On 19th September, Ryo Ishibashi (D2), Department of Chemical System Engineering, received “Best Student Oral Presentation – 2nd Place” award at the Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education (AMPERE’s 20th Conference 2025).
“Best Student Oral Presentation – 2nd Place” award at the Association for Microwave Power in Europe for Research and Education (AMPERE’s 20th Conference 2025)
Best Student Oral Presentation – 2nd Place At the AMPERE’s 20th Conference 2025, out of a total of 31 student oral presentations, awards were given to the three most outstanding ones. This award recognizes presentations of particularly high quality.
About awarded research
Title: "Atomic-level selective heating of metal cations in zeolite frameworks for efficient microwave-driven catalysis"
Microwave-driven catalytic processes have been attracting attention from the perspective of industrial electrification. In this study, the fundamental principle of selectively heating individual metal cations confined in zeolite pores at the atomic level using microwaves was clarified. This phenomenon was experimentally demonstrated through synchrotron radiation measurements conducted at SPring-8. Furthermore, by directing energy solely to these metal cations, the team successfully achieved the highly energy-efficient conversion of carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, a useful chemical.
Your impression & future plan
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Kazuhiro Takanabe, Lecturer Fuminao Kishimoto, and all faculty members for their guidance throughout this presentation and my research activities. I am deeply honored to have received such a prestigious award at this international conference. Encouraged by this recognition, I am determined to continue devoting myself to further research.
Leonardo Haruki Oguchi (M2) , Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, received APSAR 2025 Best Student Paper Award 2nd Prize
Shohei Kaneko (D2), Department of Chemical System Engineering, received ESTIV Award at the 38th annual meeting of the Japanese Society for Alternatives to Animal Experiments
