The founding professor of the Research Center for Marine Biology (RCMB) and Department of Biology, Tohoku University
Dr. Shinkishi Hatai (1876-1963) was the first director of Asamushi Marine
Biological Station, Tohoku University (present RCMB), first professor of
Department of Biology, Tohoku University, and also the founder of Palau
Tropical Marine Biological Laboratory. He conducted studies on various
animals (earthworms, mice, fishes, water bears, …) and also contributed
to the international science community.
To nuture future biologists with strong leadership and global view like
Hatai-sensei, RCMB offers an international marine biology course once in
two years.
Shinkishi Hatai Medal
After Hatai-sensei’s death in 1963, the Shinkishi Hatai Medal was established
by the Pacific Science Association (PSA) in honor of his leadership and
contribution to science in the Pacific region. This prize awards scientists
who have made great contribution to marine biology in the Pacific region.
Since its establishment in 1966, the medal has been awarded every four
years at the Pacific Science Congress. From the 13th award in 2016, Tohoku
University took over the role of the Science Council of Japan and is taking
part as the secretariat. Now the medal has the seals of the Pacific Science
Association and Tohoku University.
Shinkishi Hatai Medal Winners (Year, place, winner, nationality, field
of study)
Shinkishi_Hatai-for-web.jpg1966(Tokyo) Dr. Deogracias V. Villadolid (Phillipines)
Ichthyology
1971(Canberra) Dr. Carl L. Hubbs (USA) Ichthyology
1975(Vancouver) Dr. Lauren R. Donaldson (USA) Ichthyology
1979(Khabarovsk) Dr. Claude E. ZoBell (USA) Marine Microbiology
1983(Dunedin) Dr. Maxwell S. Doty (USA) Phycology
1987(Seoul) Dr. Shigeru Motoda (Japan) Planktology
1991(Honolulu) Dr. William S. Hoar (Canada) Fish Physiology
1995(Beijing) Dr. C. K. Tseung Phycology
2001(Guam) Dr. Howard A. Bern (USA) Fish Endocrinology
2003(Bangkok) Dr. Bernard Salvat (France) Marine Ecology
2007(Okinawa) Drs. Shirley W. Jeffery (Australia) Phycology & Tsuyoshi
Kawasaki (Japan) Ichthyology
2011(Kuala Lumpur) Dr. Katsumi Tsukamoto (Japan) Ichthyology
2016(Taipei) Dr. Ching-Fong Chang (Taiwan) Fish Endocrinology
Click here for official PSA page on the Shinkishi Hatai Medal
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