Kyodai Collaborative is pleased to announce the selection of its 2025 cohort of scholars, recognizing five outstanding individuals for their academic excellence and pioneering research across science and engineering disciplines.
For 2025, the program has awarded four scholarships under the Ph.D. Track and one under the Joint Research Track, reinforcing its commitment to supporting both advanced academic study and international research collaboration.
Below are the details of recipients. Please also refer to this chart summarizing their studies and research.
Ph.D. Track Recipients
1. Ryusei Morimoto
- University: University of Cambridge (Chemistry)
- Field of Study: Physical Chemistry of Lithium Batteries
- Research Focus: Advancing the understanding of lithium battery materials through physical chemistry, contributing to improved energy storage technologies.
2. Shunsuke Saita
- University: University of California, Berkeley (Bioengineering)
- Field of Study: Microfluidics and Biophysics
- Research Focus: Exploring microscale fluid systems and biological physics to develop innovative biomedical and diagnostic technologies.
3. Haru Mukumoto
- University: University of Toronto (Physics, Ph.D. candidate)
- Field of Study: Quantum Optics and Quantum Information Theory
- Research Focus: Investigating fundamental quantum phenomena and their applications in quantum information processing and communication.
4. Yuki Ueno
- University: Arizona State University (Computer Science, Ph.D. candidate)
- Field of Study: Data Visualization and Human-Computer Interaction
- Research Focus: Developing advanced visualization techniques and interactive systems to enhance human understanding of complex data.
Joint Research Track Recipient
5. Yasuaki Ikeda
- Affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University (Mechanical Engineering)
- Field of Study: Nanoscale Thermal Transport
- Research Focus: Conducting collaborative research on heat transfer mechanisms at the nanoscale, with implications for next-generation electronic and energy systems.
