The Geological Society of Japan Prize
The Geological Society of Japan Prize is presented to members of the Society who have made excellent contributions to geology.
2020:
Atsushi Yamaji (Kyoto Univ.)
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2019:
Ryuji Tada (Tokyo Univ.)
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2017:
Simon Wallis (Nagoya Univ.)
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2016:
Shoji Arai (Kanazawa Univ.)
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2015:
Koji Wakita (Yamaguchi Univ.)
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2014:
1
Hotaka Kawahata (Tokyo Univ.)
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2
Yohiki Saito (AIST/GSJ)
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2013:
1
Yasufumi Iryu (Tohoku Univ.)
Research Theme: Sedimentological, geochemical study of Quaternary limestone and carbonate sediment and of the Ryukyu Island Arc.
2
Yo-ichiro Otofuji (Kobe Univ.)
Research Theme: Paleomagnetic study of deformation of the continent and the Japan arc.
2012:
Gaku Kimura (Grad. School Sci., Univ. Tokyo)
Research Theme: Tectonics, Geology of Accretionary Complex, Subduction Plate Boundary and Material Science of Seismogenic Zone
2011:
Hikaru Iwamori (Tokyo Inst. Tech.)
Research title: Geological studies on mantle material circulation and magma generation and differentiation
2009:
1
Mitsuhiro Toriumi (Univ. Tokyo)
Research title: Studies of orogenic belts and the mantle in dynamic aspects
2
Akira Ishiwatari (Tohoku Univ.)
Research title: Geological study of ophiolites and Northeast Asia
2008:
Masaki Enami (Nagoya Univ.)
Research title: Studies of high-pressure and ultra high-pressure metamorphic rocks
2007:
Yukio Isozaki (Univ. Tokyo)
Research theme: Elucidation of basic framework of geological structure of the Japanese Islands and study of the mass extinction at Permian-Triassic boundary
2006:
Asahiko Taira (JAMSTEC)
Research theme: Creating jumping board of the Japanese geology: From testable studies on the accretionary complex to the promotion of the ocean floor geosciences
2005:
Toshihiko Shimamoto (Kyoto Univ.)
Research theme: Experimental studies on dynamic behavior of faults and seismogenic processes