By-laws, List of the awarded winners
“DOWAS Award and Special Achievement Award” Candidate Nominations
 
April, 2024
DOWAS Award Review Committee
Chairman Yasuyuki Ikegami
 DOWAS is seeking nominations for the 2024 awards and special achievement award in the following categories. As self-nomination, or nominating others is welcome, we ask for your assistance in nominating many people.
Nomination Deadline:
July 31, 2024 (Wednesday)
Method:
Attached form (post or email)
 ⇒ 2024DOWAS_award_nomination.docx
 ⇒ 2024DOWAS_special_achievement_award_nomination.docx
Address:
1 Honjo-machi, Saga-shi 840-8502 Japan
DOWAS Secretariat (within Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University) , Hirofumi Arima
Email: dowas.saga@gmail.com
Phone: +81-952-28-8877
   
By-laws of selecting the prize of Deep Ocean Water Applications Society
 
By-laws of selecting the Deep Ocean Water Applications Society Prize
  1. Objectives of awarding the prize
    The Deep Ocean Water Applications Society Prize (hereafter, Society Prize) is the prize for recognizing publicity an individual or group who promotes research on deep ocean water applications and/or makes results contributing greatly to the public in other related works.
  2. Object of awarding the Society Prize
    Individual or group member who is self-recommended by a member or recommended by other member(s).
  3. Objects of selection
    ①Scholarly paper(s)
    ②Article(s), poster presentation(s)
    ③Promotion of application work(s)
    ④Other object(s) nominated by the selection committee
  4. Selection of the Society Prize
    • Setting up the selection committee in the board of directors.
    • Organizing the selection committee with several members including the chairman.
    • Term of service for each member is 1 year, and reappointment is not prohibited.
    • The chairman selects the candidate of the Society Prize, and recommends it/them to the board of directors.
    • The board of directors decides the Society Prize winner(s) based upon the recommendation(s) of the selection committee.
    • One to two awards will be given each year.
  5. Awarding time
    The Society Prize is given at the annual meeting every year.
  6. Prize
    A certificate of merit is given.
  7. Other
    The prize winner(s) will present a memorial lecture at the annual or general meeting and publish the contents in the society journal, “Deep Ocean Water Research”.
   
 
By-laws for selection of the Deep Ocean Water Applications Society Special Achievement Award
  1. Purpose of the Award
    The Deep Ocean Water Applications Society Special Achievement Award (hereafter, Special Award) is awarded to publicly recognize an individual or group that are considered to have significantly contributed to the spread of DOW research, human resource development, or projects.
  2. Nominees of the Special Award
    Individual or group member who is nominated by other member or members or self-nominated.
  3. Applicable Award Subjects
    ①Outreach and Human Resource Development Activities
    ②Editorial(s), Article(s), and Poster Presentation(s)
    ③Promotion of Business Use of DOW
    ④Other subject(s) approved by the selection committee
  4. Selection of the Special Award
    • The selection committee is established by the board of directors.
    • The selection committee includes several members and a chairperson.
    • The term of service for each member is 1 year. Reappointment is not prohibited.
    • The chairman selects a candidate for the Special Award and recommends it/them to the board of directors.
    • The board of directors decides the Special Award winner(s) based upon the recommendation(s) of the selection committee.
    • One or less Special Awards will be given each year.
  5. Award Timing
    The Special Award is awarded at the national convention.
  6. Prize
    A certificate is awarded.
   
Awardees list of the Deep Ocean Water Applications Society Prize (※:DOWAS Special Achievement Award)
 
Year Awardees Award Title
2024 Nomination Deadline:July 31, 2024(Wednesday) -
2023 Okinawa Prefectural Government, Kumejima Town Government, Kumejima Deep Ocean Water Council Regional Revitalization and Enhancement of Sustainability through Comprehensive Utilization of Deep Ocean Water in Okinawa Prefecture.
2022 SUZUKI Tatsuo
(Artificial Sea Mount Institute Co. CEO)
Sea Area Fertilization with Subsurface (including DOW) Water using Artificial Structures and Demonstration of its Business Feasibility.
2021 HUANG,Ping-Yi
(Technical Director, TAMSUO Aquatic Products Co., Ltd.)
Development of technology for utilization of deep ocean water resources and its commercialization
2020 Masayuki Takahashi
(Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and Kochi University)
Leading the establishment of sustainable industries and societies through deep sea water utilization
2019 Koji Otsuka
( Osaka Prefecture University )
Research on Multipurpose use of Various Deep Ocean Water Resources Considering Environmental Impact and Public Outreach Activities
Akito Yoshimine
( Thalasso Net Kagoshima )
Social Outreach Activities on Deep Ocean Water and DOW Resource Use
2018 Kazuyuki Ouchi
(Ouchi Ocean Consultant, Inc.)
Development of an Offshore Intake System for the Fertilization of an Ocean Area by deep Ocean Water and Large-scale Utilization Technology of Deep Ocean Water
Chiaki Imada
(Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Effective Use of Deep Ocean Water, the Search for Useful Microorganisms, and Industrial Applications
Atsushi Omichi
(POINT PYURU Co., Ltd.)
Development and Marketing of Functional Cosmetics based on Deep Ocean Water
Heedo Ahn
(Korea Institute of Ocean Scientific and Technology)
Promotion of DOW Projects and Academic Achievement in South Korea
2017
2016 Kazutoshi OKAMOTO
(Shizuoka Prefectural Research Institute of Fishery)
Verifying the effectiveness of using deep ocean water for rearing aquatic life, especially, Crustacea including the promotion of its use
Yoshizumi ASAKAWA(Marine Gold Co .,Ltd.)
Ako Kasei Co .,Ltd.
Hiroaki TAKEUCHI(Kochi Medical School)
Utilization of desalinated deep ocean water as drinking water, and evaluation of its medical application and health properties
THALASSOPIA(Namerikawa,Toyama)
Bade Haus Kumejima
(Kumejima Council of Deep Sea Water)
SEAREST MUROTO
(Muroto, Kochi)
Tetsuo SHIMMURA
(Graduate School of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toyama)
Utilization of deep ocean water for hot-water facilities, evaluation for its health effects and popularization
2015 Okinawa Prefectural Deep Sea Water Research Center Establishment of culture technologies of temperate vegetables under subtropical climate using cold energy of deep ocean water
Katuhisa YAMADA
(Head, DSW Laboratory, DHC Corporation)
Research on applications of deep ocean water and its new challenges
2014 Shimizu Corporation
Taisei Corporation
Nippon Salvage Co., Ltd.
Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
Development of pump up technologies of deep ocean water onto land and its popularization
2013 Yasuyuki IKEGAMI
(Professor, Institute of Ocean Energy, Saga University)
Sadayuki JITSUHARA
(President, Xenesys Inc. )
Yoshio TAKAHASHI
(General Manager, Environmental Energy Division, Green Factory, Yokogawa Electric Corporation )
Makoto OZAKI
(IHI Plant Construction Co., Ltd.)
Development of high efficiency system of ocean thermal energy conversion and its first practical applications in the sea in the world