DATE2025.02.06 #Awards & Prizes

Professor Keisuke Goda receives the Diversity and Inclusion Award (D & I Award) from the Japan Society of Applied Physics

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Keisuke Goda, Professor

We are pleased to announce that Professor Keisuke Goda of the Department of Chemistry has received the Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Contribution Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics. This award recognizes researchers and organizations that have made significant contributions to the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the field of applied physics, and aims to further the development of the field through broad recognition of their achievements.

The Serendipity Lab, founded and run by Professor Goda, is an innovative academic organization whose goal is to return scientific and technological advances to society through collaboration that transcends borders, age, and gender. The organization currently has more than 180 researchers from 15 countries, providing a forum for researchers with diverse backgrounds to learn from and collaborate with each other. Of the more than 100 international co-authored papers published by the lab to date, more than 30% have been ranked in the top 10% in the world, an achievement that is the result of a vision that emphasizes internationalization and diversity in research.

Particularly noteworthy is the leading role played by female researchers and young researchers. This has enabled them to expand their networks that will help them develop their research careers by interacting with world-class researchers. This environment provides researchers with the opportunity to develop diverse perspectives and pursue flexible and original research, which greatly assists them in laying the foundation for their future careers. As a result, 18 researchers have so far embarked on new paths as university faculty members, nine of whom are women, an important achievement that demonstrates Serendipity's contribution to gender equality and equal career opportunities.

Through these efforts, the Serendipity Lab has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of D&I in applied physics. This achievement is consistent with the University's D&I Declaration and is an exemplary success story of the University's D&I activities. For these reasons, Professor Goda is a very deserving recipient of the D&I Contribution Award from the Japan Society of Applied Physics.

We congratulate Professor Goda on his award and wish him continued success in his future endeavors.

The Japan Society of Applied Physics Diversity and Inclusion Award (D & I Award)

(Responsibility: Dean, Graduate School of Science / Professor Shinichi Okoshi)