Masters and Undergrad Students Win JSME Awards | KUAS

We are proud to announce that two talented researchers from Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS) have been recognized for their exceptional contributions to engineering.

Chessadakorn Chantawong, a recent graduate of the Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Engineering, and Abbhiraj Singh, a recent undergraduate of the Faculty of Engineering who has now entered the Master’s Program, both received the prestigious Young Researcher Outstanding Presentation Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME).

They were honored at the JSME 2025 Annual Meeting for their groundbreaking presentations:

• Chessadakorn Chantawong: “Enhanced mechanical reliability of Cu-included sintered Ag films for SiC die bonding in power electronics”
• Abbhiraj Singh: “Solid-state phase transformation of amorphous SiO2 into crystalline Si using a scanning electron microscope”

Leading Innovation in Kyoto Researching under the guidance of Professor Takahiro Namazu (Specialization: Nanomechanics, Nanotechnology, and Functional Materials), both students are making strides in the field of Nanomechatronics.

Chessadakorn is focused on improving the reliability of nanosilver sintered joints. His research discovered that adding copper particles to nanosilver paste significantly enhances both the mechanical properties and the long-term reliability of the joints.

Meanwhile, Abbhiraj has been actively researching silicon nanodot formation via electron beam irradiation. He discovered a method to form silicon crystalline nanodots by locally reducing silicon oxide films, even at low accelerating voltages.

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These results are expected to play a vital role in the future implementation of power semiconductors and the development of new nanodevices.

A Word from the Professor Professor Namazu praised the students’ dedication:

(Hiroshi Kawakami, Faculty of Engineering)
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