The Award of the Society of Polymer Science, Japan (2008)

Award Winning Theme
Development and Application of Polyolefin and Rubber Clay Nanocomposites

Award Winners
Arimitsu Usuki (Director)
Makoto Kato (Senior Researcher)
Naoki Hasegawa (Senior Researcher)
Hirotaka Okamoto (Senior Researcher)
Masaya Kawasumi (Principal Researcher)

Outstanding Technical Paper Award (59th)
- Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan -

Paper Title
Dual-Fuel PCCI Combustion Controlled by In-cylinder Stratification of Ignitability (First Report)

Award Winners at TCRDL
Kazuhisa Inagaki (Senior Researcher)
Takayuki Fuyuto (Researcher)
Kazuaki Nishikawa (Engineer)
Kiyomi Nakakita (Senior Fellow)

Affiliation of Co-Winner
Toyota Motor Corporation

Outstanding Technical Paper Award (59th)
- Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan -

Paper Title
Characterizing Indices of Driving Style and their Relevance to Car Following Behavior

Award Winner at TCRDL
Masayuki Okuwa (Senior Researcher)

Affiliations of Co-Winners
Mazda Motor Corporation
Kagawa University
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology

The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Technical Development for 2009

Award Winning Theme
Development of Automotive Three-way Catalysts through a Noble Metal Sintering Inhibition Technology by the Support Anchor Effect

Award Winners at TCRDL
Hirofumi Shinjoh (Principal Researcher)
Yasutaka Nagai (Researcher)
Toshitaka Tanabe (Senior Researcher)

Affiliations of Co-Winners
Toyota Motor Corporation
Cataler Corporation