(listed in alphabetical order of winner's last name)
Yoshifumi Kondo
Osaka University
Development of metal-organic framework photocatalysts for efficient hydrogen peroxide production via oxygen reduction
Takehiro Matsuyama
The University of Tokyo
Development of Unprecedented Catalytic Molecular Transformations via Inert Bond Activation Utilizing Supported Nanoparticle Catalysts
Kohei Okuda
Kyushu University
Hybridization of polysaccharides and hydroxyapatite applicable to tough biomass materials
Jiajia Wang
Hirosaki University
Development of anode electrode materials from transition metal-organic frameworks for high-performance sodium-ion batteries
Kodai Yamanaka
Hiroshima University
Significantly enhanced crystalline structure and photovoltaic property by an intramolecular non-covalent interaction in a thiazolothiazole-thiophene copolymer