| The 22nd Sir Martin Wood Prize Ceremony | ||||
| The 22nd Sir Martin Wood Prize Ceremony was held on the 13th November 2020 at the British Embassy in Chiyoda-ku Tokyo. At the ceremony, the 22nd (2020) Sir Martin Wood Prize was awarded to Dr. Takeshi Kondo from the University of Tokyo (ISSP). The prize was awarded in recognition of his research into “Identification of electronic states of high-temperature copper oxide superconductors by advanced angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy”. To prevent the spread of covid-19 infection, only a few guests joined this year’s ceremony and Mr. Paul Madden, the British Ambassador to Japan, warmly welcomed them. | ||||
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| The 22nd Sir Martin Wood Prize winner, Dr. Takeshi Kondo receiving the prize from Mr. Paul Madden, British Ambassador | Dr. Takeshi Kondo giving the Sir Martin Wood Prize Lecture | |||
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| Commemorative photograph of ceremony guests | ||||
| The 22nd Sir Martin Wood Prize Ceremony | |||
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| Opening welcome by Prof Maki Kawai, Chair, Millennium Science Forum | Introduction to the 22nd Sir Martin Wood Prize Winner by Prof Hidetoshi Fukuyama, Chair, Prize selection committee | ||
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| Award ceremony (Presenter: Mr. Paul Madden, British Ambassador) | Congratulatory comments by Mr. Shigekazu Matsuura Director, Research and Development Bureau, MEXT | ||
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| Personal message from Sir Martin Wood read by Mr. Kiyoshi Watanabe, President, Oxford Instruments Japan. | Significance and impact of Dr. Takeshi Kondo’s research by Prof Masashi Takigawa, ISSP, The University of Tokyo | ||
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| Abstract of lecture by Dr. Takeshi Kondo, ISSP, The University of Tokyo | Closing by Prof Maki Kawai | ||