Recipients of the Japan Academy Medal elected

Six scholars were elected as recipients of the 17th Japan Academy Medal at the 1145th General Meeting held on January 12th, 2021. They are:

Name	URAKAWA Atsushi
Position	Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, Delft University of Technology
Research Subject	High-Efficiency Catalytic Conversion of Carbon Dioxide by High Pressure and Transient Operations, and the Elucidation of the Reaction Mechanisms

Name	OKA Yuki
Position	Professor, Biology and Biological Engineering, California Institute of Technology
Research Subject	Functional Identification of Neural Circuits Involved in Maintaining Water and Salt Homeostasis in the Body

Name	KOIBUCHI Michihiro
Position	Associate Professor, National Institute of Informatics, Research Organization of Information and Systems
Research Subject	Pioneering Research on Introducing Randomness for Interconnection Networks on Parallel Computer Systems

Name	SUGAYA Takuo
Position	Associate Professor, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University
Research Subject	Proof of the General Theorem of Cooperative Behavior in Repeated Games with Private Monitoring

Name	MIURA Ayumi
Position	Associate Professor, Graduate School of Language and Culture, Osaka University
Research Subject	Empirical Study of Syntax and Lexis of Impersonal Constructions in the History of the English Language

Name	MIYAMOTO Kei
Position	Associate Professor, Faculty of Biology-Oriented Science and Technology, Kindai University
Research Subject	Research on Mechanisms of Nuclear Reprogramming in Eggs and Oocytes