Dr. KAWABATA Masahiro (a WISE program alumnus who graduated in September 2024), an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Systems Engineering at Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology (TUAT), and Professor SASAHARA Hiroyuki (his former supervisor), won the “Technology and Physics of Welding Promising Award” of Technical Commission on Welding Processes, Japan Welding Society in August 2025.

■Award name:
Technology and Physics of Welding Promising Award

■Award Overview
・Title of Study
“Investigation of deposition accuracy and efficiency using a rotary TIG torch and its application to WAAM”

・Summary of the Award
This award is presented to research reports in the field of welding process and welding arc physics research and technological development that are expected to significantly contribute to the future advancement of the Japan Welding Society.

Award Publication Page
Technical Commission on Welding Processes, Japan Welding Society
https://jweld.jp/research/TC_Welding/award.html

Please see the TUAT website below.
TUAT News
https://www.tuat.ac.jp/english/NEWS/winning/20250912_01.html