The Obayashi Early Career Scientist Award recognizes an early-career SGEPSS member for his or her unique achievements and for the promotion of research with a potential for further progress with a certificate and a medal.
| No. | Date | Winner(s) | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 2024/11 | Shun Imajo | Study of current systems, plasma spatial distribution, and auroral particle acceleration in the inner magnetosphere |
| 79 | 2024/11 | Kazuhiro Yamamoto | Study of the coupling between magnetohydrodynamic waves and ions in the Earth’s magnetosphere through satellite and ground observations |
| 78 | 2024/11 | Masanori Iwamoto | Simulation study of synchrotron maser emission and particle acceleration in relativistic shocks |
| 77 | 2023/11 | Satoshi Kurita | Studies of interaction between chorus waves and energetic electrons in the Earth's magnetosphere using satellite and ground-based observations |
| 76 | 2023/11 | Shotaro Sakai | Studies on the roles of planetary intrinsic magnetic fields and solar wind magnetic fields in atmospheric escape from planets |
| 75 | 2023/11 | Shoya Matsuda | Observational study of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves and development of satellite onboard software for plasma wave instrument |
| 74 | 2022/11 | Shohei Aoki | Study of trace gases in the Martian atmosphere with spectroscopic observations from the ground and spacecraft |
| 73 | 2022/11 | Hiroki Ando | Studies of the Venusian atmosphere with radio occultation observations and atmospheric general circulation models |
| 72 | 2022/11 | Yoshiya Usui | Development of three-dimensional electrical resistivity structure inversion method and its application to data observed in subaerial and submarine volcanic regions |
| 71 | 2022/11 | Satoko Nakamura | Studies of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves in the Earth's magnetosphere by using satellite observations |
| 70 | 2021/11 | Yuki Harada | Studies on magnetic reconnection in the Martian plasma environment observed by MAVEN |
| 69 | 2021/11 | Takao Sato | Study of planetary atmospheres with optical remote sensing and radiative transfer calculation |
| 68 | 2021/11 | Takanori Nishiyama | Satellite and ground-based observations of MagnetosphereIonosphere-Mesosphere coupling |
| 67 | 2020/11 | Kazumasa Iwai | Studies on solar atmosphere and heliosphere based on the development of leading-edge radio telescopes |
| 66 | 2020/11 | Takuto Minami | Studies on tsunami-induced electromagnetic field variation and time-varying electrical conductivity structure associated with volcanic activity, using numerical analyses based on finite element method |
| 65 | 2020/11 | Go Murakami | Studies on the Earth's and planetary plasmaspheres with extreme ultraviolet imaging |
| 64 | 2019/10 | Masahumi Shoji | Study on nonlinear wave-particle interaction of electromagnetic ion cyclotron waves |
| 63 | 2019/10 | Kaori Sakaguchi | Study of aurora generation mechanisms with a focus on wave-particle interactions |
| 62 | 2019/10 | Hidehiko Suzuki | Observational study of luminous phenomena in the Earth's upper atmosphere using optical remote sensing and its application to solar system exploration |
| 61 | 2018/11 | Tomoki Kimura | Study of the outer planetary magnetospheres based on combination of multi-wavelength remote sensing with planetary exploration |
| 60 | 2018/11 | Naritoshi Kitamura | Observational study on plasma density profile and low energy ion outflow in the earth's polar cap |
| 59 | 2018/11 | Masahiko Sato | Experimental rock-magnetic studies on Earth and planetary magnetic fields and paleoceanographic application |
| 58 | 2017/10 | Yohei Miyake | Study of satellite plasma environment using plasma particle simulation |
| 57 | 2017/10 | Satoshi Kasahara | Study of development of medium-energy particle instruments for research on magnetospheric plasma |
| 56 | 2017/10 | Mitsunori Ozaki | Observational study of electromagnetic waves in geospace |
| 55 | 2016/11 | Chihiro Tao | Study of the thermosphereionosphere-magnetosphere coupling system of the Jovian planets using numerical models |
| 54 | 2016/11 | Hiroshi Ichihara | Geoelectromagnetic studies on investigation of generation processes of earthquakes and tsunamis |
| 53 | 2016/11 | Kazuo Yoshioka | Study of the Jovian inner magnetosphere on the basis of the space-based EUV spectroscopy |
| 52 | 2015/11 | Yoichi Usui | |
| 51 | 2015/11 | Takanobu Amano | |
| 50 | 2015/11 | Kunihiro Keika | |
| 49 | 2014/11 | Keiichiro Fukazawa | |
| 48 | 2014/11 | Yukitoshi Nishimura | |
| 47 | 2014/11 | Shin Suzuki | |
| 46 | 2013/11 | Yuusuke Suganuma | |
| 45 | 2013/11 | Yasuhiro Nariyuki | |
| 44 | 2013/11 | Shinsuke Imada | |
| 43 | 2012/10 | Takuya Tsugawa | |
| 42 | 2012/10 | Nobutatsu Mochizuki | |
| 41 | 2012/10 | Takayuki Umeda | |
| 40 | 2011/11 | Seiji Zenitani | |
| 39 | 2011/11 | Yasunobu Ogawa | |
| 38 | 2011/11 | Minoru Uehara | |
| 37 | 2010/11 | Hidekatsu Jin | |
| 36 | 2010/11 | Yoshifumi Futaana | |
| 35 | 2010/11 | Huixin Liu | |
| 34 | 2009/09 | Ryuho Kataoka | |
| 33 | 2009/09 | Keisuke Hosokawa | |
| 32 | 2009/09 | Hiroshi Hasegawa | |
| 31 | 2008/10 | Yukinaga Miyashita | |
| 30 | 2008/10 | Shuichi Matsukiyo | |
| 29 | 2008/10 | Kiyoshi Baba | |
| 28 | 2007/09 | Yuto Kato | |
| 27 | 2007/09 | Tatsuhiro Yokoyama | |
| 26 | 2007/09 | Yuji Yamamoto | |
| 25 | 2006/11 | Yoshizumi Miyoshi | |
| 24 | 2006/11 | Masahito Nose | |
| 23 | 2006/11 | Futoshi Takahashi | |
| 22 | 2005/09 | Nobue Shimada | |
| 21 | 2005/09 | Yuichi Otsuka | |
| 20 | 2005/09 | Takeshi Imamura | |
| 19 | 2004/09 | Takeshi Horinouchi | |
| 18 | 2004/09 | Hironori Shimazu | |
| 17 | 2003/11 | Ichiro Yoshikawa | |
| 16 | 2003/11 | Ikuko Fujii | |
| 15 | 2002/11 | Akinori Saito | |
| 14 | 2002/11 | Iku Shinohara | |
| 13 | 2001/11 | Kanako Seki | |
| 12 | 2001/11 | Hirokuni Oda | |
| 11 | 2000/11 | Hisayoshi Shimizu | |
| 10 | 2000/11 | Yasumasa Kasaba | |
| 9 | 1999/11 | Hisato Shirai | |
| 8 | 1999/11 | Kazuo Shiokawa | |
| 7 | 1998/11 | Satoshi Taguchi | |
| 6 | 1998/11 | Takeshi Hashimoto | |
| 5 | 1997/10 | Takuji Nakamura | |
| 4 | 1997/10 | Yoshifumi Saito | |
| 3 | 1996/10 | Yukiko Yokoyama | |
| 2 | 1996/10 | Mamoru Yamamoto | |
| 1 | 1996/10 | Masaki Fujimoto |