WARRENDALE, PA – The Materials Research Society (MRS) congratulates Hideo Hosono of the Tokyo Institute of Technology on receiving the 2016 Japan Prize in the area of Materials and Production. Hosono was cited“for the creation of unconventional inorganic materials with novel electronic functions based on nano-structure engineering.“He was specifically recognized for challenging conventional wisdom by creating innovative materials.
Hosono is a long-time MRS member and active volunteer—currently serving on the MRS Board of Directors. He has enjoyed a prolific publishing career, including several articles in the MRS Journals Collection. In celebration of the Japan Prize and its recipient, MRS and its publishing partner, Cambridge University Press, have made articles from the MRS Journals Collection, authored by Hosono, freely available until March 1. View at journals.cambridge.org/hosono.
About the Materials Research Society
MRS is an international organization of almost 16,000 materials researchers from academia, industry and government, and a recognized leader in promoting the advancement of interdisciplinary materials research and technology to improve the quality of life. MRS members are engaged and enthusiastic professionals hailing from physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics and engineering—the full spectrum of materials research. Headquartered in Warrendale, Pennsylvania (USA), MRS membership now spans over 90 countries, with more than 48 percent of members residing outside the United States. In addition to its communications and publications portfolio, MRS organizes high-quality scientific meetings, attracting over 13,000 attendees annually and facilitating interactions among a wide range of experts from the cutting edge of the global materials community. MRS is also a recognized leader in education outreach and advocacy for scientific research.
