{"id":4402,"date":"2022-04-26T11:12:58","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T02:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/?p=4402"},"modified":"2026-09-11T11:20:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T02:20:26","slug":"1749","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/air.tsukuba.ac.jp\/en\/info\/1749\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistant Prof. Satoshi Iizuka Receives the MEXT Young Scientists' Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Assistant Professor Satoshi Iizuka has received the Young Scientists' Award in the FY2022 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MEXT presents the Commendation for Science and Technology to individuals who have achieved outstanding results in research and development in science and technology, in promoting public understanding of science and technology, and in related areas. 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