Awards

Excellence in Reviewing 2025
August 7, 2026
The Kawai Medal, Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science
May 23, 2023
JSMS Branch Distinguished Service Award
May 30, 2022
MEXT Prize for Science and Technology (Research Category)
April 8, 2022
The 26th JSCES Graphics Award Grand Prize / Special Prize（MicroAVS）
May 27, 2021
The 25th JSCES Graphics Award Special Prize（Visual Computing）
June 19, 2020
JSMS Award for Academic Contribution
May 30, 2020
JSME Fellow Award
February 12, 2020
JSME Division of Mechanics and Materials, Outstanding Achievement Award
November 3, 2019
HPCI Exellent Achievement Award
November 1, 2019
Award for Outstanding Reviewers of JSPS Research Fellowships
June 30, 2019
10th Pacific Rim International Conference on Modeling of Casting and Solidification Processes BEST POSTER PRESENTATION AWARD
August 23, 2017
JACM Fellow Award
July 19, 2017
The 21th SCES Graphics Award Special Prize (Visual Computing Prize)
June 1, 2016
Modeling of Casting, Welding and Advanced Solidification Processes XIV Best Poster Award
June 24, 2015
The Third International Symposium on Phase-field Method Poster Award
August 29, 2014
JWS Interfacial Joining Research Award
June 5, 2014
APACM Award for Young Investigators in Computational Mechanics
For significant contributions in the field of computational mechanics
December 12, 2013
Computational Mechanics Achievement Award (The 91st Term), Computational Mechanics Division, JSME
November 3, 2013
Certificate of Merit for Best Presentation, Computational Mechanics Division (CMD), JSME
"Development and Basic Characterization of a Multiscale Model for Hot Working"
October 6, 2012
Best Paper Award, The 17th Conference on Computational Engineering and Science, Japan Society for Computational Engineering and Science
"2-Petaflops Dendritic Solidification Growth Simulation Using the Phase-Field Method on the GPU Supercomputer TSUBAME 2.0"
June 30, 2012
ACM Gordon Bell Prize Special Achievements in Scalability and Time-to-Solution
"Peta-scale Phase-Field Simulation for Dendritic Solidification on the TSUBAME 2.0 Supercomputer"
T. Shimokawabe, T. Aoki, T. Takaki, A. Yamanaka, A. Nukada, T. Endo, N., Maruyama, S. Matsuoka
November 18, 2011
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Award for Outstanding Paper in 2010
"Development of a Crystal Plasticity Phase-Field Model and Simulation of Microstructure Evolution Process Accompanied by Elasto-Plastic Deformation"
Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series A,Vol. 75, No. 760, 2009/12, 1794-1803.
April 21, 2011
Kansai Branch Chair Award, The Society of Materials Science, Japan
April 18, 2011
JACM Award for Young Investigators in Computational Mechanics
Japan Association for Computational Mechanics
July 19, 2010
Academic Encouragement Award, The Society of Materials Science, Japan<学会HP>
"Phase-Field Modeling of Material Microstructure Evolution and Evaluation of Mechanical Properties"
May 24, 2008
Outstanding Presentation Award, The 55th Annual Meeting of the Society of Materials Science, Japan
"Simulation of Recrystallized Grain Nucleation and Growth Based on Strain Gradient Crystal Plasticity"
June 14, 2006
Science and Technology Promotion Award, The High Pressure Institute of Japan
"Investigation of Bolt Tightening Guidelines for Pipe Flange Connections Using Finite Element Analysis"
Journal of High Pressure Institute of Japan, Vol. 41, No. 3，(2003)，12-20.
May 27, 2004
The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Award
"Finite Element Analysis on the Bolt Tightening Process of Flanged Joint Assemblies with Spiral Wound Gaskets"
Transactions of the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Series A, vol.66, no.650, 2000/10, 1834-1840.
April 12, 2003