Comittee&Screening Comittee
International Cosmos Prize Committee
as of June, 2026
| Position | Name | Specialty | Official Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson |
Dr. YAMAGIWA Juichi |
Anthropology, Primatology | Director General, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature |
| Vice Chairperson |
Dr.NAKANISHI Tomoko |
Radioplant physiology |
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Dr. AKIMICHI Tomoya | Ecological anthropology, Ethno-biology |
Director General, Fujisan World Heritage Center |
| Member | Dr. ASASHIMA Makoto | Developmental biology | Research Professor, Teikyo University |
| Member | Dr. IKEUCHI Satoru | Astronomy | Professor Emeritus, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies |
| Member |
Dr. IKEYA Kazunobu |
Environmental anthropology | Professor Emeritus, National Museum of Ethnology |
| Member |
Dr. SHIRAYAMA Yoshihisa |
Marine biology | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Member | Dr. NISHIZAWA Naoko | Plant molecular biology | Counselor, Ishikawa Prefectural University |
| Member | Dr. HAYASHI Yoshihiro | Animal science and resource | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Member |
Dr. MURAKAMI Noriaki |
Plant Phylogeny and Taxonomy |
Director,Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo |
| Member |
Dr. YOKOHARI Makoto |
Landscape and environmental science |
Project Professor, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Dr. WASHITANI Izumi | Ecology, Conservation ecology |
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Position | Name | Specialty | Official Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advisor |
Dr. IWATSUKI Kunio |
Systematic botany | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| Advisor | Dr. OIKE Kazuo | Geoscience | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Advisor | Dr. KISHIMOTO Tadamitsu | Immunology | Project Professor, Immunology Frontier Research Center, Osaka University |
| Advisor | Dr. NAKAMURA Keiko | Biohistory | Honorary Director, Biohistory Research Hall |
International Cosmos Prize Screening Committee of Experts
as of June, 2026
| Position | Name | Specialty | Official Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairperson |
Dr. YOKOHARI Makoto |
Landscape and environmental science | Project Professor, Organization for Interdisciplinary Research Projects, The University of Tokyo |
| Vice Chairperson | Dr. SAKURA Osamu | Science and technology studies | Professor, Faculty of Human and Social Studies,Jissen Women's University |
| Member | Dr. IKEYA Kazunobu | Environmental anthropology | Professor Emeritus, National Museum of Ethnology |
| Member | Dr. UEHARA Mayuko | Japanese philosophy | Professor, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University |
| Member | Dr. OKI Taikan | Global Hydrological System | Professor, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Dr. KAMEYAMA Yasuko | International relations |
Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Member | Dr. Stefan Hotes | Landscape Ecology | Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University |
| Member | Dr. MIYASHITA Tadashi | Science of Biological Diversity |
Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| Member |
Dr. YUMOTO Takakazu |
Plant Ecology | Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University |
| Member | Dr. YOKOYAMA Jun | Systematic botany | Professor, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University |