Chiba University held its 17th high school science research presentation at Nishi-Chiba Campus in Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba City.Since the coronavirus pandemic has subsided, the event was held face-to-face for the first time in four years, and awards were given to the outstanding research presentations of 4 groups, including Chihiro Ei from Ichikawa High School in Ichikawa City, Chiba Prefecture, who was selected for the top prize.
According to Chiba University, a call for research presentations in eight science fields, including physics and chemistry, received 8 applications from 49 high schools across the country, with 305 high school students attending the presentations, including some who participated online. Ta.
After Chiba University President Toshinori Nakayama gave words of encouragement to the participating high school students in a video message, the judging committee revealed the results of the research presentations submitted.The title of the research that won the Grand Prize is ``Production of disinfectant tissue sheets using banana stems and cotton fibers.''
In addition, the Chiba University President's Award went to Gunma Prefectural Ota Women's High School for its ``sea fern bone plate fossil produced from the Pleistocene Lower Group in Ami Town, Ibaraki Prefecture'', and the Chiba Prefecture Superintendent's Award went to Chiba Prefectural Kashiwa High School for ``Min Min Seminar Spots''. The Chiba Mayor's Award was awarded to Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Science and Technology High School's ``Automatic control of a myoelectric prosthetic hand using an inertial measurement unit.''
