The Nakatani Foundation is excited to announce the 14 participants in the 2016 Nakatani RIES Fellowship for U.S. students.  These students represent eleven different universities and colleges throughout the U.S. and a range of science & engineering disciplines. They will travel to Japan this May to participate in a three-week language and culture orientation program in Tokyo followed by a nine-week science & engineering research experience in one of our 14 host labs throughout Japan.

We look forward to working with these students over the course of the summer. Congratulations to you all!

Ronald (Rony) Ballouz
University of Texas, Austin
Electrical Engineering
Itoh Lab, Keio University

Brianna Garcia
Rice University
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Maruyama-Chiashi Lab, University of Tokyo

Daniel Gilmore
Purdue University
Computer Engineering & Mathematics
Tonouchi Lab, Osaka University

Mayssa Gregoire
St. Joseph’s College, New York
Chemistry
Kawata Lab, Osaka University

Benjamin Kaiser
Bethel University
Physics & Mathematics
Endo Lab, Shinshu University

Erica Lin
Brown University
Applied Mathematics-Biology & East Asian Studies
Awazu Lab, Osaka University

Haihao Liu
Rice University
Materials Science & NanoEngineering and Mathematics
Saito Lab, Tohoku University

Brinda Malhotra
Carnegie Mellon University
Mechanical Engineering
Takeuchi Lab, Toyota Technological University

Shweta Modi
Cornell University
Biomedical Engineering
Aoki Lab, Chiba University

Chandni Rana
University of Florida
Biomedical Engineering
Tabata Lab, University of Tokyo

Donald Swen
Willamette University
Physics
Sekitani Lab, Osaka University

Youssef Tobah
University of Texas, Austin
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Otsuji Lab, Tohoku University

Nickolas Walling
Rice University
Mechanical Engineering and Comp. & Applied Math
Kawano Lab, Tokyo Institute of Technology

Sasha Yamada
University of Hawaiʻi, Mānoa
Electrical Engineering
Iwasa Lab, University of Tokyo