Awards
Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics Award
Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics : Best Paper Award
Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics : Young Scientist Award
We will announce Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics: Best Paper Award for persons or a group who present a research achievements that significantly contribute to the science or technology of ultrasonics and who also publish a paper on the same subject in the Japanese Journal of Applied Physics. The selection will be made from among candidates recommended by the organizing committee members.
We will also announce Symposium on Ultrasonic Electronics: Young Scientist Award for a first author who presents an outstanding paper in either an oral or a poster session, and are under 37 years old on March 31, 2012. Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply for this award through the USE homepage.
The awards ceremony for both awards will be held during the USE symposium held the following year (USE2012).
Young Scientist Award of USE2011
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Sonication-Time Dependence of Sonoluminescence Spectrum from Na Atom in Surfactant Solutions | Yuichi Hayashi (Meiji University，1J4-4) |
| 2 | Measurements of Acoustically Stimulated Electromagnetic Response from Piezoelectric Material | Natsumi Ohno (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology，2Pb2-11) |
| 3 | A Design and Evaluation of Ultrasonic Motor Using PMN-PT Single Crystal for Ultralow Temperature | Daisuke Yamaguchi (Okayama University，2Pb4-3) |
| 4 | Holographic Imaging of Acoustic Waves in Piezoelectric Ceramics by Local Electric Field Probes | Anowarul Habib (Univ. of Siegen，3E2-2) |
| 5 | Development of Thin-Film Biosensors Using Picosecond Ultrasound Spectroscopy | Tetsuya Kawamoto (Osaka University，3Pa2-7) |
| 6 | Performance Comparison of Optical Spectrometry and Stroboscopic Imaging for Size Distribution Measurement of Acoustic Cavitation | Takanobu Kuroyama (University of Tsukuba，3Pa4-9) |
| 7 | Analysis of Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation in Particle-Dispersed Viscoelastic Composites for Acoustic Materials Design | Hideyasu Iwasaki (Kyoto University，3Pb1-3) |
| 8 | Fundamental Study for the Solution of Thermoacoustic Phenomenon Using Numerical Calculation - Relation between the Setting Position of Stack and Heat Flow - | Kentaro Kuroda (Doshisha University，3Pb4-4) |
| 9 | Experimental Study on Doppler Shift Compensation for Underwater Acoustic Communication Using Orthogonal Signal Division Multiplexing | Tadashi Ebihara (University of Tsukuba，3Pb6-2) |
| 10 | Detection and Localization of Small Metastatic Foci in Human Lymph Nodes Using Three-dimensional High-frequency Quantitative Ultrasound Methods | Jonathan Mamou (Riverside Research，3E5-2) |
Past honour roll
Best Paper Award of USE2010
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | High-Speed Focus Scanning by an Acoustic Variable-Focus Liquid Lens | Daisuke Koyama, Ryoichi Isago, and Kentaro Nakamura (07HE26) (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 2 | High-Power Piezoelectric Characteristics at Continuous Driving of Bi4Ti3O12-SrBi4Ti4O15-Based Ferroelectric Ceramics | Yoji Noumura, Yuji Hiruma, Hajime Nagata, and Tadashi Takenaka (07HB06) (Tokyo University of Science) |
| 3 | High-Frequency Electrodeless Quartz Crystal Microbalance Chip with a Bare Quartz Resonator Encapsulated in a Silicon Microchannel | Fumihito Kato, Hirotsugu Ogi, Taiji Yanagida, Shintaro Nishikawa, Masayoshi Nishiyama, and Masahiko Hirao (Osaka University) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2010
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | High-power Piezoelectric Characteristics at Continuous Driving of Bi4Ti3O12-SrBi4Ti4O15-based Ferroelectric Ceramics | Yoji Noumura (Tokyo University of Science, 1J-1) |
| 2 | Calcification Indicator in Ultrasonography with Real Data Oversampling and a Rank Filter | Hirofumi Taki (Kyoto University, 1Pa-56) |
| 3 | On the Optical Measurement of Focused Ultrasound Pressure Field | Ryosuke Omura (Tohoku University, 1Pb-15) |
| 4 | Propagation Behavior of SH Guided Waves in a Tapered Plate | Nurmalia Hardady (Osaka University, 2E-4) |
| 5 | Suppression of Rayleigh wave spurious signal in SH-SAW devices employing PMN-33%PT crystals | Jing Chen (Chiba University, 2E-5) |
| 6 | Measurement of Two-Dimensional Heart Wall Motion for Evaluation of Myocardial Contraction and Relaxation at High Temporal Resolution | Yasunori Honjo (Tohoku University, 2E-13) |
| 7 | Sensitive Tint Visualization of Resonance Patterns in Glass | Kana Izuno (Kansai University, 3J-3) |
| 8 | Longitudinal and Torsional Vibration Characteristics of Hollow-type Stepped Horn Required for Hole Machining by Complex Ultrasonic Vibration | Takuya Asami (Nihon University, 3P-39) |
| 9 | Noncontact Ultrasonic Linear Transportation of Small Objects Using Traveling Waves Through a Waveguide | Yu Ito (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 3P-43) |
| 10 | Stability of Quantitative Evaluation Method of Liver Fibrosis Using Amplitude Distribution Model of Fibrotic Liver | Yu Igarashi (Tokyo Institute of Technology, 3P-54) |
| 11 | Temperature and Site Dependence of Ultrasonic Wave Properties of Bone Marrow in a Bovine Femur | Tomohiro Kubo (Doshisha University, 3P-57) |
Best Paper Award of USE2009
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Sonoluminescence of Alkali-Metal Atoms in Sulfuric Acid: Comparison with That in Water | Shin-ichi Hatanaka1, Shigeo Hayashi1, Pak-Kon Choi2 (07HE01) (1The University of Electro-Communications, 2Meiji University) |
| 2 | Examination of Sandwich-Type Multidegree-of-Freedom Spherical Ultrasonic Motor | Bo Lu1, Manabu Aoyagi1, Takehiro Takano2, Hideki Tamura3 (07HE24) (1Muroran Institute of Technology, 2Tohoku Institute of Technology, 3Yamagata University) |
| 3 | Liquid Jet Breakup by High-Frequency Pressure Modulation | Atsushi Takeuchi, Tatsuya Yamada, Keiji Sakai (07HB12) (The University of Tokyo) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2009
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Evaluation of Oxygen Precipitates in Si Wafer by Resonance Ultrasound Microscopy | Hiroki Yoshida (Osaka University, 1J2-5) |
| 2 | Buried Object Imaging with Synthetic Aperture SONAR | Teiichiro Ikeda (Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd., 1J6-1) |
| 3 | Development of Ball SAW Gas Chromatograph for Natural Gas Analysis | Shingo Akao (Tohoku University, 1P2-32) |
| 4 | New Approach of Silencer Based on the Thermoacoustic Effect | Shin-ichi Sakamoto
(University of Shiga Prefecture, 1P4-19) |
| 5 | The Application of Sonication for Purifying Soil Contaminated with Microorganism | Takashi Nakamura (Akita University, 2P4-17) |
| 6 | Liquid Jet Breakup by High Frequency Pressure Fluctuations | Atsushi Takeuchi
(The University of Tokyo, 2E1-1) |
| 7 | The Improvement of Temperature Characteristics for Highly Coupled ZnO/Quartz Structure | Takaki Murata
(Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd., 3J3-4) |
| 8 | Observation of Microsecond Wetting by Microdroplets | Tatsuya Yamada
(The University of Tokyo, 3P1-19) |
| 9 | Measurement of Elastic Properties of Tissues with Shear Wave Propagation by the Acoustic Radiation Force (1) | Marie Tabaru
(Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd., 3P5-1) |
Best Paper Award of USE2008
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Ultrasonic Measurement of Closed Stress Corrosion Crack Depth Using Subharmonic Phased Array | Yoshikazu Ohara, Hiroaki Endo, Tsuyoshi Mihara1, and Kazushi Yamanaka (07GD01-1-6) (Tohoku University, 1University of Toyama) |
| 2 | Novel Micro-Laboratory on Piezoelectric Crystal | Noriyuki Yasuda, Mitsunori Sugimoto, and Jun Kondoh (07GG14-1-5) (Shizuoka University) |
| 3 | Spatiotemporal Separation of Na-Atom Emission from Continuum Emission in Sonoluminescence | Shogo Abe and Pak-Kon Choi (07GH02-1-3) (Meiji University) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2008
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Monitoring of Aggregation Behavior of Amyloid β Peptide Using Wireless-Electrodeless Quartz-Crystal Microbalance | Yuji Fukunishi (Osaka University) |
| 2 | Loudspeaker by Ultrasonic Motors and It's Control System | Yusuke Masuda (Chiba Institute of Technology) |
| 3 | Ultrasonic Measurements of Temperature Distributions of the Inside and Surface of Materials | Manabu Takahashi (Nagaoka University of Technology) |
| 4 | Design for Aplanatic Fresnel Acoustic Lens | Yuji Sato (University of Tsukuba) |
| 5 | Physicochemical Elucidation of Cavitation Bubble Interfacial Region | Ben Nanzai (Osaka Prefecture University) |
| 6 | Electromechanical Coupling Coefficient of Semiconducting Piezoelectric Crystal Measured by Brillouin Scattering | Taisuke Yoshida (Doshisha University) |
| 7 | Modeling of Thermoelastic Damping in Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride Tuning Forks | Gabriele Vigevani (University of California, Berkeley) |
| 8 | Study on the Frequency Dependency of Lateral Leakage in RF BAW Device by Laser Probe System | Nan Wu (Chiba University) |
| 9 | Characterization of Ultrasound Generated Protein Microbubbles: From Production to Destruction | Judy Lee (AIST) |
| 10 | Ultrasound Based Multi-Functional Imaging Using Size Dependent Characteristics of Phase Change Nano Droplet | Rei Asami (Central Research Lab., Hitachi Ltd.) |
Best Paper Award of USE2007
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Development of an X-Band Filter Using Air-Gap-Type Film Bulk Acoustic Resonators | Masanori Ueda1, 3, Motoaki Hara1, Shinji Taniguchi2, Tsuyoshi Yokoyama1, Tokihiro Nishihara2, Ken-ya Hashimoto3, and Yoshio Satoh1 (1Fujitsu Ltd., 2Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., 3Chiba University) |
| 2 | Effects of Collapsing Bubble in Ultrasonic Field on Soft Material | Kenji Yoshida, Shintaro Nakatani, Akira Tsukamoto1, Takashi Ushida1, and Yoshiaki Watanabe (Doshisha University, 1Center for Disease Biology and Integrative Medicine, University of Tokyo) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2007
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Observation of SAW Propagation on a Quartz Ball with Concave Proximate Electrodes | Takayuki Yanagisawa (TOPPAN PRINTING CO.,LTD.) |
| 2 | Optical and Acoustic Observation of a Bubble Adhered to the Piezoelectric Transducer under Ultrasound Field -Pressure Signal Caused by Bubble Behaviors- | Shintaro Nakatani (Doshisha University) |
| 3 | Trial Fabrication of Needle Type Hydrophone with Taper Type Structure Using Hydrothermally Synthesized PZT | Kazuho Yoshimura (Toin University of Yokohama) |
| 4 | A New Contrast Echo Imaging Method Using the Crossed Beams of Two Ultrasonic Frequencies | Naoki Yoshimoto (Doshisha University) |
| 5 | FDTD Simulation Considering Viscous Damping with Frequency Dispersion - An Approach of RAM-Saving Algorithm - | Yoshiki Nagatani (Nara Medical University) |
| 6 | Observation of Microcapsules Behavior by Producing Acoustic Standing Wave at the Bifurcated Flow | Yusuke Muramatsu (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) |
| 7 | Modeling and Performance Evaluation of an Ultrasonic Suction Pump | Takeshi Hasegawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
Best Paper Award of USE2006
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Fast Recovery of Elasticity of Cu Thin Films at Room Temperature Studied by Resonant-Ultrasound Spectroscopy | Nobutomo Nakamura, Hirotsugu Ogi, Takeo Nakashima, Masahiko Hirao, and Masayoshi Nishiyama (Osaka University) |
| 2 | Quantitative Evaluation of Two Kinds of Surface Roughness Parameters Using Air-Coupled Ultrasound | Deden Dian Sukmana and Ikuo Ihara (Nagaoka University of Technology) |
| 3 | Ultrasonic Imaging of Propagation of Contraction and Relaxation in the Heart Walls at High Temporal Resolution | Hiroki Yoshiara, Hideyuki Hasegawa, Hiroshi Kanai, and Motonao Tanaka (Tohoku University) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2006
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Numerical Analysis for Ultrasonic Beam of Variable Line Focus Transducer | Takahiro Aoyagi (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 2 | Micro-Brillouin Scattering Study of Acoustic Properties of Protein Crystals | Yuji Ike (University of Tsukuba) |
| 3 | Ultrasonic Transmission Images Using Phase Conjugate Waves | Tatsuya Seki (Chiba Institute of Technology) |
| 4 | Measurements of Intense Ultrasound Field in Air Using a Fiber Optic Probe |
Hiroyuki Takei (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 5 | Excitation and Detection of Ultrasound Shear Wave by EMAR Under High Pressure | Ryuichi Tarumi (Osaka University) |
| 6 | A Novel Magnetic Field Sensor Using Piezoelectric Vibrations | Keita Dan (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 7 | Time Domain Analysis of Propagation of Sound in Shallow Water | Takenobu Tsuchiya (Kanagawa University) |
| 8 | Elastic Constants and Piezoelectric Coefficients of Langasite Single Crystal at Low Temperatures | Hiroki Nitta (Osaka University) |
| 9 | On SH Wave Propagating in a Pipe in the Longitudinal Direction | Takahiro Hayashi (Nagoya Institute of Technology) |
| 10 | Shape Memory Piezoelectric Actuator | Takeshi Morita (The University of Tokyo) |
| 11 | Characteristics of Shear Mode FBAR Using (11-20) Textured ZnO Films | Takahiko Yanagitani (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) |
| 12 | Motion-Compensated Frame-Accumulation Method for Improved Image Quality of Carotid Artery | Hideki Yoshikawa (Central Research Laboratory, Hitachi Ltd.) |
Best Paper Award of USE2005
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | High-Frequency Optical Scanner Based on Bending Vibration of Optical Fiber | Ryoichi Isago, Shunsuke Domae, Daisuke Koyama, Kentaro Nakamura, and Sadayuki Ueha (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 2 | RF Filter using Boundary Acoustic Wave | Hajime Kando, Daisuke Yamamoto, Hikari Tochishita, and Michio Kadota (Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.) |
| 3 | Low-Frequency Air-Coupled Ultrasonic System beyond Diffraction Limit Using Pinhole | Katsuhiro Sasaki, Morimasa Nishihira, and Kazuhiko Imano (Akita University) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2005
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Analysis of Stress-Induced Ferroelectric Domain Structure by Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy | Seishiro Ide (Tohoku University) |
| 2 | Simultaneous Measurement of Topography and Dielectric Constant Distribution by NC-SNDM with Sub-Nanometer Order Height Resolution | Koya Ohara (Tohoku University) |
| 3 | Integrated Ultrasonic Transducers Made by Sol-Gel Spray Technique | Makiko Kobayashi (National Research Council of Canada) |
| 4 | Suppression of Spurious Vibration of Cantilever in Ultrasonic Atomic Force Microscopy | Toshihiro Tsuji (Tohoku University) |
| 5 | Study on Elastic Anisotropy of Cu Thin Films by RUS/Laser Method and Picosecond Laser Ultrasound Method | Nobutomo Nakamura (Osaka University) |
| 6 | Measurement of Pressure Dependence of Artery Wall Elasticity Using Remote Actuation | Hideyuki Hasegawa (Tohoku University) |
| 7 | Ultrasonic Tissue Elasticity Imaging Applicable to Anechoic Disease | Makoto Yamakawa (University of Tsukuba) |
| 8 | Measurement of the Amount of Embolic Using Transesophageal Echocardiography | Tadashi Yamaguchi (Chiba University) |
Best Paper Award of USE2004
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Three-Dimensional Measurement for Absolute Value of Polarization Angle by Scanning Nonlinear Dielectric Microscopy | Tomoyuki Sugihara, Hiroyuki Odagawa, and Yasuo Cho (Tohoku University) |
| 2 | A Super-Precise CTE Evaluation Method for Ultra-Low-Expansion Glasses Using the LFB Ultrasonic Material Characterization System | Jun-ichi Kushibiki, Mototaka Arakawa, Yuji Ohashi, Kouji Suzuki, and Takahisa Maruyama (Tohoku University) |
| 3 | Ultrasonic Measurement of Fluid Viscosity for Blood Characterization | Naotaka Nitta and Kazuhiro Homma (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2004
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | PZT Thick Film Ultrasonic Transducer for 1 to 20 MHz Frequency Band Fabricated by a Hydrothermal Poly Crystal Growth Technique | Mutsuo Ishikawa (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 2 | A Non-contact Linear Bearing by Ultrasonic Levitation | Takeshi Ide (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 3 | Stability of Disaggregation and Surface Modification of Nano-Sizes Diamond by Ultrasound Exposure | Takeyoshi Uchida (Toin University of Yokohama) |
| 4 | Highly-Efficient Acousto-Optic Devices Based on Photonic Crystal Fibers | Ikumi Enomori (Hokkaido University) |
| 5 | Effect of Adhesion Force between Crack Planes in Analytical Solution of Nonlinear Contact Vibration | Yoshikazu Ohara (Tohoku University) |
| 6 | Performance Characteristics of a 0.017cc Linear Microactuator Using Flexural Vibration in a Pair of Asymmetric Fins | Yasuyuki Gouda (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 7 | Simulation of Subharmonic Wave and Tail Effect for Evaluation of Closed Cracks | Ryouta Sasaki (Tohoku University) |
| 8 | Evaluation of Material Constants and SAW Properties in LaCa4O(BO3)3 Single Crystal | Hiroyuki Shimizu (NAIST) |
| 9 | Focusing of Time Reversal Waves in the Arctic Sound Velocity Profile | Takuya Shimura (JAMSTEC) |
| 10 | Terahertz Ultrasonic Generation and Detection in GaAs/AlGaAs Quantum Wells | Takehiro Tachizaki (Hokkaido University) |
| 11 | Neural Network Application for Ship Radiated Noise | Kyu-Chil Park (Pukyong National University, Korea) |
| 12 | Evaluation of the Quantitative US Diagnosis Method Using Liver Specimen | Kazuki Hirai (Chiba University) |
| 13 | Wideband Quadra-pole Flow Birefringence Spectroscopy | Makiko Hosoda (Tokyo Denki University) |
| 14 | Ball SAW Hydrogen Sensor with Amplitude and Delay Time Response | Akio Mizukami (Tohoku University) |
Young Scientist Award of USE2003
| Title | Winner | |
| 1 | Visualization of Two-dimensional Temperature Distribution Using an Acoustic Delay Line Oscillator | Eisuke Ishikawa (University of Tsukuba) |
| 2 | Destruction of Microcapsules for Drug Delivery System | Daisuke Koyama (Doshisha University) |
| 3 | Application of Electroless NiP Plating Under the Ultrasonic Irradiation for the Fabrication of a Nano Optical Fiber Probe | Yuishi Saito (Kanto Gakuin University) |
| 4 | Study on Speeding-up of Thin Ultrasonic Motor and Its Application | Fumihiro Suzuki (Yamagata University) |
| 5 | Characterization of Nanostructured TiO2 Electrodes Sensitized with CdSe Quantum Dots Using Photoacoustic and Photoelectrochemical Current Methods | Qing Shen (The University of Electro-Communication) |
| 6 | 2-D Myocardial Strain Imaging | Naotaka Nitta (University of Tsukuba) |
| 7 | High-resolution Observation of Strange Phonon Spectrum by Light Beating Brillouin Spectroscopy | Takeshi Hatakeyama (The University of Tokyo) |
| 8 | Acoustic Waveguides for Actuators | James Friend (Tokyo Institute of Technology) |
| 9 | Crack Sizing by Laser Induced Ultrasonics | Takahiro Miura (TOSHIBA) |
| 10 | Measurement of Temperature in Sonoplasma | Shinobu Mukasa (Ehime University) |
