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Award Ceremony Highlights: Honda Prize 2024
November 18, 2024, at Imperial Hotel Tokyo
(from left to right)
Mr. Hiroto Ishida, President of Honda Foundation/ Dr. James G. Fujimoto r./ Dr. Kazuko Matsumoto, Vice president of Honda Foundation
Mr. Hiroto Ishida, President of Honda Foundation/ Dr. James G. Fujimoto r./ Dr. Kazuko Matsumoto, Vice president of Honda Foundation
The 45th Honda Prize award ceremony has been held on Monday, November 18, at the Imperial Hotel Tokyo, with 120 guests such as officers of foreign Embassies in Japan, policy makers, scholars, researchers and media people.
This year’s laureate is Dr. James G. Fujimoto, Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT, U.S.A.） for his research group’s development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). The prize also acknowledges his contribution to the commercialization and clinical translation of OCT in ophthalmology, cardiology, and biomedical research.
This year’s laureate is Dr. James G. Fujimoto, Elihu Thomson Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Research Laboratory of Electronics, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology（MIT, U.S.A.） for his research group’s development of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). The prize also acknowledges his contribution to the commercialization and clinical translation of OCT in ophthalmology, cardiology, and biomedical research.
Commemorative Speech by the laureates
"Optical Coherence Tomography - From Research to Clinical Application!"
Dr. James G. Fujimoto
Dr. James G. Fujimoto
Congratulatory Addresses by Guests of Honor
- Mr. Dan McCandlessCounselor for Environment, Science, Technology, and Health, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
- Mr. Seiji KuraishiSpecial Advisor, Honda Motor Co., Ltd
- Dr. Kaoru MinoshimaVice-President, The University of Electro-Communications
- Dr. Toyohiko YatagaiProfessor Emeritus, Tsukuba University
Professor Emeritus, Utsunomiya University
Honorary Director, Center for Optical Research and Education, Utsunomiya University
