The Students’ Idea Factory, a festival for students’ research ideas was launched in April 2023 as a new independent research support project for undergraduate students jointly planned by the Japanese Association for the Advancement of Science (JAAS) with sponsoring companies, including Tokyo Electron (TEL), and cooperation organizations. TEL has supported this project as a diamond sponsor since its inception.
The Students’ Idea Factory solicits creative research ideas based on free thinking from undergraduate students who dream of being involved in science and supports the cultivation of selected ideas and their application in concrete research plans. By creating opportunities for them to present their ideas publicly, the project hopes that these owners of research ideas will become leaders in line with the JAAS slogan “Brighter Sciences. Brighter Japan.”
This year, the third time the event has taken place, it was held according to the following schedule.
(1) Summer camp: Thirty students were selected from the applicants. The camp was held at the TEL training facility from July 11 to 13.
(2) Acceleration program: The program was held on August 18 at TEL headquarters, including the Midsummer Networking Event.
(3) Final presentation: Eight finalists were selected to deliver final presentations. Outstanding presenters were awarded at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation in Tokyo on October 25.
This year, TEL presented the Diamond Prize to Yuta Hayashi from Hokkaido University’s Faculty of Fisheries Sciences for his research idea, “Solving Sanitation and Environmental Issues in the Ganges River Basin with Participatory Action Research and Bioindicators.”
Comment from Yuta Hayashi:
“I am deeply honored to receive the prestigious Diamond Prize for my research activities. I will continue to dedicate myself to creating a world where humans and wildlife, including the marine mammals that have captivated me, can coexist.”
TEL will continue to support initiatives for technology and innovation through TEL FOR GOOD activities.
The summer camp held at the TEL training facility
The Midsummer Networking Event during the acceleration program at TEL headquarters
Yuta Hayashi during his final presentation
Yuta Hayashi, recipient of the Diamond Prize
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