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July, 2014

Organic chemistry , origins of life
Name Albert C. Fahrenbach
Award IUPAC Announces the Winners of the 2014 IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists
Outline

Albert C. Fahrenbach, ELSI Research Scientist, has been elected IUPAC Announces the Winners of the 2014 IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists.

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IUPAC Announces the Winners of the 2014 IUPAC-SOLVAY International Award for Young Chemists

April, 2014

Geobiology, History of the Earth
Name Joseph Kirschvink, Shigenori Maruyama
Award Japan Geoscience Union Fellow
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The new Japan Geoscience Union Fellows will be honored at the Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014.
Prof. Joseph Kirschvink,Prof. Shigenori Maruyama ELSI PI,has been elected Japan Geoscience Union Fellow.

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Japan Geoscience Union Fellowships Program

Japan Geoscience Union Meeting 2014

March, 2014

Biogeochemistry
Name Yuichiro Ueno
Award Tokyo tech Advanced Researchers (STAR) grant for FY2013
Outline

The recipients of the Support for Tokyo tech Advanced Researchers (STAR) grant for FY2013 were announced in March 2014.

Funded by the Tokyo Institute of Technology Foundation with the aim of supporting researchers with large research grants, the STAR grant will be awarded each year to promising young researchers. Recipients should conduct research in areas with themes that have the potential to become national projects in the future. Other recipients are to include those who have achieved distinguished results in the fundamental sciences. Tokyo Tech seeks to support upcoming 'shining-stars' in the next generation of researchers through the STAR grant.

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In this inaugural year of the STAR grant, six researchers were selected by President Mishima and the head of the Research Strategy Office. For details about the STAR grant, please click here (Japanese)

January, 2014

High-pressure geoscience
Name Kei Hirose
Award Geochemical Fellow
Outline

The new Geochemical Fellows will be honored at the Goldschmidt2014.
Prof. Kei Hirose, ELSI director,has been elected Geochemical Fellow.

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Geochemical Fellows to include Patterson and Science Innovation Awardees

Goldschmidt2014