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| 1. | Phys. Low-Dim. Struct. 11/12 (1999) 53-60 "Surface Oxide on Tin and Indium Ultrafine Particles and Their Oxidation Process" C. Kaito, T. Nakao, Y. Ato, Y. Kimura, S. Kimura, T. Nakada and Y. Saito |
Awards
- Apr. 2024 Commendation for Science and Technology by the MEXT, Prizes for Science and Technology (Research Category)
- Dec. 2023 73rd Metallographic Photography Award, The Japan Institute of Metals and Materials, Incentive Award
- Jul. 2022 47th Prize for Best Micrograph, The Ceramic Society of Japan
- Mar. 2021 14th Kazato Prize, Kazato Research Foundation
- Oct. 2019 36th Best Paper Award, The Japanese Association for Crystal Growth
- May 2019 The 3rd Nishida Prize, Japan Geoscience Union
- Feb. 2019 Hokkaido University President's Award for Outstanding Research
- Feb. 2018 14th (FY2017) Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science PRIZE
- Jan. 2017 Hokkaido University President's Award for Outstanding Research
- Jan. 2017 3rd Awards of ISAS
- Oct. 2016 2016 Young Scientist Award of the Japan Society of Microgravity Application
- Mar. 2014 39th Prize for Best Micrograph, The Ceramic Society of Japan
- Mar. 2013 2013 Schieber Prize, The International Organization for Crystal Growth
- Mar. 2012 6th Young Scientist Award of the Physical Society of Japan
- Jul. 2011 Best Poster Award at the International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies, 2011.
- Apr. 2010 The Young Scientists’ Prize of The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan
- May 2009 Accommodation Grant of International School of Crystallization, Granada Spain
- Jul. 2008 6th encouraging prize, Japanese Association for Crystal Growth
- Sep. 2007 2006 Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences Outstanding Young Scientist Award
- Nov. 2002 Young Scientist Prize of "32th National Conference on Crystal Growth"
Selected Press and News Papers
- Jan. 11, 2024 “Chiral liquid crystal-like water was found at the interface between chiral high-pressure ice and water, NIKKEI.
- Jan. 16, 2023 “Cosmic Dust Formation Elucidation: Hokkaido University and Others Establish Method for Investigating Material Substances;, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, p. 23.
- Aug. 18, 2022 “Elucidation of the behavior of collapsed structures during semiconductor cleaning;, Denshi Sangyo Shimbun, p. 10.
- Jul. 30, 2022 “The semiconductor nano-structure collapse clarified;, Kyoto Shimbun, Morning Edition, p. 11.
- May. 28, 2022 “The research group of Hokkaido University and others clarified the mechanism of the formation of "noctilucent clouds;, NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station News (12:10-12:15).
- Mar. 22, 2022 “"Academic Fantasista 2021" Hokkaido Shimbun, morning edition, p. 3．
- Aub. 23, 2021 “"Academic Fantasista 2021" Hokkaido Shimbun, morning edition, p.15．
- Aug. 13, 2021 “Meteorite Heating. Investigation of the reaction traces of water to elucidate the evolution of the solar system during its formation;, Nikkan Kogyo Shinbun, p. 17.
- Apr. 2, 2020 “How snow is made - The forefront of deciphering "letters from the sky", NHK Nippon Gururi.
- Feb. 21, 2020 “How snow is made - The forefront of deciphering "letters from the sky", NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station Hokkaido Close-Up.
- Jan. 15, 2020 “Research on making snow fall in space;,NHK Sapporo Broadcasting Station, Hot News Hokkaido.
- Oct. 23, 2019 “Reproduction of the birth of seed of a star. Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, p. 7．
- Oct. 9, 2019 “Reproduction of cosmic silicate dust particles;, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, morning edition, p. 29.
- Jul. 18, 2019 “Formation of titanium oxide under microgravity”, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, morning edition, p. 5.
- Oct. 10, 2018 “Reproduction of the initial formation processes of a star in next generation”, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, morning edition, p. 21.
- Feb. 12, 2018 “Topics; Two youngers of Hokkaido Univ. got JSPS PRIZE”, Hokkaido Shimbun, morning edition, p. 11.
- Jan. 19, 2018 “Twenty five youngers got 14th JSPS PRIZE”, Scientific Paper, p. 5.
- Feb. 15, 2017 “Crystallization of protein has elucidated”, Nikkei Sangyo Shimbun, morning edition, p. 8.
- Jan. 24, 2017 “No iron particles in space”, Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun, morning edition, p. 27.
- Mar. 3, 2016 “Snow crystals; how form?”, Mainichi Shimbun, morning edition, p. 17.
- Sep. 13, 2015 “Sounding rocket succeeded for launch”, Asahi Shimbun, morning edition, p. 35.
- Oct. 29, 2013 “Possibility of mineral-water reactions”, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, morning edition, p. 16.
- Oct. 23, 2013 “Evidence of water sublimation in the Asteroid”, Kahoku Shinpō, morning edition, p. 27.
- Oct. 23, 2013 “Unveiled mystery of disappearance of water”, Shinbun Akahata, morning edition, p. 14.
- Dec. 18, 2012 “Successfully launched a sounding rocket”, Asahi Shimbun, morning edition in Kagoshima, p. 35.
- Dec. 18, 2012 “Launched a sounding rocket from Uchinoura”, Yomiuri Shimbun, morning edition in West Kagoshima, p. 33.
- Dec. 18, 2012 “Data acquisition to elucidate formation processes of astronomical objects; Launching of a sounding rocket”, Mainichi Shimbun, Kagoshima, p. 27.
- Dec. 17, 2012 “Launching a rocket from Uchinoura today”, Yomiuri Shimbun, West Kagoshima, p. 16.
- Mar. 18, 2012 “Challenging of a star formation from dust on the Earth” Nihon Keizai Shimbun, morning edition, p.15.
- Feb. 23, 2012 “Founding of a formation process of a star”, Kahoku Shinpō, morning edition, p. 23.
Recent invited talks in professional meetings
- Y. Kimura, Liquid Cell Transmission Electron Microscopy: Current Status and Issues of In Situ Observation What We Have Seen So Far and What We Will See Next, JEOL 16th TEM Users Meeting, January 19, 2024.
- Y. Kimura, K. K. Tanaka, Y.Inatomi, Multi-step crystallization processes of cosmic dust analogues founding in microgravity experiments，26th Congress and Gerenal Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, August 28, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, Celebrating 75th anniversary of IUCr and further development of crystallography in space，26th Congress and Gerenal Assembly of the International Union of Crystallography, Australia, August 28, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, Magnetic Domain Structure and Formation Processes of Magnetic Minerals in the Asteroid fragments brought back by Hayabusa2, The 79th Annual Meeting of The Japanese Society of Microscopy, June 27, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, Collapse Mechanism of Nanostructures during Semiconductor Cleaning and Evaluation Techniques, Cleaning Techniques for Semiconductor Devices and Evaluation of Cleaning Surfaces, June 21, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, Future prospects for microgravity experiments using sounding rockets, Sounding rocket symposium in 2022, March 1, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, The world of grains of interstellar dust, Clubhouse, February 24, 2023.
- Y. Kimura, In Situ Observation of Crystallization Processes Using LC-TEM with the Support of Machine Learning, The 2022 MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit, November 11, 2022.
- Y. Kimura, In-situ observation of crystallization process from solvent by data-driven TEM, Microscopy and Measurement Informatics Research Group Meeting No. 4, October 22, 2022.
- Y. Kimura, TEM observation of crystallization process from solution using Poseidon holder, FY2022 TIA Kakehashi Research Project "Exploration of Application of Liquid Cell Electron Microscopy to Soft Materials Research" Special Seminar, July 13, 2022.
- Y. Kimura, In-situ observation of crystallization processes using LC-TEM, The 78th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microscopy, May 12, 2022.
- Y. Kimura, TEM capture of prenucleation phenomena from solution with the support of machine learning, In Situ Observation Subcommittee 2021 Research Discussion Group, October 22, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Rare minerals found in meteorites and their formation processes, The 82nd Japan Society of Applied Physics Autumn Meeting, September 9, 2021
- Y. Kimura, Visualization of the early stages of crystallization by in-situ observation experiments, The Ceramic Society of Japan 34th Autumn Symposium, September 2, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, In-situ observation of aqueous solution processes using a transmission electron microscope, The Ceramic Society of Japan 34th Autumn Symposium, September 2, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, In-situ observation of crystallization process from solvent by transmission electron microscopy, 77th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Microscopy, June 14, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation efficiency of dust approaching from microgravity experiments, Japan Geoscience Union 2021 Congress, June 4, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Capture the moment of nucleation from a solution using a transmission electron microscope, The 2021 MRS Spring Meeting and Exhibit, April 18, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Pushing the limits of liquid-cell transmission electron microscopy to observe nucleation processes、The 8th Asian Conference on Crystal Growth and Crystal Technology, March 3, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Bottom-up "in-situ" observation of nanoparticle formation, Symposium on Hierarchy and Whole in Natural Sciences, January 7, 2021.
- Y. Kimura, Elucidation of formation processes of cosmic dust particles based on homogeneous nucleation experiments, 48th Japanese Conference for Crystal Growth, October 31, 2019.
- Y. Kimura, Sounding rocket; a tool for understanding DUST formation under microgravity environment, Cosmic Lab, March 26, 2019.
- Y. Kimura, Application of liquid TEM to various crystallization, International Symposium & School on Crystal Growth Fundamentals, November 5, 2018.
- Y. Kimura, Nanoscale behavior of prenucleation clusters observed by in-situ liquid TEM, 47th Japanese Conference for Crystal Growth, November 2, 2018..
- Y. Kimura, "In-situ" observation of crystallization in a solidification processes of a cement material using a transmission electron microscope, 47th Japanese Conference for Crystal Growth, October 31, 2018.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation processes of ceramics nanoparticles approached by in situ observation, Mathematical Aspects of Surface and Interface Dynamics 14, September 7, 2018.
- Y. Kimura, Low-temperature formation of silicate and oxide nano-dust, IAU Focus Meeting FM10: Nano Dust in Space and Astrophysics, August 28, 2018.
- Y. Kimura, Direct TEM observation of nucleation processes in a solution, Mathematical Aspects of Surface and Interface Dynamics 14, October 26, 2017.
- Y. Kimura, Tomoya Yamazaki, In-situ observation of nucleation processes in solution by TEM, 13th Malutinational Congress on Microscopy, September 25, 2017.
- Y. Kimura, What determines a nucleation pathway?, The 21st American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, July 31, 2017.
- Y. Kimura, Sample recovery of microgravity experiments using sounding rockets opens up new sciences, JpGU-AGU Joint Meeting 2017, May 23, 2017.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation of interstellar dust, International School of Crystallography for Space Sciences, April 17-29, 2016.
- Y. Kimura, In-situ observation of nucleation processes from a solution by TEM, 71st Annual Meeting of the Physical Society of Japan, March 19-22, 2016.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation experiment to understand formation of cosmic dust, Astrophysical Ices in the Lab, March 7-8, 2016.
- Y. Kimura, Formation processes of cosmic dust particles elucidated by homogeneous nucleation, 45th Japanese Conference for Crystal Growth, Oct. 19-21, 2015.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation elucidating by means of in-situ TEM observation, 39th Japanese School for Crystal Growth, Sep. 24-26, 2015.
- Y. Kimura, Electron Holography Unveiled Formation Process of Extraterrestrial Magnetite, Microscopy & Microanalysis, Aug 6, 2015.
- Y. Kimura, In situ observation of nucleation process in a solution by TEM. Goldschmidt 2014 June 8-13, 2014.
- Y. Kimura, Y. Inatomi, S. Takeuchi, K. Tsukamoto, K. K. Tanaka, Microgravity experiment using the sounding rocket S-520-28 for understanding a formation process of cosmic dust, 3rd International Conference on Crystallogenesis and Mineralogy, September 27-October 1, 2013.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation and growth of cosmic nanominerals based on size effects in mesoscale, 17th International Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy, August 11-16, 2013.
- Y. Kimura, Nucleation and growth take into account physical properties of nanoparticles, The 2013 Collaborative Conference on Crystal Growth (3CG), June 10-13, 2013.
Specific activities
- International Union of Crystallography's representative to COSPAR, Jul. 5, 2019 – present.
- Public lecture for citizens and high-school students, Nov. 10-11, 2017.
- Organizing ISAS small science program, "Dust", Jul. 2017- present.
- Organizing a working group of ISAS, JAXA, “Nucleation of Dust”, Dec. 2016- present.
- Lecture in International School of Crystallography for Space Sciences, Apr. 17-29, 2016.
- Board member of Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, April, 2016 - present
- Microgravity experiment using a sounding rocket, nucleation of cosmic oxide dust, Sep. 11, 2015.
- Lecturer in “4th International School of Crystallization”, Granada, Spain, May 25-30, 2014.
- Organizing a research team of Space utilization, JAXA, “Nucleation Related to Cosmic Dust”, every year in 2010-2014.
- Session convener in Japan Geoscience Union Meeting, Interface- and nano-phenomena on crystal growth, every year in 2009-2014.
- Microgravity experiment using a sounding rocket, nucleation of cosmic dust, Dec. 17, 2012.
- Lecturer in “International Crystal Growth School in Sendai”, Experimental/Practice courses, July 27, 2012.
- Organizer of “3rd Workshop of Nucleation Related to Cosmic Dust & its contribution to the organic formation in 4.6 billion years ago” July 23-25, 2012.
- Lecturer of Experimental course, The 14th International Summer School on Crystal Growth, Dalian, China, Aug. 1-7, 2010.
- Member of the “ISSI (International Space Science Institute) International Team”, program name is “Nano Dust in the Solar System: Formation, Interactions and Detection”, Sep. 2009 – Aug. 2011.
- Member of the focus group in Japanese Association for Crystal Growth 2008-2013.
- Author of the astronomical textbook, which made in the projects of 100th anniversary of Astronomical Society of Japan, 2008.
- Reviewer of awards in the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences, 2008-present.
- Editorial board of the Japanese Society for Planetary Sciences, 2007-present.
- Leader of the young scientists in Japanese Association for Crystal Growth, 2003-2004.
- General affairs of the 57th annual meeting of the physical Society of Japan, 2001-2002.
