Outstanding Research Activities in FY 2021 | Port and Airport Research Institute (PARI)

Research Activities Outstanding Research Activities in FY 2021

Awards for Papers and Others in FY 2021

No.	Name		Award	Institution	Date	Remarks
1	Tomohiro KUWAE	Head, Coastal and Estuarine Environment Group Coastal and Estuarine Environment Department	Recycle Promotion Award	Recycle Solution (incorporated non-profit organization)	May 25, 2021	Contribution to the environmental preservation and restoration in shallow coastal areas over the years; and the quantitative evaluation, raising of public awareness, and popularization of blue carbon
2	Hidenori TAKAHASHI	Head, Soil Stabilization Group Geotechnical Engineering Department	JGS Research / Paper Award (English category)	Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)	June 4, 2021	Collapse of concrete-covered levee under composite effect of overflow and seepage
2	Yoshiyuki MORIKAWA	Director, Geotechnical Engineering Department	JGS Research / Paper Award (English category)	Japanese Geotechnical Society (JGS)	June 4, 2021
3	Yoshiyuki MORIKAWA	Director, Geotechnical Engineering Department	The Ports & Harbours Association of Japan Technology Award	The Ports & Harbours Association of Japan (public interest incorporated association)	June 9, 2021	Improvement of seismic performance of sheet pile quay walls by stabilizing the ground between anchor piles
	Takaaki MIZUTANI	Head, Foundations Group Geotechnical Engineering Department
	Eiji KOHAMA	Head, Earthquake and Structural Dynamics Group Earthquake Disaster Prevention Engineering Department
	Satoshi MATSUMURA	Senior Researcher, Foundations Group Geotechnical Engineering Department
4	Tomohiro KUWAE	Head, Coastal and Estuarine Environment Group Coastal and Estuarine Environment Department	JSCE Distinguished Paper Award	Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)	June 11, 2021	Nationwide estimate of the annual uptake of atmospheric carbon dioxide by shallow coastal ecosystems in Japan
	Kenta WATANABE	Senior Researcher, Coastal and Estuarine Environment Group Coastal and Estuarine Environment Department
	Toko TANAYA	Senior Researcher, Coastal and Estuarine Environment Group Coastal and Estuarine Environment Department
5	Yoshiyuki MORIKAWA	Director, Geotechnical Engineering Department	Continuing International Contribution Award	Japan Society of Civil Engineers	June 11, 2021	Contribution to the development of civil engineering and/or the development of infrastructure outside Japan
6	Takahiro NISHIDA	Senior Researcher, Materials Group Structural Engineering Department	Engineering Encouragement Special Award	Engineering Advancement Association of Japan (general incorporated foundation)	July 12, 2021	Development of novel construction techniques for desalinization,realkalization, and electro-deposition
7	Kentaro KOIKE	Senior Researcher, Materials Group Structural Engineering Department	Excellent Paper Award	The Society of Materials Science, Japan (JSMS) (public interest incorporated association): The 21st JSMS Symposium on Concrete Structure Scenarios	October 15, 2021	Clarification and Estimation of Distribution Property of Airborne Chloride Ion in Yoron Island, Kagoshima
8	Shinji SASSA	Head, Soil Dynamics Group Geotechnical Engineering Department	Coastal Engineering Paper Award	Japan Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Committee	October 18, 2021	Processes and the extent of influence of internal erosion under transmitted waves with their countermeasure using a two-layer filter
8	Soonbo YANG	Postdoctoral Researcher, Soil Dynamics Group Geotechnical Engineering Department	Coastal Engineering Paper Award		October 18, 2021
9	Hitoshi TAMURA	Senior Researcher, Marine Information Group Coastal and Ocean Development Department	Coastal Engineering Paper Award	Japan Society of Civil Engineers Coastal Engineering Committee	November 10, 2021	Wave force at the Port of Yokohama due to Typhoon Faxai in 2019
	Koji KAWAGUCHI	Head,Marine Information Group Coastal and Ocean Development Department
	Hiroaki KASHIMA	Senior Researcher, Coastal andOcean Development Group Coastal and OceanDevelopment Department
10	Kazuki MURATA	Researcher, Soil Dynamics Group Geotechnical Engineering Department	JACZS Research Symposium Excellent Lecture Award	Japanese Association for Coastal Zone Studies (JACZS)	November 11 ,2021
11	Toru YAMAJI	Director, Structural Engineering Department Head, Materials Group	AI & Data Science Encouragement Award	Japan Society of Civil Engineers	November 30, 2021
12			5th　Infrastructure Maintenance Grand Prize, Technological Development Category, Special Award	Ministry of Land	January 21, 2022	Safety and quality improvement related to the maintenance and management of piers using replaceable slabs