We are pleased to announce the recipients of the SmaSo × IDEC Challenge Project 2025 for Young Researcher Research Grant.
This program supports young faculty members engaged in crossover research, aiming to foster interdisciplinary activities that lead to societal implementation and international expansion. For this year, 10 outstanding researchers have been selected through a rigorous review process. Each recipient will receive a research grant of 500,000 yen, for a total of 5 million yen.
In addition, one researcher whose proposal was recognized as the most outstanding from an interdisciplinary perspective has been awarded an extra 500,000 yen as the “SmaSo Award.” Similarly, one researcher whose proposal was deemed most exceptional from an international perspective has received an additional 500,000 yen as the “The IDEC Institute Award.”
※In no particular order
| Researcher | Affliation | Research Theme | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| DINA MUSTIKA RINI | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life | Exploring the Traditional Fermented Fish-Based Functional Food: Multi-Omics Approach, Sensory Profiling, and Biological Activity Evaluation | |
| MASUMI HISANO | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering | 異分野融合による都市生態系のサウンドスケープ・ダイナミクスの解明 | SmaSo Award |
| MOUSUMI MANJUMA AKHTAR | The IDEC Institute | From Margins to Mobility: Higher Education and Career Aspirations of Muslim Minority Youth in Hindu Majority India and Nepal | |
| PRATIWI TRI UTAMI | The IDEC Institute | Edu-community existence: Community awareness in supporting the necessity of education for girls in Afghanistan | |
| EKA LUTFI SEPTIANI | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering | Advanced Passive Radiative Cooling Films via Controlled Particle Nanostructurization and Their Integration with Photovoltaics | |
| ZHUOTAO LIAN | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering | Privacy-Preserving AI for International Medical Collaboration | |
| TAKESHI IMURA | Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences | 高機能歩行支援機器の活用実態と就労支援に関する国際調査 ～テクノロジーを活かした身体障がい者の社会参画戦略～ | The IDEC Institute Award |
| CAIGOY JANT CRES CAINGLET | Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life | Antibacterial and antibiofilm potential of extracts from marine-derived actinomycetes against clinically important bacteria | |
| MENGLI ZHANG | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering | Study on the Application of Oyster Shell–Derived Calcium-Based Thermochemical Energy Storage Materials for Clean Heating in Agricultural Greenhouses | |
| NGUYEN HUU MAY | Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering | Durability monitoring of waste-based oncretes: NDT, environmental effects, and AI dataset |
