNTON, Project Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
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    • 2016

      ・Yuki TAKAHASHI, Researcher, Fishing Gear and Methods Research Group, Fisheries Technology Department,
      National Research Institute of Fisheries Engineering, Japan Fisheries Research and Education Agency
      ・Katsunori MIZUNO, Project Research Associate Center for Integrated Underwater Observation Technology,
      Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
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    • 2018

      Tomoko TAKAHASHI, Project Research Associate Center for Integrated Underwater Observation Technology
      Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo.
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