Akiho Miyashiro Award

The Geological Society of Japan Akiho Miyashiro Award(Former name: The Geological Society of Japan International Prize)

The Geological Society of Japan Akiho Miyashiro Award is presented to members or non-members of the Society who have made innovative contributions in geology as well as distinguished achievements in developing geology of Japan through studies of the Japanese Islands and the adjacent areas and/or co-operative researches with Japanese geologists.

2024:

Gregory F. Moore (University of Hawaii)
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2021:

Brian Frederick Windley (Univeristy of Leicester)
Research theme:The role of Japanese geology in understanding crustal accretionary evolution and the onset of plate tectonics in the Archean

2019:

Robert J. Stern(University of Texas at Dallas)
Research theme:

2018:

Millard F. Coffin(Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania)
Research theme: Research on Large Igneous Provinces, implication for their formation process and impact on global environments.

2017:

Richard S. Fiske (Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History)
Research theme: Transport and deposition mechanisms of pyroclastic debris from submarine eruptions.

2016:

Roberto Compagnoni (University of Turin)
Research title:Metamorphic petrology

2014:

JAHN, Bor-ming (National Taiwan University)
Research title: Studies of geochronology, isotope and trace element geochemistry, and geological evolution of the earth and planetary materials

2011:

J. Casey Moore (Univ. California, Santa Cruz)
Research title: On-land geology and marine geology of accretionary complexes

2010:

Juhn G. Liou (Emeritus Professor, Stanford University)
Research Theme: Contribution to Study of Low-Temperature, High and Ultrahigh-Pressure Metamorphism and Development of Japanese Geological Community

2009:

Yoshihide Ota (Polar Research Institute, Norway)
Research title: Geology of Polar Regions

2007:

1
David H. Green (Australia National University)
Research theme: Experimental petrology and geochemical studies of magma genesis and evolution of lithosphere

2
Allan White (La Trobe Univ., Australia)
Research theme: Classification and of I- and S-type granites and study on their genesis by the restite model