Awards 2005

Awards 2005

The Geological Society of Japan Prize

Toshihiko Shimamoto (Kyoto Univ.)
Research theme: Experimental studies on dynamic behavior of faults and seismogenic processes

The Geological Society of Japan Best Paper Award

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Masaki Takahashi and Yukio Yanagisawa (Geol. Surv. Japan, AIST)
Awarded paper: Takahashi, M. and Yanagisawa, Y. (2004) Stratigraphy of the Miocene Series in the Hiki Hills, Saitama Prefecture, central Japan: Synthesis of the lithostratigraphy based on integrated geochronology. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 110(5), 290-308. (in Japanese with English abstract)

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Masami Otake (Mitsubishi Materials Natural Resources Development Corp.)
Awarded paper: Otake, M. (2004) Lithofacies and sedimentary processes of volcaniclastic sediment gravity flow deposits emplaced in a caldera lake, the Pleistocene Kan-nodai Formation in the South Kurikoma geothermal area, Northeast Japan. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 110(6), 331-347. (in Japanese with English abstract)

The Geological Society of Japan Young Scientist Award

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Akinori Takahashi (Univ. Tokyo)
Awarded paper: Stratigraphy and fossil assemblage of the Upper Cretaceous in the Teshionakagawa area, Hokkaido, northern Japan. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 109(2), 77-95. (in Japanese with English abstract)

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Tetsuji Onoue (Kagoshima Univ.)
Awarded paper: Onoue, T., Nagai, K., Kamishima, A., Sono, M. and Sano, H. (2004) Origin of basalts from Sambosan accretionary complex, Shikoku and Kyushu. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan, 110(4), 222-236. (in Japanese with English abstract)

The Geological Society of Japan Commendation

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Akira Ishiguro (Novelist and Physician)
Commended contribution: Appropriate public outreach of geology through two novels “Shito Nihon” (Mortal Capital Japan) and “Shinsai Retto” (Archipelago of Seismic Hazards)

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The Geological Survey of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST))
Commended contribution: Organization of Geological Information Exhibitions (in cooperation with the JGS Annual Meetings)