Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award

Prof. Kazuo Watanabe was received
"Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award"

Cabinet office, Government of Japan has announced award winners.
It's awarded to a person or a group for their outstanding achievements
in industry-academia-government collaboration.

■Their Research
Development of Cryogen-free Superconducting Magnet in High-Magnetic fields.

■Professor Kazuo Watanabe at Institute for Materials Research, Tohoku University
and Senior Researcher Jyunji Sakuraba at Research and Development Center,Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

■Awarding Ceremony
in The 8th Business-Academia-Government Collaboration Summit
date: June 20th and 21st, 2009
place: Kyoto International Conference Center

Here is the photos of awarding ceremony ↓↓