On December 18, 2022, REVANES Corporation held the Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Conference at Yonezawa Kojokan, Yamagata Prefecture, with a total of 280 participants. Seven oral presentations and 52 poster presentations were made, and four institutions participated as partners. In addition, 11 researchers, mainly graduate students and PhD students, served as research advisors to participate in discussions with presenters at the poster sessions.

Award Results

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Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Competition, Grand Prize

O-001 Noto Ueno (Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Kojokan High School)

"Increasing Efficiency of Photovoltaic Power Generation Using the Seebeck Effect."

Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Conference Kyowa Hakko Bio Award

O-005 Rino Sasaki (Fukushima City Otori Junior High School)

The Wonder of Mud Batteries."

Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Excellence Award

O-002 Rika Kumagai (Kesennuma High School, Miyagi Prefecture)

The Formation of the Naruku Sand Beach."

O-003 Terunori Soma (Hachinohe Institute of Technology Second High School)

The Effects of Foxes on the Reproduction of the Woodcock."

O-004 Honoka ANZAЇ (Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Kojokan)

"Habitat Survey and Mapping of the Northern and Southern Killifish (Oryzias sakaizumii and Oryzias latipes) Using Environmental DNA".

O-005 Rino Sasaki (Fukushima City Otori Junior High School)

The Wonder of Mud Batteries."

O-006 Yosuke Inhisato (Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Kojokan High School)

DNA extraction using gelatin."

O-007 Takeryu Moriya (Yamagata Prefectural Murayama Industrial High School)

Research to fulfill Yamagata Prefecture residents' desire to eat taro stew in summer."

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Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Conference, Best Poster Award

P-136 Makoto Oi (Yamagata Prefectural Tozorogakkan High School)

."Practical Application of AI to Read Emotions from Eyes"

Science Castle 2022 Tohoku Conference, Best Poster Award

P-112 Chihiro Endo (Fukushima Higashi High School)

Toward the treatment of tritiated water with ishikurage."

P-122 Tatsuhiro Imamura (Chuo University Yokohama Senior High School)

Oversaturation will save the world! ~Warmth without CO₂ emissions"

P-126 Keijun Endo (Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa Kojokan High School)

"Development of New Semiconductor Polymers for Flexible Thermoelectric Conversion Devices with Snowy Country Specifications."

P-132 Takama Tokaibayashi (Yamagata Prefectural Murayama Industrial High School)

Isolation and Utilization of Plant Symbiotic Microbes (Endophytes).

RIVANES will continue to support research activities of middle and high school students. We would like to thank all the presenters and all those who helped in organizing this event.

＜Inquiries regarding this matter

Educational Development Division, LIVERNESS Co.
Attn: MAEDA, HAMADA