The Japan Academy will present the 116th Japan Academy Prize to Honorary Professor Kenichi Iga and Professor Emeritus and Specially Appointed Professor Fumio Koyama. Also, alumnus Toshikazu Sunada (Professor Emeritus of Meiji University who graduated from the School of Science of former Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1972) receives this Prize.
The Prize giving ceremony is scheduled to take place on July 13 at the Japan Academy.
Awarding Organization
The Japan Academy
Award Name
The 116th Japan Academy Prize
Award Date
March 12, 2026
Citation
"Realization, performance improvement, and application development of Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers" (joint research)
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