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Science Castle Main Competition Past Awards List (2012-15)

Science Castle 2015

Tohoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu)

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo
Career Support Center Award, Tohoku University Organization for Advanced Education and Student Support Vegetable Laboratory, Department of Biological Production, Goshogawara Agriculture and Forestry High School, Aomori Asuma Nakamura Project for improving the taste of space hairy bean -Transferring, practicing, and analyzing cultivation techniques-.
Roth Prize Benham Research Group, Sendai Daisan High School, Miyagi Prefecture, 2nd year, Science and Mathematics Department, Chiba Airi Monochrome color TV
Roth Prize Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo
Entrepreneur Award Shizuoka Prefecture Fugakukan High School Agriculture Club (volunteer) Dai Iijima The Ultimate Eco-friendly Material" - Mysterious Mushroom Power
Science Castle Special Jury Prize Masaki Yawata, Take Laboratory, Okinawa National College of Technology Sterilization of spores in powder by repeated instantaneous high-pressure treatment
Science Castle Best Poster Award Sendai Daisan High School, Miyagi Prefecture, 2nd year, Science and Mathematics Department, Starfish Antimicrobial Research Group, Aika Hosokawa Effects of starfish antimicrobial substances
Science Castle Poster Special Award Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize The University of Tokyo Secondary School of Education Biology Department Misuzu Kaga Environmental Adaptation in Plants Based on Stomatal Opening and Closing Motions
TEPIA Award Keito Masaka, Science Club, Ouchi Junior High School, Yurihonjo, Akita, Japan Development of long-lasting bottles with regular toque sound
ICU Award Hiratsuka Agricultural High School, Kanagawa Prefecture Horticultural Science Research Group Yuto Suzuki Capsule development using hydrogel and divalent iron ions
Science Castle Special Jury Prize Yokohama Science Frontier High School, Yokohama, Japan, 2nd Year Research Project (SL II) Mika Tanaka Specially shaped cells of obtusa key to photosynthesis
Science Castle Special Jury Prize Fukushima Seikei High School, Department of Natural Science Ikegami Mina The absorption capacity of Sr2+ in Mikazukimo
Science Castle Best Poster Award Shimizu Sakuragaoka Shizuoka City Shimizu Sakuragaoka High School Parasitic "Anisakis" and marine life
Science Castle Poster Special Award Wakayama Shinai High School Shinai High School 2 Science Department Masanami Yamamoto On the shape of the air coming out of the non-circular hole of an air cannon

Kansai Conference (1922)

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize Motoki Sakurai, Kawanina Group, Biology Department, Gifu Prefectural Giyama High School A closer look at the true nature of the many longitudinal ribbed river snails that inhabit the Aronta River.
Science Castle Discovery Award Natsumi Furuya, Biotechnology Research Club, Osaka Prefectural Engei High School Nutrient propagation of cacti and creation of in vitro plants
Osaka Institute of Technology Award Kaito Sato, Representative, Shinonome PHYSICS Club, Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School, Okayama Don't throw, dangerous?
Science Castle Best Poster Award Takigawa Junior & Senior High School, Biology Department, Woolly Woolly Wiggler Team, Ryunosuke Yuge Metamorphosis of Woolly Woolly Purpurs Associated with Breeding Environment ~Save the Fishmonger~.

common to all three conventions

commendation school Title.
THINKERS Award Kaito Sato, Representative, Shinonome PHYSICS Club, Kurashiki Amagi Junior High School, Okayama Don't throw, dangerous?

Science Castle 2014

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize Yuta Sasaki, Science Club, Dewa Junior High School, Yurihonjo, Akita The secret of the sound coming out of the bottle
Azabu University Prize Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho Junior & Senior High School SSH Exploration Division, Earthworm Group Daisuke Takeda Distribution survey of Aizu earthworms and correlation between earthworms and water-resistant sediment
Fuji Xerox Award Hiroo Gakuen High School Volunteers Rui Yokomizo Application of hearing aid technology to earphones
Hosei University Prize Ibaraki Prefectural Hokota Daini High School Biology Department Miyu Ishibashi Hokoni Water Purification Project
ICU Award Lifelong Learning Center Heartopia Anpachi Approaching the brightness of the moon like a tray.
Science Post Print Award Ikumi Okamoto, 2nd year student, Biology Club, Nirasaki High School, Yamanashi, Japan Why do plants secrete acid phosphatase?
Science Castle Poster Grand Prize Bunkyo Gakuin University Girls' Senior High School Science and Mathematics Class 2nd Year Volunteers Taste Magic Show with Devil's Leaf and Miracle Fruit
Science Castle Poster Special Award Sano Nihon University Senior High School, Special Preparatory Course, Advanced Activity, Biology Group Effects of sound on plants

Kansai Conference (1922)

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize Hyogo Prefectural Takarazuka Kita Senior High School, Gardening Department, Basic Research Team, Ko Kimura How mirages occur and how to observe them
Azabu University Prize AICJ Junior & Senior High School TeamIB Yuki Yoshizaki Purification and testing of recombinant proteins in the proliferation of epidermal keratinocyte cell lines
Osaka Institute of Technology Award Osaka Prefectural Tondabayashi High School Science Club Physics Craft Team Tomoya Fujitani Flight a few millimeters above the ground - making a boardable hovercraft -.
Kyoto Sangyo University Award Nara Prefectural Seisho Senior High School, Biology Research Team Teru Noguchi The roots of the Japanese peach can be traced through the peach nucleus at the ruins.
Science Castle Poster Grand Prize Konan High School Science and Mathematics Course Special Experiment Rat Team Population fluctuations in red rats over an 11-year period - a reconsideration of the relationship between climate change and
Science Castle Poster Special Award Otemon Gakuin Otemae Junior High School Science Club Let's go to Mars!

Singapore Tournament

commendation school Title.
Science Castle Grand Prize clementi town secondary school How the Tumor Suppressor Fumarase aids in the repair of damaged DNA
JINS Award CHIJ St Nicholas Girls' School Microbiological study of body lotions and efficacy of preservative systems of commercial products versus self-preserving organic products

Science Castle 2013

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

commendation school Title.
Castle Prize Ibaraki Christian Gakuen High School Research on falling asleep in class - What measures are needed to prevent falling asleep?
Azabu University Prize Hiratsuka Agricultural High School Green Beetle Culture and Product Development
ICU Award Kohka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School Radiation shielding effect of familiar materials
Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology Award Yamanashi Prefectural Nirasaki High School Amariyama Soil Environmental Survey
Liberace Award Sano Nihon University High School Experiments on acquisition of planarian conditioned reflexes

Kansai Conference (1922)

commendation school Title.
Castle Prize Hyogo Prefectural Takarazuka Kita High School Why is frozen juice sweeter at the beginning of thawing?
Azabu University Prize Konan High School Population dynamics of the red-backed gerbil, Anas rufocuprea, in Kumihama, Kyoto, Japan, over a 10-year period.
Osaka Institute of Technology Award Hyogo Prefectural Sanda Shounkan High School Research on the digestive enzyme amylase
Kyoto Sangyo University Award Hiroshima Kokutaiji High School Is the C4 circuit in corn a two-way street!
Liberace Award Kyoto Municipal Shino High School Let's take a closer look at the function of laundry enzymes in detergents / Let's live on Jupiter! / Let's look up at the earth from the moon!

Science Castle 2012

Kanto district (inc. Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Gunma, Tochigi and Chiba prefectures)

commendation school Title.
International Christian University Award Miyagi Prefectural Fisheries High School Analysis of Microflora Fibers during High-Temperature Fermentation of Fish Sauce
Liberace Award Fukushima Prefectural Aizu Gakuho High School Evolution of silkworm moth internal functions How did elite silkworm moths become gluttonous?
Castle Award (Oral Presentation) Waseda Setsuryo Junior and Senior High School Secrets of Overnight Curry
Castle Award (Poster Presentation) Kohka Gakuen Junior and Senior High School Energy Project ver.2012 Planning a natural energy supply plan for a fictitious island

 

Kansai Conference (1922)

commendation school Title.
Azabu University Prize Kyoto Prefectural Momoyama High School Glycerin's Antifreeze Properties
Kyoto Sangyo University Award Osaka Prefectural Engei High School Relationship between various characteristics of yeast isolated during the production process of natural yeast bread and its bread-making ability.
Liberace Award Doshisha Girls' Senior High School DNA typing experiment using D-QUICK
Castle Prize (Oral) Kyoto Prefectural Momoyama High School Glycerin's Antifreeze Properties
Castle Award (Poster) Kyoto Municipal Rakuyo Technical High School Research and development of wooden robot hand "RakuyoHand
Castle Award (Poster) Kyotanabe City Osumi Junior High School Osumichu Mizu Monogatari - A message to the future from the water of Kyoto