Kosuke Joya (M1) , Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, received Young Researcher Presentation Award, the 18th Conference on Nano-structure and Epitaxial Growth

On 23rd May 2026, Kosuke Joya (M1) , Maeda Lab, Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, received Young Researcher Presentation Award, the 18th Conference on Nano-structure and Epitaxial Growth.

Young Researcher Presentation Award, the 18th Conference on Nano-structure and Epitaxial Growth

The Young Researcher Presentation Award aims to honor young members who have presented outstanding papers at the Nano Epitaxy Division workshop, thereby contributing to the advancement of crystal growth and related research fields.

About awarded research    

Kosuke Joya, a first-year master's student in the Electrical Engineering and Information Systems (Maeda Laboratory), received the Young Researcher Presentation Award at the 18th Conference on Nano-Structure and Epitaxial Growth, held from May 21–23, 2026, at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Oita), for his presentation titled "Characterization of Structural and Electrical Properties of PA-MBE-Grown ScAlN/GaN Heterostructures."

Authors: Kosuke Joya*, Koei Kubota*, Hikaru Sasaki*, Ryosho Nakane*, Takuya Maeda*
Affiliation: *The University of Tokyo
Title: "Characterization of Structural and Electrical Properties of PA-MBE-Grown ScAlN/GaN Heterostructures"
Nano-Epi Society HP: https://sites.google.com/view/nanoepi/event
Maeda Laboratory HP: https://sites.google.com/g.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/maeda-lab/home

Your impression & future plan 

I am deeply honored to have received this prestigious award. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Maeda for his continuous guidance, Professor Kobayashi and all members of Tokyo University of Science for their support through our collaborative research, and to all members of our laboratory. This recognition will serve as a great encouragement as I continue to pursue my research activities going forward.