Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
1 appearances
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Edition 59 (2005) award
Junko Nakanishi
なかにし じゅんこ
Nakanishi Junko
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1938-05-30 （Dalian, Republic of China）
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
- Residence History
- Dalian, Republic of China → Kugenuma, Fujisawa, Kanagawa, Japan
Career
- Occupations
- Engineer, Researcher, Professor
- Active Years
- 1961-2025
- Affiliations
- The University of Tokyo, Yokohama National University, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
- Memberships
- The Japan Academy
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yokohama National University | Faculty of Engineering | Department of Industrial Chemistry | — | 1957-1961 | Japan |
| Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo | — | Department of Synthetic Chemistry | 博士（工学） | 1964-1967 | Japan |
Yokohama National University
Faculty of Engineering
/ Department of Industrial Chemistry
Period:
1957-1961
Year of Graduation:
1961
Country:
Japan
Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
Department of Synthetic Chemistry
Degree:
博士（工学）
Period:
1964-1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
Japan
Completed doctoral course
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Fujita Prize | Urban Regeneration and Sewers | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Medal with Purple Ribbon | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2004 | Nikkei BP BizTech Book Prize | Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety | — | Nikkei BP | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Mainichi Publishing Culture Award | Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety | — | Mainichi Newspapers | 受賞 |
| 2010 | Person of Cultural Merit | — | — | Government of Japan | 受賞 |
| 2013 | Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2024 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
Fujita Prize
1980
Work:
Urban Regeneration and Sewers
Result:
受賞
Medal with Purple Ribbon
2003
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Nikkei BP BizTech Book Prize
2004
Work:
Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety
Organization:
Nikkei BP
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publishing Culture Award
2004
Work:
Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety
Organization:
Mainichi Newspapers
Result:
受賞
Person of Cultural Merit
2010
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受賞
Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold and Silver Rays
2013
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Order of Culture
2024
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Urban Regeneration and Sewers
1979 Environmental Engineering
sewerageurban regenerationenvironmental policy
Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety
2004 Science
environmental riskquantitative assessment
Risk Science of Nuclear Accident and Radiation
2014 Science
radiation risknuclear accident
Bibliography
- Urban Regeneration and Sewers
- Environmental Risk Science: Compass in the Sea of Anxiety
- Risk Science of Nuclear Accident and Radiation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- academicexpository
- Recurring Motifs
- waterrisk
Legacy
She advocated quantitative evaluation of environmental risks and significantly influenced sewer administration and environmental policies.
Academic Societies
- The Japan Academy
Trivia
- She became the first female professor in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo.