UoA Students won the 2014 IEEE Sendai Section Student Award

Two students from the University of Aizu won "2014 IEEE Sendai Section (*1) Student Award". The award ceremony was held at Tohoku University Sendai on Dec. 5, 2014.

Nine highly qualified student presentations at the 2014 Tohoku-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers, Japan in Yamagata University in Aug (*2). 2014 are selected for the award, including four from Tohoku University, two from University of Aizu, two from Hirosaki University and one from Iwate University.

IEEE Sendai Section is one of the geographical units of the Institute of the Electrical and Electronics Engineers. (IEEE), the world's largest technical professional society. Globally, there are 324 local IEEE Sections and more than 1,700 technical Chapters. (*3)

The IEEE Sendai Section Student Award aims to encourage students to improve their writing and presentation skills in English and develop global minds, preparing young researchers to participate in international conferences.

Comments from award winners:
Mr. Takuya Kitazawa: "I'm honored to have won the 'Best Paper Prize.' I will continue to have fun doing my best to generate even better results, without letting this award go to my head."

Mr. Phuc V. Trinh: "I am very honored to receive the prize from IEEE Sendai Section. This prize will encourage me to improve my writing and presentation skills in English in preparation for international conferences that I will attend in my future career."

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  Mr. Takuya Kitazawa (front, second from left) and Mr. Phuc Trinh (front, second from right) at the award ceremony.
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  Mr. Kitazawa (Left) and Mr. Phuc Trinh receives the award from Prof. Fumiyuki Adachi (Tohoku University), the Chair of IEEE Sendai Section.

*1　IEEE Sendai Section

*2　the 2014 Tohoku-Section Joint Convention of Institutes of Electrical and Information Engineers, Japan

*3　IEEE Japan Office Society & Community