Award Recipients

Here, you can find an archive of past awards.

Awards from Academic Societies & Associations

We have compiled a list of award recipients by year, including the award year, awarding organization, award title, research paper or presentation title, and recipient details.

Employees affiliated with Toyota when receiving the award are marked with an asterisk (*) next to their name. Non-SOKEN recipients are displayed in italicized text.

The 2020s

  • 2023 / Chubu Sience and Technology Center / Promotion Award / Development of the bridge inspection system using digital technologies / Naoya Kato・Tetsuji Mitsuda・Hidemine Murahashi・Satoru Yoshikawa

  • 2023 / IEEE / 2023 IEEE Robotics and Automation Society Japan Joint Chapter Young Award(IROS2023) / Whole-body torque control without joint position control using vibration-suppressed friction compensation for bipedal locomotion of gear-driven torque sensorless humanoid / Takuma Hiraoka（The University of Tokyo）・Shimpei Sato（The University of Tokyo）・Naoki Hiraoka（The University of Tokyo）・Annan Tang（The University of Tokyo）・Kunio Kojima（The University of Tokyo）・Kei Okada（The University of Tokyo）・Masayuki Inaba（The University of Tokyo）・Kawasaki, Koji

  • 2023 / SSPC / The 21st International Conference on Solid-State Protonic Conductors Best Poster award / Ru Catalysts Boost Ammonia-based Protonic Ceramics Fuel Cell Performance at Intermediate Temperature / Koki Kitabayashi

  • 2023 / SIP / Inovation Award / Driving Intelligence Validation Platform / Hideo Inoue・Yuji Sugimoto・Masakazu Ikeda・Yusuke Isono

  • 2022 / ITS / Best Postar Award / Reconstruction of parking scene using high-resolution millimeter-wave radar / Tokihiko Akita・Yusuke Akamine・Katsuhiko Kondo

  • 2022 / IEICE / EMCJ Young Engineers Award / Noise mechanism during acceleration / deceleration in electric vehicles / Kensuke Kobayashi・Shinji Ohoka・Yoshihiro Kida

  • 2021 / IEICE / JIEP Committee Award / Harness Modeling Method Applying Surface Roughness to Improve Accuracy / Ryo Watanabe・Miyuki　Mizoguchi・Yoichiro Suzuki

  • 2020 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Prediction technology of critical revolution of MG / Tomoyuki Goto・Tetsuya Hyakutake・Naoto Koshino・Haruki Kusamaki

  • 2020 / IEEJ / Excellent Paper Award / Pre-charge Method Using a Bi-directional Isolated DC-DC Converter / Seiji Iyasu・Yuji Hayashi・Yuichi Handa・Kimikazu Nakamura・Keiji Wada

  • 2020 / JSAE / Asahara Academy Encouragement Award / Shota Kinoshita

  • 2020 / JSAE / Asahara Technology Contribution Award / Terutoshi Tomoda*

The 2010s

  • 2019 / JSFM / Technology Award / Development of Compact & High Efficiency 2Layer-BIower Fan for HVAC / Shouichi Imahigashi・Naohisa Kuriyama・Masaharu Sakai・Yasushi Mitsuishi・Etsurou Yoshino

  • 2019 / JSAE・SAE / Fuel & Lubricants International Meeting The Best Paper Award / Prediction of Cavitation Erosion Intensity Using Large Scale Diesel Nozzles / Motya Kambara・Kazufumi Serizawa・Fumiaki Arikawa・Toshiaki Hijima・Takanobu Aochi

  • 2018 / ILASS / Excellent Presentation Award / Analysis of Internal Flow and Spray Formation with Real Size Gasoline Nozzle / Tomohiro Hayashi・Noritsugu Kato

  • 2018 / JSAE / Excellent Paper Award / Analysis oc Contact and Slip Behavior of Element in Metal Pushing Belt CVT / Kentaro Yutani・Keisuke Ninomiya・Takumi Kataoka・Muneo Yorinaga

  • 2018 / JSME / Excellent Paper Award / Takayuki Fuyuto・Yoshiaki Hattori・Hayato Yamashita・Naoki Toda・Makoto Mashida

  • 2017 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Analysis of Noise Caused by Micro-Bubbles in the Oil Pump / Takashi Kusada・Tetsuya Hyakutake・Sueharu Ebina・Takeshi Ishiwada

  • 2016 / ILASS / Excellent Presentation Award / Using the Diesel Spray Momentum Measurement to Analyze the Wall Impinging Spray Behavior / Kenichi Tomomatsu・Naoki Toda・Masato Ikemoto

  • 2016 / JSKE / Excellent Presentation Award / Influence of Physical Embodiment on Therapeutic Effects during Interaction with Artificial Pets / Rina Hayashi・Shohei Kato

  • 2016 / JSAE / Technology Contribution Award / Naotaka Shirabe

  • 2016 / JSAE / Excellent Paper Award / Study of LSPI Occurring Mechanism from Deposit / Yoshihiro Okada・Shigeki Miyashita・Hiroshi Yaguchi・Yoshihiro Izumi・Fumiaki Aoki

  • 2016 / MEXT / Prizes for Science and Technology by the MEXT / Development of Compact & High Efficiency 2Layer-BIower Fan for HVAC / Shouichi Imahigashi・Masaharu Sakai・Etsurou Yoshino・Yasushi Mitsuishi・Naohisa Kuriyama

  • 2015 / JSAE / Technology Development Award / Development of Compact & High Efficiency 2Layer-BIower Fan for HVAC / Shouichi Imahigashi・Masaharu Sakai・Etsurou Yoshino・Yasushi Mitsuishi・Naohisa Kuriyama

  • 2015 / JAST / Technology Award / Traction Contact Temperature Rise Prediction and Mesurement Method for Traction Drive / Toshinari Sano・Motoki Tabuchi・Mitsuaki Tomita・Masashi Inoue・Yasuhiro Takeuchi・Muneo Yorinaga

  • 2015 / JSME / Technology Achievement Award / Naotaka Shirabe

  • 2015 / IEEJ / Excellent Paper Award / Measurement of magnetic flux density on permanent magnet surfaces for PM motor / Tsutomu Hosoi・Ryotaro Okamoto・Hirohito Matsui・Daisuke Miyata・Yasuyuki Haseo・Naoki Tanaka・Masashi Inaba

  • 2015 / IEEJ / Excellent Paper Award / High efficient bi-directional buck-boost AC-DC converter using reverse blocking-IGBT / Seiji Iyasu・Satoru Yoshikawa・Shinji Ando・Kazuyoshi Obayashi

  • 2014 / JSAE / Excellent Paper Award / Visualization of Internal Flow and Spray Combustion with Real Size Diesel Nozzle / Tomohiro Hayashi・Masyuki Suzuki・Masatoshi Basaki・Masato Ikemoto

  • 2014 / IEEJ / Excellent Paper Award / Study on Iron Loss of Flux Modulated Type Dual-Axis Motor / Tatsuya Tonari・Hidenori Kato・Hirohito Matsui

  • 2014 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Investigation of Soot Formation in an Optically Accessible DISI engine / Takeshi Ueki・Eiiji Murase

  • 2013 / IEEJ / IEEJ Distinguished Paper Award / Estimation and Reduction of Motor Input Surge Voltage using Frequency Response Analysis / Toru Wakimoto・Yoshimitsu Takahashi・Norihito Kimura・Yukitoshi Narumi・Naoki Hayakawa

  • 2013 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Novel Ringing Restraining Circuit to Increase the Number of ECUs Connectable in a Linear Passive Star of CAN / Hiroyuki Mori・Youichirou Suzuki・Noboru Maeda・Hiroyuki Obata・Tomohisa Kishigami

  • 2013 / JSME / Technology Achievement Award / / Shigeo Furuno

  • 2011 / JAST / JAST Technology Award 2011 / Scroll compressor in CO2 heat-pump system / Tadashi Hotta

  • 2011 / ILASS / Excellent Presentation Award / Visualization of Internal Flow and Spray Formation in Real Size Diesel Nozzle / Tomohiro Hayashi

  • 2012 / IEICE / MIRU(Meeting on Image Recognition & Understanding) Frontiea Awarde / Kazuhisa Ishimaru・Masayuki Imanishi

  • 2012 / IEICE / Excellent Poster Award / Hiroyuki Mori・Youichirou Suzuki・Noboru Maeda・Hiroyuki Obata・Tomohisa Kishigami

  • 2013 / IEE / Excellent Paper Award / Reduction of Motor Input Surge Voltage using Frequency Response Analysis / Yoshimitsu Takahashi・Toru Wakimoto・Norihito KimuraYukitoshi Narumi・Naoki Hayakawa

  • 2012 / JSAE / Asahara Technology Contribution Award / Mitsuo Inagaki

  • 2012 / JSAE / Technology Contribution Award / Naotaka Shirabe

  • 2011 / JSME / Tokai Researcher Award / Development of Numerical Simulation in DPF And Performance Experiment / Shigeki DaidoKazuhiro Yamamoto・Hiroshi Yamashita

  • 2010 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Experimental Analysis on the Flow Pattern between Fan Blades of Car AirConditioning Systems / Yasushi Mitsuishi・Masaharu Sakai

  • 2010 / JSAE / Technology Development Award / Airflow Uniformity Improvement Technology for Compact High-Efficiency Blower Fan / Yasushi Mitsuishi・Masaharu Sakai・Toshinori Ochiai

  • 2010 / Battery Symposium / Battery Technology Committee Award / Behavior of Water Below the Freezing Point in PEFCs / Yuji Ishikawa・Masashi Maeda・Masahiro Shiozawa

  • 2010 / LSJ / Achievement Award / Micro-Lasers for Ignition Engines / Kenji Kanehara・Naoki Kido・Masaki Tsunekane・Takunori Taira

  • 2010 / JSME / JSME Prize / Airflow Uniformity Improvement Technology for Compact High-Efficiency Blower Fan / Yasushi Mitsuishi・Masaharu Sakai・Toshinori Ochiai

The 2000s

  • 2009 / JIE / Encouragement Prize / Research of the spray characteristics under swirling flow field and injecting small quantity fuel / Hayato Yamashita

  • 2009 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Quantitative analysis of Intake Port and Cylinder Wet during Cold Start of a Port Fuel Injection Engine / Yukihiro Takahashi・Yoshihiro　Nakase・Yuuichi Katou・Makoto Tomimatsu

  • 2009 / The Electrochemical Society / Tokai Young Researcher Award / Selective catalytic reduction of NOx based on a mixed-potential at proton conductor-metal interface / Shinya Teranishi・Takashi Hibino・Atsuko Tomita・Akihito Tsuge

  • 2008 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Strain and Motion Measurement for Piston Ring and Connecting Rod of High Speed Running Engines using New Digital Telemeter / Ryoji Isarai・Masayoshi Sugino・Michiyasu Moritsugu・Naoya Kato・Mitsuhiro Nakamura

  • 2008 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Measurement of Oil Film Pressure in Engine Main Bearings Using a Thin Film Sensors / Takumi Kataoka・Yukikazu Suzuki・Naoya Kato・Takashi Kikuchi・Yuji Mihara

  • 2007 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Heat Analysis of the Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) Motor Cooling Structure Using ATF / Sadahisa Onimaru・Hirohito Matsui・Tomonari Taguchi・Kenji Odaka・Eiji Ichioka・Tatsuhiko Mizutani

  • 2007 / JSAE / Asahara Academy Encouragement Award / Analysis of a fuel liquid film thickness on the intake port and combustion chamber of a Port Fuel Injection Engine / Yukihiro Takahashi

  • 2006 / ICLASS / ICLASS2006 Best Presentation Award / Liquid Film Behavior of PFI Spray Impinging on a Flat Wall / Takaaki Sato・Yoshihiro Nakase・Yukihiro Takahashi・Masato Kubota

  • 2005 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Analysis of fuel liquid film thickness of a Port fuel injection engine / Yukihiro Takahashi・Yoshihiro Nakase・Hiroki Ichinose

  • 2005 / JSAE / Excellent Presentation Award / Development of Combustion Behavior Analysis Technique in the Ultra High Engine Speed Range / Tatsushi Nakashima・Takehiko Kato・Kiyokazu Akiyama・Keisuke Komori

  • 2005 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Analysis of Rotational-Angle Difference Between Gears for Gear Noise under Transient State using Hilbert / Kouzi Ohara・Fukuo Kitagawa・Naoya KatoKoichi Shimizu

  • 2005 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Spray Analysis of Port Fuel Injector / Fumiaki Aoki・Shigeiku Enomoto・Yoshihiro Nakase・Hidekazu Omura

  • 2004 / JSAE / Excellent Paper Award / Experimental Analysis on the Flow Pattern between Fan Blades of Car AirConditioning Systems / Yasushi Mitsuishi・Manabu Miyata・Masaharu Sakai

  • 2003 / ILASS / Excellent Presentation Award / SPRAY ANALYSIS OF PORT FUEL INJECTION FOCUSED ON BRAKE UP PROCESS / Fumiaki Aoki・Nobuo Imatake・Yoshihiro NakaseHidekazu Omura

  • 2003 / SAE / Certificate of Apprecation / Oil circulation rate continuous measurement method / Yukikatsu Ozaki・Tadashi Hotta・Sadahisa Onimaru・Mitsuo InagakiToshio Hirata

  • 2002 / Japan Society of Powder and Powder Metallurgy / Strain and Motion Measurement for Piston Ring and Connecting Rod of High Speed Running Engines using New Digital Telemeter / Ken Matsuda・Yoshifumi Ina・Yoshio Ebihara・Tetsuji Uchida・Keiichi Yamashita・Hiroyuki Wakabayashi・Yoichi Murakami・Keizo Takeuchi

  • 2002 / SAE / Award for Research on Automotive Lubricants / Analysis of Oil Consumption at High Engine Speed by Visualization of the Piston Ring Behaviors / Masatochi Basaki・Kimitaka Saito・Tatsushi NakashimaTakao Suzuki

  • 2001 / JSAE / Technology Development Award / Shigeo Furuno*・Tatsushi Nakashima・Shizuo Abe・Keiso Takeda・Hidekuni Hashizume

  • 2001 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Development of Fan Spray Simulation for Gasoline Direct Injection Engines / Atsuya Okamoto・Naotaka Shirabe・Takaaki Sato・Yukinobu Anezaki

The 1990s

  • 1998 / Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation / Invention Award / Fuel Pump / Kiyohiko Watanabe

  • 1997 / Science and Technology Agency / The Invention Encouragement Award / Fuel Pump / Kiyohiko Watanabe

  • 1997 / JSME / Contribution Award / Taro Asahi

  • 1997 / JSME / Tokai Branch Award / Kiyonori Sekiguchi・Kimitaka Saito・Nobuo Imatake

  • 1996 / The Ceramic Sopciety of Japan / Technology Award / Nobuei Ito

  • 1994 / JSAE / Technology Contribution Award / Taro Tanaka

  • 1994 / ISATA / Excellent Paper Award / Mixture Preparation and HC Emissions of 4-Valve Engine with Port Fuel Injection During Cold Starting and Warm-Up / Keiso takedaKimitaka Saito・Kiyonori Sekiguchi・Takechisa Yaegashi

  • 1990 / SAE / Excellence in Oral Presentation Award / Analysis of Oil Consumption by Observing Oil Behavior Around Pistion Ring Using a Glass Cylinder Engine / Kimitaka Saito・Toshihiko Igashira・Masahiko Nakada

  • 1990 / SAE / RUBRICANT Award / Analysis of Oil Consumption by Observing Oil Behavior Around Pistion Ring Using a Glass Cylinder Engine / Kimitaka Saito・Toshihiko Igashira・Masahiko Nakada

  • 1990 / SAE / COLWEL Award / Analysis of Oil Consumption by Observing Oil Behavior Around Pistion Ring Using a Glass Cylinder Engine / Kimitaka Saito・Toshihiko Igashira・Masahiko Nakada

The 1980s

  • 1989 / JSME / Technology Award / Tsuneo Ishimaru・Hideaki Sasaya・Kiyoshi Usami・Eichi Ngasaku・Manabu Honda

  • 1987 / JSAE / Asahara Technology Contribution Award / Shinichi Yamamoto

Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award (The Award for Creativity)

The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to technological advancements in their workplace through outstanding creativity and ingenuity. To date, 160 individuals have received this honor.

The 2020s

  • 2024 / Arashi Yoshimoto・Yuta Watanabe・Keita Nagaya

  • 2023 / Katsuaki Motozawa・Takeshi Ishii・Yoshiyuki Tanaka・Yasuhiro Nakamura・Eisei Kuhara・Shogo Hirano

  • 2022 / kakeru Sato・Jun Takishita・Takashi Ishikura・Kazuya Kojima

  • 2021 / Michikazu Shiota・Shouji Isogai・Toshihiko Suzuki・Shin Ito

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