Awards
JSAP Awards

1988 IEEE David Sarnoff Award, and in 1992

Dr. Masamichi Yamanishi wasMarconi Fellowships for the achievement of roomborn in Osaka, Japan, on Janu-The ‘JSAP Outstanding Achievement
Award’ recognizes outstanding individual
achievements in the field of applied physics.
The JSAP Executive Board selects the recipient based on the recommendations of anawards committee appointed by the president of JSAP.
Commemorative talks by the award recipients are scheduled to be given during theAutumn Meeting of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, September 2001.

temperature laser operation and for continued

ary 31, 1941. He received the B.

contributions in related fields.

E., M. E., and Ph. D. degrees

JSAP Outstanding
Achievement Award

from the University of Osaka Pre-

JSAP Outstanding
Achievement Award

fecture, Osaka, Japan, in 1964,(Educational Contribution)

1966 he joined the Department of Electrical Engi-

Recipient: Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Director of theneering, the University of Osaka Prefecture, as a

National Museum of Emerging Science and Inno-

Research Associate. In 1979 he was appointed asvation, NASDA Astronautan Associate Professor with the Department ofCitation: For his enduring commitment and multi-

Physical Electronics, Hiroshima University,

faceted contributions to public education in theHiroshima, Japan. In 1983 he was promoted to a

field of science in space

Professor in the Department. Since 1998 he has

1966, and 1971, respectively. In

been a professor in the Graduate School of AdDr. Mamoru Mohri was born invanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University,(Research Accomplishments)

January 29, 1948, in Yoichi,serving as a Dean of the School (1998-2001). He

Recipient: Dr. Izuo Hayashi, former director,

Hokkaido, Japan. A doctorate

is now a Vice-President of Hiroshima University

Optoelectronic Technology Research Laboratories

in Chemistry from Flinders Uni-(June 2001-May 2003). In 1984, 1986, 1987 andCitation: For his pioneering work on the develop-

versity of South Australia, in1991 he spent several months as a Visiting Pro-

ment of semiconductor lasers and innovations re-1976. Dr. Mohri joined the Fac-fessor at Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN,

lated to optoelectronic integrated circuits

ulty of Engineering of Hokkaido

U.S.A. He has been engaged in research on SAW

University, Department of Nuclear Engineering inacoustoelectric devices, acoustic DFB lasers andDr. Izuo Hayashi was born in To-

1975, where he conducted research on environ-optical properties of quantum well structures andkyo in 1922. He received MS

mental pollution, catalysis, and application of spec-

their device applications. His research interests cur-(1946) and PhD degrees in sci-

troscopy to biomaterials. In 1985, he was selected

rently include semiconductor quantum optics andence (1962) from University ofby the National Space Development Agency of Ja-

its optical device application. He has written fourTokyo. From 1955 to 1963, hepan (NASDA) as a payload specialist for the First

chapters in four books regarding optical proper-

was an associate professor at In-

Material Processing Test Project (Spacelab-J). He

ties of quantum-well structures and their device

stitute for Nuclear Study, Univer-

was assigned as a prime payload specialist on STS-application. Dr. Yamanishi is a member of thesity of Tokyo, and was engaged in R&D on elec-47, Spacelab-J in 1990 and flew in Endeavor in

Physical Society of Japan and the Japan Society oftronics for nuclear instrumentations. In 1964, he1992. He flew again on STS-99 in 2000 as a mis-

Applied Physics, and a fellow of the Institute ofjoined Bell Telephone Laboratories, where hesion specialist, during while he operated the shuttle

Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.

started working on compound semiconductors forradar and mapped more than 47 million miles ofoptoelectronic devices. Later, he was totally en-

the Earth’s land surface.

OSJ Excellent Paper Award

gaged in research of semiconductor lasers, aim-Recipient: Dr. Motonobu Kourogi, Tokyo

ing at high temperature operations, in coopera-

Institute of Technology

tion with M.B. Panish. The continuous operationof GaAlAs/GaAs double heterostructure lasers atroom temperature was achieved in 1970. In 1971,
he joined Nippon Electric Co. Ltd., where he wasresponsible for R&D on semiconductor lasers.
Highly reliable lasers for optical fiber communication were developed for the first time in coopera-

OSJ Awards

Citation: M. Kourogi, K. Imai, B. Widyatmoko, T.

The Optical Society of Japan (OSJ), anaffiliate of JSAP, also presents awards to individuals who have made significant contributions to the progress of optics and quantum electronics.

an electrically tunable external-cavity semicon-Shimizu, and M. Ohtsu, “Continuous tuning ofductor laser”, Optics Letters, vol. 25, No. 16, pp.
1165-1167 (2000).
Recipient: Dr. Ichiro Kuriki, University ofTokyo and CREST, Japan Science and Technology

tion with Y. Nannichi. In 1982, he joined Opto-Corporation*director) and later Optoelectronic Technology Re-

Optics/Quantum Electronics
Achievement Award

search Laboratories (director). He has been re-

Recipient: Dr. Masamichi Yamanishi, pro-

“Dynamics of asymmetric color matching”,

sponsible for research on basic material technolo-fessor, Hiroshima University

Optical Review, vol. 7, No. 3, pp. 249-259

gies aiming at optoelectronic integrated circuits

Citation: For his pioneering and innovative contri-(2000).

(OEICs). Dr. Hayashi is a fellow of IEEE and a mem-bution to the study of electrooptic and opticalber of the Japan Society of Applied Physics. In

nonlinear effects in quantum wells and quantum-* present address: NTT Communication ScienceLaboratories

1984 he received the GaAs Symposium Award, incontrolled light emitting devices

electronics Joint Research Laboratories (technical26

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Citation: I. Kuriki, Y. Oguma, and K. Uchikawa,

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