Assistant Professor Takuya Maeda received IEEE Chenming Hu Early Career Award

On 7th December 2025, Assistant Professor Takuya Maeda, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, received IEEE Chenming Hu Early Career Award.

Photo from the award ceremony. Dr. Takuya Maeda is on the left, and Professor Chenming Hu is on the right.

IEEE Chenming Hu Early Career Award

The IEEE Chenming Hu Early Career Award recognizes young researchers and engineers who are outstanding in the field of electronic devices. The award aims to enhance the international visibility of early-career researchers and to foster the next generation of leaders within the Electron Devices Society (EDS) and the broader electronic device community.

About Awarded Research 

The award is judged based on various factors, including the nominee’s past research accomplishments, specific technical contributions, originality, inventive value, impact on the profession or economy, publications, honors, and demonstrated leadership in a particular field. Dr. Takuya Maeda has been selected for this award in recognition of his outstanding research achievements and academic contributions in the field of electronic devices, particularly his work on elucidating the physical properties of wide-bandgap semiconductors and their electronic device applications. The award ceremony was held in December 2025 at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) in San Francisco, USA.

Your Impression & Future Plans

I am deeply honored to receive this prestigious international award. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my mentors from my student years, my advisors at Cornell University in the United States, my collaborators, and all members of my laboratory. This award serves as great encouragement for me, and I will continue to strive to conduct even better research in the years ahead.

IEEE Chenming Hu Early Career Award：https://eds.ieee.org/awards/early-career-award