Announcing the 2015 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award
ACS Publications and Analytical Chemistry are pleased to announce that Dr. Shoji Takeuchi of the University of Tokyo, Japan is the recipient of the 2015 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award.
This award, sponsored by Analytical Chemistry and the Chemical and Biological Microsystems Society (CBMS), recognizes the contributions of an individual who has demonstrated exceptional technical advancement and innovation in the field of micro- or nanofluidics in his or her early career.
Dr. Takeuchi obtained his B.E, M.E., and Ph. D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He is currently a Professor in the Center for International Research on Integrative Biomedical Systems (CIBiS), Institute of Industrial Science (IIS) at the University of Tokyo. His current research interests include 3D tissue fabrication, implantable devices, artificial lipid bilayer systems, and biohybrid MEMS.
His research earned him recognition through numerous prestigious awards including the Young Scientists' Prize, the Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2008, and the JSPS prize from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science in 2010. Learn more about Dr. Takeuchi by visiting the Takeuchi Laboratory research page.
The 2015 Analytical Chemistry Young Innovator Award will be presented to Dr. Takeuchi at the MicroTAS 2015 Conference October 25–29, 2015 in Gyeongju, Korea.
Past Recipients
2014, Dr. Dino Di Carlo, University of California, Los Angeles
2013, Dr. Hang Lu, Georgia Institute of Technology
2012, Dr. Amy E. Herr, University of California, Berkeley
2011, Dr. Aaron Wheeler, University of Toronto
2010, Dr. Daniel Chiu, University of Washington
2009, Dr. Jongyoon Han, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008, Dr. Joel Voldman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Dr. Shoji Takeuchi
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University of Tokyo