Top Prize in Scanning Probe Microscopy (Mr. Hyeonjun Kong,Assistant Professor Ahrong Jeong, Professor OHTA Hiromichi)

Assistant Professor Ahrong Jeong, Mr. Hyeonjun Kong (2nd-year Ph.D. student, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology), and Professor Hiromichi — all from the Laboratory of Functional Thin Film Materials — won First Place in the Ceramographic Competition (Scanning Probe Microscopy category) of the Basic Science Division at MS&T25, held in Columbus, USA.

■Awarding Organization
MS&T25 held in Columbus, USA

■Award Date
September 30, 2025

■Award
First Place in the Basic Science Division’s Ceramographic Competition, Scanning Probe Microscopy category

■Awardees
Ahrong Jeong, Hyeonjun Kong and OHTA Hiromichi

■Laboratory
 Laboratory of Functional Thin Film Materials

■Awarded research
Fireworks; Spherulitic crystallization in In₂O₃